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
18.



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[Lady pompom]

 

[GrySun]

The good ol unrecruited traitor.

 

[Lawl Po Bia]

You had me fooled lady

 

[Raven]

@Lady pompom Don't be sad

 

[Lawl Po Bia]

2 major updates:
1) I have exited the bathroom and I am not so full of shit anymore
2) I am not crazy my mother had me tested, although she does regret not going with that follow up appointment

--- Double Post Merged, Apr 17, 2020, Original Post Date: Apr 17, 2020 ---

3) totally wrong thread

 

[Hardy]

Ok, it was a bunch of work but I listed the faction win totals HERE

You can take your own conclusions from it (like some hosts heavily favouring towns and making it impossible for mafia to win #salt).

--- Double Post Merged, Apr 17, 2020, Original Post Date: Apr 17, 2020 ---

I tried to add to some years relevant information that affect balancing, for context. I cannot be arsed to do the research for exact numbers but I think saying something like "2015, James adds 15 new roles and fucks the whole game" would be important.

 

[GrySun]

Ok, it was a bunch of work but I listed the faction win totals HERE

You can take your own conclusions from it (like some hosts heavily favouring towns and making it impossible for mafia to win #salt).

--- Double Post Merged, Apr 17, 2020, Original Post Date: Apr 17, 2020 ---

I tried to add to some years relevant information that affect balancing, for context. I cannot be arsed to do the research for exact numbers but I think saying something like "2015, James adds 15 new roles and fucks the whole game" would be important.

Nice. Tho idk whether counting that 4-player team in the candy game as third party is very legit.

 

[Lawl Po Bia]

didnt know i was ever a TP

 

[Raven]

Ok, it was a bunch of work but I listed the faction win totals HERE

You can take your own conclusions from it (like some hosts heavily favouring towns and making it impossible for mafia to win #salt).

--- Double Post Merged, Apr 17, 2020, Original Post Date: Apr 17, 2020 ---

I tried to add to some years relevant information that affect balancing, for context. I cannot be arsed to do the research for exact numbers but I think saying something like "2015, James adds 15 new roles and fucks the whole game" would be important.

Nice work.

 

[GrySun]

didnt know i was ever a TP

You were a host of a game where tp won, it means.

 

[Lawl Po Bia]

LUL

 

[GrySun]

I‘m really not a big fan of Faust‘s individual mafia winrate stat, doesn‘t seem very relevant to me to want to update it.

 

[Hardy]

Oh, some random trivia:

Evil seems to "favour" mafia teams (HE WANTS TO MAKE YOU THINK) but his total is more balanced due to supportive co-hosting. Same applies to me I guess.

Evil hosted the most games (a whopping total of 25). Panda and Gry come second at 7, then a bunch of us at 5.

DD and Nii think you guys are all idiots so they make the game easier, they both record 5 games each with no mafia / third party wins.

2011 and 2013 had the most games (11) followed by 2018 (10). The latter two heavily favoured townies handing them 7 wins in each year.

 

[Raven]

How can a host favor towns over mafia or any other group? I don't get that. Aren't Mafia roles a constant or hosts can nerf and buff whatever they like?

 

[GrySun]

@Nii

 

[Hardy]

Nice. Tho idk whether counting that 4-player team in the candy game as third party is very legit.

It is not. Neither is Santa though I guess '-'/

 

[GrySun]

It is not. Neither is Santa though I guess '-'/

Santa is a TP And that game had surprisingly little in terms of shenanigans.

How can a host favor towns over mafia or any other group? I don't get that. Aren't Mafia roles a constant host nerf and buff whatever they like?

I think he doesn‘t mean intentionally, just going by the results alone. Which don‘t tell much as some games are really close, or one team throws it hard.

 

[Hardy]

How can a host favor towns over mafia or any other group? I don't get that. Aren't Mafia roles a constant or hosts can nerf and buff whatever they like?

Because the host decides the setup of the game, the number of players in each faction and how strong their roles are and how they interact (plus, if there are specific mechanics and how they affect the game).

Eg, that Panda game that had a mechanic that revealed all mafias. Thanks Panda.

--- Double Post Merged, Apr 17, 2020, Original Post Date: Apr 17, 2020 ---

I think he doesn‘t mean intentionally, just going by the results alone.

It's not intentional but it's a thing. Looking back, I admit my latter setups favoured mafia teams. I recall back in the Nii games that he wanted to give a different role to everyone (avoiding vanilla townies because people bitch otherwise) but there were barely enough roles, so all town had to do was reveal their roles and it would be gg.

 

[GrySun]

I'm surprised Hardy hosted games where town actually had a chance.

 

[Hardy]

Another piece of trivia: up until 2018 it was much better to be cancelled than a third party. Since then, there have been 3 third party wins and no cancelled games, the last in 2014 (I believe you can make a comeback third parties, si se puede ).