Games Mafia Game 95 - Saint Seiya: Era of the Zodiac - End Game

[Copy Panda]

Madame fallaFar's Daily Horoscope corner!
With the very last bits of their energy they can muster, the Teller takes to the stars one final time



Aries
"Sure, your sign might be considered a little unfiltered, bold and daring even; prone to being bored, one could say. But this also allows you to reach new heights other signs rarely ascend to. This week the Virgo moon will be in descent and Jupiter will be in retrograde, meaning it's high time for you to set out on a new venture. Yet, with the waning sun and rising tides also comes the warning not to overreach. Fate is a zero-sum game, and not one you can always win."

Taurus
"Despite your penchant for resting, over long enough periods of time, this might cause rusting. Your all-or-nothing demeanour makes it hard for you to change or to pivot at the exact moment you need. This week you will be once again presented with an opportunity and the stars have aligned for you to reach out. Though it might go against your nature, it might be your destiny."

Gemini
"You're charismatic and good with words, both written and in conversation. But your charm has a washing-machine type of effect; others believe you, no matter what you say, and consequently, you start believing it too. In the short term, that works wonders for you. In the long-term, you might find yourself cornered by a lack of good advice, and people around you to balance out your persona. This week, the stars will provide you with an opportunity in disguise to make a change in this. That person who argues against you might actually be looking out for you. For a change, it might be best to let someone else do the talking, and despite all odds, that might enrich your life greatly"

Cancer
"You're a sensitive person who seeks both provide and give comfort. You forgive but don't forget, you set boundaries that are vigilantly guarded and maintained but are willing to take on the problems of others outside of that. You might find that this week requires you to shift the window a little, when a new but unknown problem shows up on the horizon. Though people tend to lose perspective when they face the unknown, the stars can do one better than disorient you, and instead, help you make acquaintance with a whole new worldview. Be open-minded this week, and see where it takes you."



Leo
"Despite being a little vain, you exude warmth and creativity. Your larger-than-life persona makes you stand out and you like this accompanying a certain degree of luxury. And much like the King of Beasts, you hold back little energy when dealing with problems, both big and small. This week you will be asked to practice restraint and proportionality. Even the Lion needs rest."

Virgo
"The Virgo sign is a compassionate one. You feel the need to be useful to others, no matter what. It helps that usually you are in fact the kind of person who can produce useful solutions. You have a million ideas per second that are produced by a rich tapestry of experience. Your quick thinking makes it so you can find quick fixes to whatever situation. This however does not mean there always is a solution, and you need to make peace with that. This week, try figuring out yourself, too."

Libra
"You hate being alone, but you also hate conflict. You see every side which makes it so you have trouble making decisions. But this week is not the time to get lost in fantasy and lose yourself to eventualities that might never occur. It is time to stand your ground and figure out how to break your current dead-lock. This week, you will have to decide. When you decide, go deeper than trying to understand both sides and instead try to figure out why you feel the need to mediate."

Scorpio
"No sign takes betrayal worse than you do. And this week, you will be indeed faced with betrayal. Not necessarily someone you're close to, but someone you look up to - deem better than yourself - will disappoint you. While revenge is a dish best served callously, this week, it will be important for you to choose your battles, and bide your time. You don't know how much poison you will be needing going forward, and who to use it on, if you take out everything in sight."



Sagittarius
"You have no indoor voice and form opinions almost exclusively based on how you feel in the moment. Simultaneously, you are driven by self-improvement to the point of it being a fault. Truth is a weapon you use to dish out blunt trauma to all around you, even those who didn't deserve it, much less those who can defend themselves from it. This week you will be faced with a conundrum that requires a bit more emotional intelligence than you usually care to apply. Not for lack of possession of it, however. So tap into this richer side of yourself, and learn to furnish your weapon with this pageantry."

Capricorn
"You're responsible and motivated by duty. Oriented around success, you might be a little hard to approach. Others think it, but you know it. While it may be comfortable keeping up these defences, the stars have a chance meeting for you planned this week that requires you to let down the draw bridge. It's good being an adult, but it's better not to lose sight of your childlike enthusiasms. Staying in touch with your past is not a bad thing if you understand your place in it."

Aquarius
"You are in possession of the best sign. But that doesn't mean you are being your best self. You believe in freedom, having it and living it, but faultily, you also believe the opposite of freedom is restraint. This is not true; a little self-discipline would help you improve in all aspects of your life, and allow you to exploit said freedom better. Being free means the ability to choose and you would do well seeking more input from others before you choose how you want to be free."

Pisces
"They say there's plenty of fish in the sea. And that's true. It's unfortunate then you're a sea-urchin. You also get into a fight with a duck you somehow manage to lose. Best to stay inside"
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[Copy Panda]

Night Actions

Spoiler: Nighto Actions

Aha here are the spicy night actions. Past Nacho's death, the DC didn't have much to vote on... So it was dissolved. Also, empty spaces may indicate that player didn't PM for whatever reason

I was going to do an elaborate player-by-player review like last time, but this time noona did it, and hers were pretty good so I'll stick to those

Compared to the previous burning building mechanic, I think noona and I pretty easily settled on the form of this idea, stamping out technicalities along the way. I thought the DC mechanic was pretty interesting, though perhaps not all effects were equally balanced (nor did all effects provide the DC with the same amount of powers). There is probably some more interesting concepts in this post-death corner to explore (coming to a panda game close to you). Coming up with all the effects was a little tricky but overall they produced a couple of interesting gamer moments. Hmm, I didn't expect a mafia to die to the N1 effect, I didn't think Jesus and day skip would be picked so quickly and I didn't expect horoscoping to be such hard work The tellers have it tough.

We wanted the game to have a mystical kind of atmosphere? The colours, avi's and text hopefully all contributed to that. Though usually I'm not necessarily fond of RNG, given the theme it seemed acceptable. We had to RNG onto a vote so that a majority of townies couldn't disregard a minority mafo. There was a rubberband kind of mechanic to a three-headed council, as the team that was getting bodied could attempt to control the course of the constellations. Introducing lovers into the game at a later point proved an interesting stimulant, in that even trusted players could get burnt. Inactive or unwilling players could refrain from engaging with the mechanic heavily. Living players didn't necessarily have to learn all the effects while they were playing; they could focus on the game and look up a list of more invested players after kicking the bucket.

I liked random-kuns debut. He helped a lot with Rin-chan-campaigning and has a penchant for omo'ing. It's a smart bot, for sure. It did its best. Not a lot to say about it, other than that I'm disappointed in the players who had random-kun RNG onto someone to vote for LOL, very painful. Its final deciding coin toss turned out to be pretty relevant. Apparently, random-kun has a penchant for multiples of 2 but will roll onto uneven numbers if you praise or intimidate it. Perhaps it keeps track of how everyone is treating it . I think in these few cute paragraphs I've surmised most of my immediately relevant thoughts. Hopefully, less panda game shenanigans next time

Once again, congratulations to the winners, and thank you for playing!
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[Juviii]

What did EH even do to get killed? All I remember from him is that he had night action no?

Did he say anything else?

The Night Sky is currently ruled by

Pisces

It says night sky so I think we aren't in pisces effect yet.

 

[digitaldude]

So does the dead player get swapped with the living bottom 5 player and takes his role? Or he keeps his original role?

 

[Demonspeed]

I see. So EH will be able to return, but someone else from the Bottom 5 will die instead. And we won't know the role of the B5 who will die.

 

[Marmalade]

It says night sky so I think we aren't in pisces effect yet.

That's sharp, although the votecount posts says the following:
" The skies are currently ruled by... Pisces, the All-Seeing "

 

[digitaldude]

No matter we should kill another mafio today.

 

[avietar]

I revealed my role because the odds are there that I'll die before the end of day phase anyway.
I thought each phase has a new sign? So each day phase, and also each night phase. A couple signs also specify that they work on events that happen during the day phase, like lynches. So signs are active during the day as well, not only during nights.

 

[Demonspeed]

That's sharp, although the votecount posts says the following:
" The skies are currently ruled by... Pisces, the All-Seeing "

She quoted a post from Panda which says Night Sky while the stickied post from Lala just says skies.

So it's probably a night phase event.

 

[Erinyes]

So... the Dead council (Shad, Desin, Heaven?) voted for a bottom 5 poster to swap places with... Heaven is going to swap. The effect will take place at the end of the phase, so at the end of this day phase we will find out which player Heaven is going to swap with?

Nope it s not that , according to panda votes happen at the end of the phase, so it s likely janitor.

0. While that Sign rules the sky. If it's a passive effect, it happens at the start of the phase (e.g. introduction of hot potato, or lovers). If DC have to vote, at the end of the phase, when everyone has voted.

 

[Marmalade]

She quoted a post from Panda which says Night Sky while the stickied post from Lala just says skies.

So it's probably a night phase event.

I know, just feel that the voting post vs. what panda says is as a bit confusing. Farfs used the wording currently - which makes me think we are in Pisces right now, not next phase.

 

[Copy Panda]

To clarify,

The DC voted for Pisces to occur this (day) phase. So after DC voting, at the end of the phase, it will trigger

The DC will also vote for what sign will rule the sky come next night phase (which has its own effect)​

 

[SirSamuel016]

To clarify,

The DC voted for Pisces to occur this (day) phase. So after voting, at the end of the phase, it will trigger

The DC will also vote for what sign will rule the sky come next night phase​

Arigato for the clarificationo

 

[Asako]

I revealed my role because the odds are there that I'll die before the end of day phase anyway.
I thought each phase has a new sign? So each day phase, and also each night phase. A couple signs also specify that they work on events that happen during the day phase, like lynches. So signs are active during the day as well, not only during nights.

Why will you die ? I doubt a new player was in the Mafias priorities, and you're still rather new

Btw @Copy Panda @Farfalla can you confirm when will pisces take effect or if it already did last night

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Ah nvm they answered, ignore this hosts

 

[Brandish μ]

The way I thought it works is Shad (N1) votes for the next sign (he chose Pisces) for D2. The selected player is EH and died as ????. The bottom 5 of today will swap with EH. EH will resume his role N2. That is what I thought.

 

[Copy Panda]

Why will you die ? I doubt a new player was in the Mafias priorities, and you're still rather new

Btw @Copy Panda @Farfalla can you confirm when will pisces take effect or if it already did last night

--- Double Post Merged, Aug 28, 2021, Original Post Date: Aug 28, 2021 ---

Ah nvm they answered, ignore it

Last night was Aries (the bottom-poster-killing effect)! This day is Pisces. Coming night will be sth else

 

[Baka Taichou]

From what I understand:

Last night was ruled by Aries. So 1 of the people with the lowest post count died. Desin was one of the people with the lowest post count (Heaven had a very high post count).

The mafia also killed someone, which was Heaven I presume.

The Dead council voted for the new sign to rule the sky, and they voted for Pisces.
Pisces says: If this Sign is voted for, the DC will vote for one (1) player among the bottom five (5) posters to swap places with (the selected player dies as ????).
Heaven was not a bottom 5 poster.
So... the Dead council (Shad, Desin, Heaven?) voted for a bottom 5 poster to swap places with... Heaven is going to swap. The effect will take place at the end of the phase, so at the end of this day phase we will find out which player Heaven is going to swap with?

i think shad will swap places chzz he;s first dead and first to have to leave the council when new dead soul goes in (only 3 at a time, out with the old in with the new)

 

[digitaldude]

To clarify,

The DC voted for Pisces to occur this (day) phase. So after DC voting, at the end of the phase, it will trigger

The DC will also vote for what sign will rule the sky come next night phase (which has its own effect)​

Explain to me what pisces does, the player just gets revived and a bottom 5 guy dies?
Or does a bottom 5 guy die and the dead player take the dead guys role?

 

[Copy Panda]

Explain to me what pisces does, the player just gets revived and a bottom 5 guy dies?
Or does a bottom 5 guy die and the dead player take the dead guys role?

Option 1, the DC member gets revived (with their own role and allegiance) and the bottom 5 guy dies as ????

(so Desu could come back by killing a bottom 5 player)

 

[avietar]

i think shad will swap places chzz he;s first dead and first to have to leave the council when new dead soul goes in (only 3 at a time, out with the old in with the new)

I understand he might want to, but it's probably not up to him. The voting isn't majority rule. The hosts randomize onto one of the votes. It works that way for the sign-choosing, and probably also for other dead council votes?

 

[MArGi]

I would never have thought Shad was doctor considering the hint he gave us...
Good thing he got desin though!

 

[Evil3ye]

Heaven is going to swap.

We don't know that. Shad, Desin and EH will vote. If all of them self vote, it will be RNG'd and Mafia desin even might come back, killing an other guy. This would be pretty terrible, so I hope they don't fuck it up. We don't know if DC can talk to each other though.

If they can't then @Shad @Equaling Heaven both please vote Shad for pisces to not fuck it up. We need the doctor back. Especially now that the Spy already came out and has a huge target on the head.