Discussion Mafia Game "Discussion" Thread

[GrySun]

Scheduling

I‘ve been told that several people are planning to host games, so to avoid any problems like people cutting into each other‘s game signups and other things we may need a schedule of games.

For anyone who plans to host a game, you can either write in this thread for what month/day you‘re planning a game or edit it in the schedule yourself if you can.

Note that there‘s no limit to how many games can be had per month, but try not to have 2 games running at the same time.

MG Schedule 2026

Regular Games
January: #137 Pan (Jan 21 - Jan 29)
February: #138 Pan (Feb 22 - Feb 27)
March: #139 Panfalla (Mar 20 - Mar 29)
April: #140 Panfalla (Apr 20 - Apr 27)
May: #141 GryGryff (May 27 - Jun 4)
June: -
July: #142 Panfalla (Jul 12 - Jul 18)
August: #143 Kasakoha (Aug 24 - Sep 1)
September: #144 Parm (Sep 29 - )
October: #145 FarPige
November: #146 CoSam
December:

Speed Games
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Spoiler: Past Schedules

MG Schedules

Spoiler: 2025

MG Schedule 2025

Regular Games
January: -
February: -
March: #128 Parm (Mar 7 - Mar 15)
April: #129 Gry (Apr 4 - Apr 12)
May: #130 GryPan (May 22 - May 31)
June: #131 Kasakoha (Jun 21 - Jun 28)
July: #132 Jinx & AnimePigeon (Jul 25 - Aug 3)
August: #133 Erin & Juviii (Aug 21 - Aug 29)
September: #134 Panfalla (Sep 13 - Sep 24)
October: -
November: #135 CoSam (Nov 23 - Dec 1)
December: #136 Erin & Farf (Dec 19 - Dec 27)

Spoiler: 2024

MG Schedule 2024

January: -
February: #119 CoSam (Feb 13 - Feb 20)
March: #120 Hardy (Mar 25 - Mar 31)
April: -
May: #121 Erin & Farf (May 24 - May 30)
June: #122 Panfalla (Jun 23 - Jul 1)
July: #123 DemonJinxLambu (Jul 11 - Jul 31)
August: -
September: #124 Evilish µ (Sep 14 - Sep 22)
October: #125 Parm and Lawl (Oct 18 - Oct 26)
November: #126 Taisha Michou (Nov 22 - Nov 30)
December: #127 Panfalla (Dec 13 - Dec 20)

Spoiler: 2023

MG Schedule 2023

Regular Games
January: #109 Shad (Jan 20 - Jan 25)
February: -
March: #110 Erin (Mar 31 - Apr 9)
April: -
May: #111 Panfalla (May 27 - Jun 1)
June: #112 Panfalla (Jun 3 - jun 10)
July: #113 Sam & Lambu (Jul 21 - Jul 27)
August: #114 Juviii & Erin (Aug 11 - Aug 19)
September: #115 GrySun (Sep 16 - Sep 22)
October: #116 Parm (Oct 12 - Oct 18)
* November: #117 Hermit & Sakura (Nov 17 - Nov 22 )
December: Farf & Lambs (Dec 21 - Dec 30)

Spoiler: 2022

MG Schedule 2022

Regular Games
January: #99 Farfalla & Erinyes (Jan 3 - Jan 13)
February: #100 Copan & desin & Evil (Feb 20 - Feb 25)
March: -
April: -
May: #101 SonOfDaws & Tatsumaki & Erinyes (& Juviii) (May 8 - May 16)
June: #102 Panfalla (Jun 15 - Jun 26)
July: #103 CoSam (Jul 16 - Jul 24)
August: #104 GrySun (Aug 20 - Aug 25)
September: #105 Hermit & Tatsumaki (Sep 15 - Sep 26)
October: #106 Crescent & Asako & Lambu (Oct 22 - Oct 31)
* November: #107 Farfalla & Erinyes (Nov 11 - Nov 21)
* December: #108 Crescent & Shad (Dec 10 - Dec 18)

Speed Games
March: #5 SonOfDaws & Asako & Lady Pompom (Mar 20)

* Indicative time when the Mafia Game Awards 2022 may be held

Spoiler: 2021

MG Schedule 2021

January: #88 Gajeel & Hardy (Jan 20 - Jan 26)
February: #89 Desin24 & Evil3ye & mighty Panda-kun (Feb 19 - Feb 26)
March: #90 SonOfDaws (Mar 26 - Apr 3)
April: #91 sakura-aneki & SirSamuel016 & Panda (Apr 19 - Apr 27)
May: #92 GrySun (May 22 - May 27)
June: #93 Farfalla & Panda & Hardy & MarmaladeSky (Jun 24 - Jul 5)
July: #94 SonOfDaws & Asako & Purity of Magi (Jul 22 - Aug 1)
August: #95 PanFalla (Aug 26 - Sep 6)
September: #96 Evil3ye & Hardy & MArGi (Sep 24 - Oct 2)
October: -
November: #97 Magi & Pando & Lawl (Oct 31 - Nov 16)
December: #98 Lady Bia & Daws & Koko (Dec 9 - Dec 14)

Spoiler: 2020

MG Schedule 2020

January: #77 Asako & Elusia (Jan 5 - Jan 10)
February: #78 goodboy_lawlett & Purity of Magi & Copy Panda (Feb 8 - Feb 15)
March: #79 gnut & Asako (Mar 22 - Apr 2)
April: #80 Crescent Jinx & Holt & Elusia & Copy Panda (Apr 12 - Apr 21)
May: #81 GrySun (May 4 - May 12)
June: #82 uberfayt & Elusia (Jun 3 - Jun 11)
July: -
August: #83 James Rye & Asako (Aug 8 - Aug 15)
September: #84 Farfalla & Copy Panda (Sep 5 - Sep 14)
October: #85 Gajeel & SonOfDaws (Oct 15 - Oct 28)
November: #86 Evil3ye & desin24 & Copy Panda (Nov 20 - Nov 29)
December: #87 SonOfDaws & Asako (Dec 16 - Dec 24)

Speedgames

January: #4 Crescent Jinx & Takuan (Jan 26 - Jan 26)

Spoiler: 2019

MG Schedule 2019

January: -
February: #70 Vandred & Crescent Jinx (Feb 15 - Feb 22)
March: #71 Asako & Elusia & Vandred (Mar 29 - Apr 5)
April: -
May: -
June: #72 Lambu (Jun 27 - Jul 3)
July: -
August: #73 Copy Panda & goodboy_lawlett (Aug 2 - Aug 10)
September: #74 Elusia & Lambu (Sep 7 - Sep 14)
October: #75 Crescent Jinx & Lady pompom & Asako (Oct 17 - Oct 24)
November: #76 GrySun (Nov 9 - Nov 17)
December: -

Spoiler: 2018

MG Schedule 2018

June: #64 Vandred & Crescent Jinx & Holt (Jun 7 - Jun 14)
July: #65 Emperor Spriggan & Lady pompom & Asako (Jul 13 - Jul 21)
August: #66 Copy Panda & Purity of Magi & goodboy_lawlett (Aug 12 - Aug 22)
September: #67 WithYouInSpirit (Sep 21 - Sep 28)
October: #68 goodboy_lawlett & Copy Panda (Oct 21 - Oct 29)
November: -
December: #69 Elusia & Lambu & WithYouInSpiritOnly (Dec 16 - Dec 22)

Spoiler: 2017

MG Schedule 2017

January: #53 GrySun (Jan 17 - )
February:
March:
April: #54 GrySun (Apr 5 - )
May:
June:
July: #55 GrySun co. Spirit (Jul 20 - )
August:
September: #56 Farfalla & Hardy (Sep 9 - )
October: #57 Spirit & Van (Oct 13 - )
November: #58 Copy Panda, Magi, goodboy (Nov 13 - )
December: #59 Spirit, Lambu, Lady Pompom (Dec 17 - )

Spoiler: 2016

MG Schedule 2016

January:
February: #48 Ustegius (Feb 27 - )
March:
April: #49 Farfalla & Hardy (Apr 21 - )
May:
June:
July:
August: #50 Panda & Kat (Aug 15 - )
September: #51 Panda & Kat (Aug 27- )
October: #52 Evil & Gry (Oct 24 - )
November:
December:

Spoiler: 2015

MG Schedule 2015

January: #42 Ustegius & Magi (Jan 20 - )
February: #43 digitaldude (Feb 10 - )
March: #44 Ustegius & Faust (Feb 22 - )
April:
May:
June: #45 Evil3ye (Jun 10 - )
July:
August: #46 Hardy (Aug 16 - )
September:
October:
November:
December: #47 Evil3ye (Dec 21 - )

Spoiler: 2014

MG Schedule 2014

January: #33 Niichan (Jan 2 - )
January: #34 MidoBan & Evil (Jan 7 - )
January: #35 Evil3ye (Jan 26 - )
February: #36 Josef & Evil (Feb 7 - )
February: #37 Xadyu co. Mido & Josef (Feb 17 - )
March: #38 Hardy (Mar 5 - )
April:
May:
June:
July: #39 Nico Brown (Jul 21 - )
August:
September: #40 Evil with Hardy & Josef (Sep 7 - )
October:
November:
December: #41 Evil with Mido & Nuno (Dec 17 - )

Spoiler: 2013

MG Schedule 2013

January: #22 digitaldude (Jan 31 - )
February: #23 Evil with Nuno & Niichan (Feb 12 - )
March: #24 Niichan (Mar 10 - )
April: #25 Niichan (Mar 25 - )
May: #26 Niichan (May 20 - )
June: #27 Faust (Jun 9 - )
July:
August: #28 Evil with Nuno & Niichan (Aug 5 - )
September:
October:
November: #29 Faust (Nov 3 - )
December: #30 Evil3ye (Dec 2 - )
December: #31 Faust (Dec 7 - )
December: #32 Faust (Dec 20 - )

Spoiler: 2012

MG Schedule 2012

January: -
February: #15 Evil (Feb 23 - Mar 4)
March: -
April: #16 Evil (Apr 2 - Apr 5)
May: -
June: -
July: -
August: -
September: #17 Evil (Sep 3 - Sep 7)
October: #18 digital (Oct 4 - Oct 9)
October: #19 digital (Oct 27- Nov 3)
November: #20 Evil (Nov 27 - Dec 5)
December: #21 digital (Dec 17 - Dec 19)

Spoiler: 2011

MG Schedule 2011

January: -
February: #4 Evil (Feb 16 - Feb 17)
February: #5 Cblitz (Feb 17- Feb 23)
February: #6 Evil (Feb 23 - Mar 4)
March: #7 Evil (Mar 9 - Mar 17)
March: #8 Evil (Mar 20 - Mar 21)
March: #9 Evil (Mar 21 - Mar 30)
April: -
May: #10 Evil (May 4 - May 11)
May: #11 blai (May 22 - May 31)
June: -
July: #12 scav (Jul 15 - Jul 29)
August: -
September: #13 kdowns (Sep 26 - Oct 3)
October: #14 Evil (Oct 17 - Oct 22)
November: -
December: -

Spoiler: 2010

MG Schedule 2010

November: #1 Evil (Nov 9 - Nov 14)
November: #2 Evil (Nov 16 - Nov 21)
November: #3 Evil (Nov 28 - Dec 3)
December: -

MG Schedule 2023

Sign-ups!

To everyone who usually plays MG or those that don‘t want to miss signups, we‘re testing a new way to alert everyone to a new game instead of mass tags before each game.

All you have to do is go to >>this thread<< and press Watch on the top corner of the thread. I or a host will post there and notify everyone like this whenever a new game starts.

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MG Scheduling

Spoiler: On Hosting!

[Original Post]

While hosting overall isn't necessarily hard, it's very easy to mess things up as we have seen plenty of times already. This naturally happens more often with newer hosts.

In order to get these new hosts familiar with how the game works behind the scenes and make it a smoother experience for everyone (no one wants a cancelled game!), we are establishing these sets of rules that follow the methods that have been used in the last 50 games:

-If it's your first time hosting, it's MANDATORY to have the help of someone that has hosted before. As long as they aren't banned, it doesn't matter if this person hosted twenty times or just once. This experienced host will be the "Main Host", while the new one assumes the role of "co-host".
-Tasks will be split in a rather equal manner so that the Main Host can keep things in check while the Co-host gets hands-on experience to learn properly.
-The Main Host has the final say when it comes to decisions (ideally, this won't need to be enforced heavily, it's mostly to avoid possible issues).

Once the game is over, the co-host can host on their own and even take the role of "experienced host" for a new host in need!

 

[Copy Panda]

MG144 - Pan the Diver

Look, he has panda ears
✦•┈๑⋅⋯ ⋯⋅๑┈•✦

Hosts: Pan & Marm
Start Date: ~28 Sep
Mechanics: perhaps
Theme: Dave the Diver

Divers:
1. Sam
2. Nashy
3. Gry
4. DD
5. Arrow
6. Dego
7. Eri
8. Lawl*
9. Slyth
10. Holt*
11. Tatsu
12. Mazi
13. Pomcha
14. Vali
15. Shino
16. 89Snail
17. Lumi
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[Crescent Jinx]

We must do what the people want after all.

 

[Lawl Po Bia]

giorno !

 

[GrySun]

If our schedule stay the same your game will be way way too close to ours

Do you take me for a fool? Won‘t make it too close. There‘s no dates on a single option, just average time.

 

[Farfalla]

I like how Gry voted for every single option

 

[Crescent Jinx]

So we can immediately subtract -1 to every answer

 

[GrySun]

I like how Gry voted for every single option

Need to see the poll results, and since I‘m fine with all options gotta vote em all

So we can immediately subtract -1 to every answer

What does that change? As long as you increase or decrease everything with the same amount nothing changes

 

[SonOfDaws]

I like how Gry voted for every single option

"Any Gry game is a good game."
- also GrySun


I've never played a Fire Emblem game and I'm a fan of Jojo, but I would take another Fire Emblem MG any day of the week. I liked Jojo's, but Fire Emblem MG's system not only gave people roles. You had a choice of how you upgraded which gave players a lot more free-agency.

Plus, JoJo has some fun and badass characters, but Fire Emblem has a better average. Not everyone can be Giorno or Turtle Polneraff. There's going to be Pesche and Mud Pet-Man too. In fact, the majority of Jojo characters are hard to even look at, let alone play as. Fire Emblem's cast is a lot more average looking, but there's enough variety and quality in the designs to make playing with them interesting.

Anyhow, that's my two cents. Fire Emblem allowed for my player freedom and had an overall better cast.

 

[Crescent Jinx]

So right now whenever Lambu’s game finishes. Will have about a week before signups for your game? Or will signups start immediately following final thoughts of this game? I ask Because October 16-23rd was the week we were looking at for our game. If we did ours on the 16th. Signups for our game will close the weekend before. The signups would open at least a week before that. People need a break?

I call early October/end of September. Like around the 6th of October.

 

[gnut]

So right now whenever Lambu’s game finishes. Will have about a week before signups for your game? Or will signups start immediately following final thoughts of this game? I ask Because October 16-23rd was the week we were looking at for our game. If we did ours on the 16th. Signups for our game will close the weekend before. The signups would open at least a week before that. People need a break?

Grachwan...thats like a month away.
A week for a games leaves you guys 3
If they got time to play now and not later means they didnt have time to begin with....
Cant make people join....idk but shouldnt be a problem to have ongoing games.

 

[Crescent Jinx]

That’s fine but last year we had issue with people getting fatigued with a lot of close games. And just thinking between Lambu’s, then Gry’s then ours. But if it works for people’s schedules and they can do all 3 or 2/3 that’s fine

 

[gnut]

That’s fine but last year we had issue with people getting fatigued with a lot of close games. And just thinking between Lambu’s, then Gry’s then ours. But if it works for people’s schedules and they can do all 3 or 2/3 that’s fine

Fatigued...bunch of shit xD

If you cant play you cant....but me personally.
I think having continual play and the option to do it is outstanding.

 

[Crescent Jinx]

Well if people have that kind of spirit then feel a bit better about it. But I don’t want to be the one that is like “I told you so...” 4 weeks from now when not many people is signing up.

 

[gnut]

Well if people have that kind of spirit then feel a bit better about it. But I don’t want to be the one that is like “I told you so...” 4 weeks from now when not many people is signing up.

I totally see your point....but look at it like this.
Gry not hosting a game doesnt necessarily guarantee a big turn out for yours...no?

 

[Crescent Jinx]

I totally see your point....but look at it like this.
Gry not hosting a game doesnt necessarily guarantee a big turn out for yours...no?

No it doesn’t but I don’t want a big turnout. We need a number divisible by 4 or 5. And would prefer something like 20, 24, 25 rather than 15-16. Because I don’t think we could do our mechanic with that few. Would have to wait to do our Halloween game maybe until we could get enough. Maybe in November? Since if Gry hosts now then nobody will host that month. But then that’s close to our Christmas game. Willing to that if everyone ok with Halloween based theme in November.

 

[gnut]

I think mafia game should be more frequent than just a special occasion.
But thats me i guess....
Its just nice to have an option to play often instead of once a month if you're lucky

 

[Crescent Jinx]

Idk. I think mafia game should be more special considering lack of attention to detail in some games. The option of having a lot of games can be fun but having special games here and there are cool too.

 

[gnut]

He's talking basic games...now thats good sport for the mind xD


Come on Grace 24 or 25....thats a fukan unruly group

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Idk. I think mafia game should be more special considering lack of attention to detail in some games. The option of having a lot of games can be fun but having special games here and there are cool too.

Some sites i know only host mafia games...its a lucrative trade xD

 

[Crescent Jinx]

He's talking basic games...now thats good sport for the mind xD


Come on Grace 24 or 25....thats a fukan unruly group

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Some sites i know only host mafia games...its a lucrative trade xD

24 was the cap on the current game?

Kingdom Hearts, Fumetsu, RWBY, Wow, HxH, LOTRs, most of the game I started playing around had 23-27 players?

It’s acrually rather strange to see so few people play lately. Seems like the games are dying from the heights it was last year.

 

[gnut]

Sorry but 27 would prolly be a record....that is rather large.
I would say 20 is more the average...but it's wtv.
I just dont believe having more games = less participation.

Alotta sites mafia games go a month or so....having a week to respond.
You could always draw out phases on the size of games x)

 

[Crescent Jinx]

Lord of the Rings had 27? I think so did RWBY? And one of the games before I played. Then there were a lot that had 23-24 or over 20. But I think games before that were only on the teens. Probably because a lot of new players came from Fairy Tail section + other sections - Belserion, Gryffindor, Takuan, myself, Juviii, Emperor Spriggan, Lady Pom, Asako, Seraph, revo, Brandish, Marma, Elusia, etc.... along a regular stream of new players (Like Linda and Shiney and yes Final Betal and Nietz) to people who play 1-2 times like Reebi. Plus even Lambu and Van are newer than GrySun. So added on to that 14-20 something regular players and that’s a large number. Which a few games were pulling off. But it’s not really about the numbers. The point wasn’t about the numbers. The point was that there were regular games, about 1 month or more with fairly large turn outs for games that went over board with music for the day and night phases along with gifs and art. Such attention was paid to details. And execution was just so wonderful. Like in lord of the rings. Lambu blew me away. And then RWBY followed up. I started inviting people just for the experience in playing. Lately we miss night actions and most people are busy or barely play or the game plays itself without needing players. I just have a mindset that we need an old fashion game (old fashion like the games when I started), which was one of the reasons I wanted @Lady pompom to cohost with me as she was such a big bringer of RWBY together. And normally some of the best players host. Like Gry, Van, Lambu, Panda, Farfalla(?) host so they don’t get to play with everyone unless someone like ES or Tux hosts. So I wanted to give a game for the hosts to say I appreciate them and they could all play together but also welcome new players I have been recruiting since last year for this game like @GajeelNashi. Also asking people like Aluq and g01 months ago. Because I wanted to bring new blood and old blood together. So I started work on this game right after Fumetsu ended and then approached Pom months ago and also Asako. To give a game as good as something Lambu, Van, Gry, Panda could pull off. Probably pretty stupid to put a lot of heart and soul into something that might get doubled jinxed. And also it’s a gift to Vandred as well. So just a little hurt that it could be casually swept away since Mafia is how I met everyone. A lot of my friends left after Fairy tail but Mafia is one thing that keeps us together. Plus met so many new people who would never have spoken to before. So even if the game memes itself and people get salty... it can still be fun.