Welcome everyone to the game thread for the second game of the Game of Mafia Champions series.

You have all been invited to this game for one reason and one reason only: You are champions, you are experts and you are gifted. I did my research and scoured through all the corners of the internet in order to locate the very best mafia players out there. Simply put, you are at the top of the heap.

You all originate from vastly different backgrounds and as a result you have a different set of strategies, standards and rules for how the game is played. You even represent a bunch of different nationalities and demographics. I already predict that these countless differences will lead to frustration. However, my hope is that you will ultimately embrace these differences because one thing is for certain: You are all here because you have proven capable of successfully commanding respect and adapting to the games in your respective mafia communities. Therefore you have earned the honor of representing these communities in this unique cross-forum mafia game. But with this privilege also comes responsibility: It is up to you to prove that your site should be taken seriously!

It is now time to see if you can adapt to an environment purely consisting of the best of the best. Maybe this will be a learning and/or humbling experience for many of you.

It is still NIGHT, you may not post

Rules for the Champions Game

• Only post / talk about the game in this thread. Don't PM other players. Don't post anything about the game in other threads or on other forums. Except for the evil team (or any masonries that might exist). They can chat privately at any time.
• Don't edit your posts. The idea is everybody gets to see the same information in the thread. You are allowed to link to images, videos, etc., but don't change them. Again, everybody gets the same information in the thread.
• Don't try to use the form of your role PM. So a screenshot of your role PM would be cheating. As would discussing the time stamp of your PM
• When the thread is open and the moderator has announced DAY you can post in it. But only as long as you are a live player. No dead posts, please.
• Vote by bolding a name. To change votes just bold a different name, or unvote. Vote counts will show how much time remains in the day. Votes in the final minute (:00) of day will count. :01 votes won't be counted.
• This is a game of lying. Players are expected to lie. No statement or promise a player makes within the game has any force outside the game. As an example, a bet offered in a game is not something you can collect if you win. (We usually prohibit offering wagers in our own games, necessary since so many players here are poker players.)
• If you have any questions about rules, send a PM to this account. We'd be happy to help. You should not be asking the mod questions in the thread

SPECTATORS

Spectator chat on Skype

If you're reading along with this game and you're thinking "Man, I wish I could talk to some like minded Mafia fanatics about these people", then you're in luck! There is a group chat on Skype that will be spectating and talking about the game. Dead players are added to this too.

If you wish to be added, then add this Skype nick: thingyman

Game summary

Day 1

• vixticator replaces CPHoya as the representative for Sporting Events.
• Crabby_MyBB was lynched. He was a vanilla villager/townie.
• yamato77 was night killed. He was a vanilla villager/townie.

Day 2

• VisceraEyes was lynched. He was a village/town prostitute.
• Chips Ahoy was night killed. He was a vanilla villager/townie.
• TommyDanger was night killed. He was a vanilla villager/townie.
• Bell was night killed. He was a vanilla villager/townie.

Day 3

• DuracellDK replaces chrisrjdk as the representative for PokerNet.
• cjkalt was lynched. He was the wolf/mafia roleblocker.
• vixticator was night killed. He was a vanilla villager/townie.
• Montmorency was night killed. He was a vanilla villager/townie.
• Kojiru was night killed. He was a vanilla villager/townie.

Day 4

• Vagos was lynched. He was the wolf/mafia seer.
• dbmurph22 was night killed. He was a village/town alignment seer.
• Valar Morghulis was night killed. He was a village/town mason.
• GMaster479 was night killed. He was a village/town mason.

Night is called at 8:00 pm Eastern Time. The first Night will fall on Friday, the second on Sunday, and after that it will be 24 hour periods (apart from weekends, when Saturday and Sunday is one game day).

Please note when 8:00 pm Eastern Time is for you. Daylight Savings Time may affect this during the game in whichever country you are in.

Day will fall between 7:30 and 8:00 am Eastern Time. Night actions should be received by no later than 7:00am ET

Setup

There are 25 players in the game.

Potential power roles in the game (roles not listed here are NOT in the game!)

• Affiliation seer/cop (is only informed if peeked person is good/evil)
• Angel/doctor (may self protect - may not protect the same person twice in a row)
• Bodyguard (may choose to act as a bodyguard for a person, if that person dies at night, they die instead - may not target the same person twice in a row)
• Bulletproof (cannot die at night)
• Full seer/cop (peeks true role, both affiliation and powers are revealed)
• Jack of all Trades (has an assortment of 4 powers and uses one per night: Peek, Vigilante kill, Role block and Angel/doctor save)
• Lovers (24 hour chat, know who each other are, both die when one is killed)
• Martyr (can kill someone after they've died)
• Masons (24 hour chat, know who each other are)
• Oracle (can consult the dead - sends one message to a dead villager per night)
• Poisoner (can target someone for death, person dies the next night)
• Prostitute (can both angel+role block someone - may not use this power on the same person twice in a row)
• Randomizer (can target someone to have their night action randomized - may not use this power on the same person twice in a row)
• Redirector (can target someone and choose who their potential night action should be redirected to - may not use this power on the same person twice in a row)
• Role blocker (can target someone who will get their night action blocked - may not use this power on the same person twice in a row)
• Role thief (this person starts the game with the option to steal someone's powers before role PM's were sent out to other players)
• Survivor (wins if he survives the game and village wins)
• Tracker (sees who player X visited, i.e. who player X used their potential night action on)
• Vigilante (can target someone for death at night)
• Watcher (sees who visited player X, i.e. who - if any - used their night action(s) on him/her)

There may be further limitations on these roles, such as only being able to use them on odd or even nights, or only until a certain number of players remain, or limited number of uses.

If you can think of a restriction, odds are, it's been done.

Order of night actions
Role blocker/Prostitute
Redirector
Randomizer
Oracle
Angel/Doctor/Bodyguard
Seer/Tracker/Watcher
Kills

Clarification on potential role blocker/prostitution issues:
Role blocker/Prostitute A -> Role blocker/Prostitute B -> Player C

With the above example role block A goes through and role block B doesn't (so C gets his action).

General notes on the setup and its implications

• There are no roles which affect the validity of peeks.
• There are no neutral roles or factions.
• There are no roles which affect the lynch or the death reveals.
• There are no lost mafia, meaning mafia members who aren't already a part of the main mafia team.
• There are no revival mechanics.

Role reveal

Upon death a person's full role will always be revealed.

Win conditions

Win condition is for the village to eliminate the mafia and the mafia to achieve parity with the village. Parity for the purpose of this game will be when the number of mafia equals the number of villagers and there is no way for the village to win the game.

And now, for our players:

#1 Player: Belphegoob



Username for this game: Bell

Representing: Naruto Forums

Started playing in: 2011

Qualifications:
Belphegoob was a force to be reckoned with already in his very first mafia game for which he was crowned MVP. Since then he’s cemented a reputation as a top tier player on Naruto Forums and as a result has been nominated for such awards as Best Player (2013), Best Scumhunter (2012+2013), Most Evil Player (2013), Rising Star (2012), Best Mafia/Smooth Criminal Award (2012), The Godfather Award (2012) etc. None of these ever made it to the voting stage though.

Bio:
"A loose cannon, but gets the job done. Would choose style over substance every time."

#2 Player: BLFG



Username for this game: BLFG

Representing: Vendetta Strada

Started playing in: 2011

Qualifications:
BLFG was voted in to act as the sole representative for Vendetta Strada.

One of BLFG’s strongest strengths and plusses on his resume is the fact that he practically never gets lynched. He has only been lynched twice as town (once he lynched himself for a reason, and another time the mafia quickhammered him at lylo). In addition, on his home site of Vendetta Strada he has never been lynched as mafia.

BLFG has played ~30 games on Vendetta Strada and ~25 games on Team Liquid.

Bio:
"You either love him or you hate him (sometimes during the same phase)! Very aggressive, very active and very vocal about his suspicions. Dangerous for you if you do not share the same affiliation. Sometimes has serious problems communicating with other players. Whatever happens in the thread, BLFG will have a part in it!"

#3 Player: Chips Ahoy



Username for this game: Chips Ahoy

Representing: Puzzles and Other Games

Started playing in: 2009

Qualifications:
Chips Ahoy was voted in to act as a representative for Puzzles and Other Games.

Chips Ahoy is widely regarded as one of the best and most experienced players in Puzzles and Other Games with 70+ games to his name. 50 of these games were villager games and not in a single one of them did he get mislynched. To put this into perspective, nobody else with 20+ village games holds a perfect record in this regard.

He was voted the 2nd best villager in the 2011 Power Rankings, the number 1 villager + 3rd best overall player (tied) in the 2012 Power Rankings, and finally the 3rd best villager and 6th best overall player in the 2013 Power Rankings.

Bio:
“Every day I want to lynch the person least likely to be good, based on their posts. I think facts and logic are only useful for the evil team.”

#4 Player: chrisrjdk



Username for this game: chrisrjdk

Representing: PokerNet

Started playing in: 2009

Qualifications:
chrisrjdk is representing PokerNet, a Danish site. He has also played 70+ games in Puzzles and Other Games.

He is considered a solid player with a balanced game. No official vote was needed in order to elect chrisrjdk, seeing as every single top player on his site vouches for him.

Bio:
“…”

#5 Player: cjkalt



Username for this game: cjkalt

Representing: Part Time Poker

Started playing in: 2010

Qualifications:
cjkalt is a well-respected player on Part Time Poker who came recommended by everyone that had played for a long time. His proudest mafia-related moment was achieving a huge comeback win as mafia after being outnumbered 9 to 1.

Bio:
“Keep it simple stupid, the game is normally simple, the obvious answer is the right answer. Assume it's simple until other factors make you reconsider it.”

#6 Player: CPHoya




Username for this game: CPHoya

Representing: Sporting Events

Started playing in: 2009

Qualifications:
CPHoya has shown incredible consistency throughout his 130+ played games.

He is especially known as a good mafia player which shows in his stats: He holds the best record for survival as mafia out of anyone with 10+ vanilla games played with a 50 % survival rate.

In addition to this, he has received several accolades. He was voted the number 1 overall player, the 2nd best villager and the 4th best mafia player in the 2012 Power Rankings. His status as a consensus top tier player remained intact for the 2013 Power Rankings as well where he was voted the 2nd best mafia player and the 4th best overall player.

Bio:
“As a villager I believe it is more important to accurately clear villagers than it is to find wolves. I am excellent at interpreting interactions in order to clear villagers, and tend to clear myself via interaction as well. My wolf reads, like anyone's, are only as excellent as the game allows them to be.

As a wolf I believe that if the seers / variance are removed early, I will ~ always win. I see no reason to disagree with that position. When wolfing I am committed to clearing my teammates through interactions, and/or myself, and even more committed to establishing end-game options for our team.”

#7 Player: Crabby



Username for this game: Crabby_MyBB

Representing: MyBroadband

Started playing in: 2011

Qualifications:
Crabby was voted in to act as a representative for MyBroadband.

Bio:
“My main strength is in the analysis of what's happening within game. I take copious notes, detailing as much information as possible which I always have on hand when composing my posts. I liken playing mafia to a chess game, where I have to think many moves ahead, knowing that my opponents are thinking just as many moves ahead as am I.”

#8 Player: Darthe



Username for this game: Darthe

Representing: Dragonmount

Started playing in: 2011

Qualifications:
Darthe has proven to be a capable mafia player on his home site where he last year was nominated for such awards as Best Mafia Player (2nd place) and Best Newbie.

Darthe also excels when it comes to the theoretical aspect of mafia. He has for example written examinations of unorthodox uses for roles such as doctor/angel and cop/seer.

Furthermore, Darthe has experience playing on mafiascum and Jet’s Nation and also irregularly meets with a group to play the game live.

Bio:
“I like to approach the games lightly, keeping things calm and fluid until I solve the puzzle. Past that point who knows?”

#9 Player: dbmurph22



Username for this game: dbmurph22

Representing: BoardGameGeek

Started playing in: 2005

Qualifications:
dbmurph22 is likely the most experienced player in the entire line-up having astonishingly played about 260 games and modded about 50. This also means that he’s had the opportunity to play and try out a wide range of exciting roles and powers: Luke Duke, Mace Windu, Winston Wolfe, Cobra Commander, Mr. Krabs, Saruman, LT Kaffee, Chief of Security, Mr. Beaver, Plain Villager, Beachgoer, Snaak, Grendel, Zerg Queen.

This experience has also translated to recognition on his home site where he was nominated for Player of the Year (2012) in the most recent Wolfy Awards.

Bio:
“I strive to make a game for me and others, a fun, competitive, unnerving, and original experience. I always strive for a fresh approach to the game, but I still like tried and true principles. I tend to be balanced in regards to employing psychology and strategy. And sorcery of course. I enjoy handmade mint chocolate chip milkshakes.”

#10 Player: GMaster479



Username for this game: GMaster479

Representing: MafiaManiac

Started playing in: 2007

Qualifications:
GMaster479 is the administrator, owner and founder of the mafia-dedicated site MafiaManiac.

Skills-wise he is a worthy representative as well with several MVP’s to his name.

Bio:
“My strengths are usually geared toward people reading. I feel good in my ability to tell what strategies people are using.”

#11 Player: Kojiru



Username for this game: Kojiru

Representing: Comic Fury

Started playing in: 2008

Qualifications:
Kojiru was voted in to act as the sole representative for Comic Fury.

Kojiru also has experience playing on EpicMafia.

Bio:
“As a player, I am considered the manliest wildcard by my peers. I tend to take my time with looking at players, going back to previous posts often to check things. Sometimes though even other players have a hard time reading what I am doing or my posts, which does sometimes backfire on me when I try to make a valid point and it makes no sense. Other times I might just put a vote up with no explanation to see who questions it first.”

#12 Player: lenC



Username for this game: lenC

Representing: PokkeriProd

Started playing in: 2009

Qualifications:
As lenC puts it himself:

“We are not the hand-holding award-giving type, just a bunch of Estonians battling it out. I suppose my only accolade is being voted to represent the great forum of Pokkeriprod.com in this glorious event.”

Bio:
“Wanting. It. More.”

#13 Player: LUCK



Username for this game: Valar Morghulis

Representing: Wrestling Forum

Started playing in: 2011

Qualifications:
LUCK is an esteemed player on Wrestling Forum who received a lot of backing to join this game and who won Best Overall Player, Most Dedicated and Mr. Activity in the 2012 Mafia Awards. The nominations are still being decided for the 2013 awards, but as of now LUCK is leading in nomination votes for Best Overall Player and Best Scum.

Bio:
"I believe manipulation and confidence is the key to winning any mafia game. If you can make yourself believe in the bull**** you’re typing then so will everyone else."

#14 Player: Maki



Username for this game: Maki_

Representing: Otaku Central

Started playing in: 2012

Qualifications:
Maki was voted in to act as the sole representative for Otaku Central with overwhelming support, receiving nearly twice as many votes as the person in second.

Bio:
“Strengths: using my role to its fullest potential, and quickly grasping group dynamics and how the round will play out.”

#15 Player: Montmorency



Username for this game: Montmorency

Representing: The Org (aka Totalwar)

Started playing in: 2011

Qualifications:
Montmorency has participated in over 50 games since he started playing on The Org in 2011.

Besides earning his way into this game through a public vote in which he received 50 % of all votes (with the remaining votes being spread out), he has also previously received an award for Best Participant (2011).

Bio:
"how did i get here i thought this was the bathroom"

#16 Player: Ragnarok



Username for this game: TheRagnarok

Representing: WalterFootball

Started playing in: 2011

Qualifications:
By very strong consensus, Ragnarok was chosen as the representative for WalterFootball through a public poll.

Bio:
“I just make it up as I go. And I work in music so go out to shows and party a lot which leads to not-sober Mafia playing. So... I guess my approach is like drunken boxing? But with Mafia... Which totally makes sense.”

#17 Player: Shin – Zangetsu



Username for this game: Shin Zangetsu

Representing: Naruto Forums

Started playing in: 2011

Qualifications:
Shin – Zangetsu came recommended by every player that was contacted and for good reason: He has racked up over 5 MVP awards and is furthermore currently nominated for both Best Player and Best Independent on Naruto Forums.

Bio:
“Reads people and plays any role well regardless of faction. Blends very well without being obvious town or mafia and is adaptable and cunning.”

#18 Player: STS



Username for this game: STS_za

Representing: MyBroadband

Started playing in: 2010

Qualifications:
STS was voted in to act as a representative for MyBroadband.

Bio:
“Bull****ter and scum-hunter extraordinaire. When he is not killing scum with deadly efficiency, he is bussing scum mates to keep up appearances. Extremely paranoid and likes to argue the merits of a no lynch.”

#19 Player: TommyDanger



Username for this game: TommyDanger

Representing: BoardGameGeek

Started playing in: 2011

Qualifications:
Besides being elected by the community of BoardGameGeek to act as a representative in this game, TommyDanger has serious credentials: He was deemed Player of the Year in 2012 and was additionally nominated for Best Performance as a Good Special.

Bio:
“My approach is to make some waves and get reactions. I find vote analysis useful but I'm more of a tone reader/psychological player at heart. I'm competitive and generally loud, but I like to have fun first and foremost.”

#20 Player: Top Tier Tom



Username for this game: Top Tier Tom

Representing: The Millennium Forums

Started playing in: 2012

Qualifications:
On The Millennium Forums they have a thread titled “Name TMF’s 5 Strongest Mafia Players”. Not only is Top Tier Tom the person most frequently listed as number 1 on people’s lists, he is also the only person to be on every single top 5 list.

Bio:
“I started playing mafia games on this site (TMF) in 2012. The concept immediately appealed to me, because lying is fun, and exposing someone else's lies is even more fun. I started to take mafia games more seriously because one of my peers told me that there's no such thing as a skilled mafia player. I wanted to prove to myself that this wasn't true. If I have a strength, it's that I get obsessed with games and refuse to give up.”