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  1. "Bad To The Bone" Balla

    "Bad To The Bone" Balla so B.A.D.

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    If you have an idea for a game, use this thread to spark discussion about it before bringing it to Proposals.

    Before posting please remember:
    • Games that rely on spam, or are just plain stupid will be rejected on sight.
    • Make sure it already isn't being played
    • Be descriptive and put adequate information in your post, if it is a mafia game, don't put too much info!
    See the Forum Games rules for more information on how to get your game approved.

    You may also use this thread to discuss possible mafia formats/themes and request co-hosts or hosts for games you have written but cannot host alone.
     
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  2. Darkkis

    Darkkis The Superhero of Mafia

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    I have an idea for a Forum Game... It's called Survivor! (if you watched the reality show, you know what this is!)

    39 days.... 16 to 20 people... Who will be the Survivor?

    So basically, this is how the game will roll:

    Day 1: 16-20 people are seperated to two tribes. Nothing else... Except the players can make alliances, etc.
    Day 2: Immunity & Reward Challenge; this will probably have a quiz, Sudoku, puzzle, a small CC tournament... The winning tribe gets an reward (clue to Hidden Immunity Idol usually, I'll explain HII later) and immunity, so they don't have to go where the losing tribe will go:
    Day 3: TRIBAL COUNCIL. Tribe votes a person out of their tribe. Every member of the tribe can vote anyone on their tribe by PM. The person who gets the most votes will be eliminated from the game.

    ^ The game will run like this, until there is merge. (the host can decide when, and host is not supposed to tell that to screw up people's strategies. 10-12 is often a good amount to start a merge) Merge changes some stuff:

    When there is a challenge, everyone will be on their own doing the challenge. So no tribe challenges anymore. If the challenge is a Sudoku, puzzle or something like that, the fastest person who gets the right answer wins Individual Immunity and cannot be voted off.

    Tribal Council after Merge:

    After merge, any person who gets voted off, will go in the Jury. Jury members don't have anything to do... Until there is only the Final Three left (I think it's pretty obvious how many players are left). Jury members can ask the Final Three questions, like why they should win, why did you betray me at some moment if they did, did you strategize any point, etc. After asking questions, Jury members will vote for the winner of the entire Survivor competition. The winner will NOT get 1000000 dollars like in the reality show Survivor, instead they will get a trophy to put on signature :D And the honor of winning, etc.


    Hidden Immunity Idol

    In the first game which I'm going to host to make everyone learn the game, there is a Hidden Immunity Idol. You can use it once at any Tribal Council (when you PM the vote, you can tell me if you want to use HII at the same time), so any votes against you will not count. It can be used only once. In the first game, I'm going to give the winning tribe clues to Hidden Immunity Idol. However, I can't hide it inside the tree, under the bridge or anything, because this isn't in real life XD The way how I'm going to make it "hidden", is this: I'm giving anyone who guesses the Pokemon I'm thinking the Hidden Immunity Idol. However, you can guess just once in a day. The winning tribe will get clues (ex. It is Bug-typed. It has scissors. It can learn X-Scissor. It can learn Bullet Punch.) and if someone guesses the Pokemon right the fastest, they will get the Hidden Immunity Idol. The person who guessed it and was too late will get this PM: "It seems that someone has already Hidden Immunity Idol!" so they can warn everyone about it.


    This is pretty hard to explain, but after one game, I think everyone will realize it ^^ So moderators, accept it or not, here is the idea.
     
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  3. Master12345

    Master12345 Member

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    Survivor is one of my favorite TV shows, so I'm glad that you're thinking of making a Mafia game on it!

    I have a question, however:

    When the two tribes are split, how will you ensure that members of one tribe cannot interact with members of the other tribe? Or are you planning on allowing cross-tribal interactions? Just wondering because in normal Survivor a tribe has no idea on the dynamics of the other tribe, which plays a part in bluffing to the other tribe, etc.

    Good luck though!
     
  4. Darkkis

    Darkkis The Superhero of Mafia

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    Well I don't think that can be stopped :/ But oh well, I may allow it because they can't vote together if they are on different tribes.
     
  5. Xinc

    Xinc Time for Oras?

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    So I take it that the forum mafia games are totally revamped.

    As seen in CM's Forum Mafia signup thread, I planned one myself. It'll be a Western Theme, but that's all I'm saying. It'll be based off the early to late 1800s.
     
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  6. Nexus

    Nexus Legend Killer

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    I love the survivor idea. Needs more support
     
  7. Darkkis

    Darkkis The Superhero of Mafia

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    ^ Survivor is on waiting list ATM, I can start signups after History Forum Mafia's signups fill. (i think)
     
  8. Archerknight

    Archerknight Legends

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    Simple Game for fun.

    Laugh you Lose. Just post funny pics to try make people laugh.
     
  9. "Bad To The Bone" Balla

    "Bad To The Bone" Balla so B.A.D.

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    requesting a host for a standard beginner game to happen sometime soon. It would be generic town vs mafia + lone wolf prolly with ~17-20 players to help new players get into playing. Simple roles probably and try not to get any vanilla townies.

    I can help you write it as i wont be playing it obviously. If you are keen lemme know.
     
  10. Xinc

    Xinc Time for Oras?

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    Fine, VB. I'll co-host with you. xD
     
  11. "Bad To The Bone" Balla

    "Bad To The Bone" Balla so B.A.D.

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    oh i probably wont host, but i can help write it
     
  12. Xinc

    Xinc Time for Oras?

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    Oh, alright.Sounds good.
     
  13. Zzyzx Road

    Zzyzx Road Member

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    If, then, Xinc needs a co-host, I can be it

    edit - enforcing that I am exactly 12 hours off, I guess? It would be cool if I could cohost. :D
     
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  14. Xinc

    Xinc Time for Oras?

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    Sure thing.
     
  15. Fegelein

    Fegelein The Mechanic

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    I have a suggestion, called Royal Rumble.
    Basically, I'll have 20-30 players, and they will choose a character to play as (can be anything that isn't OP like Goku for example), with the follow characteristics:
    Strength (Power of Attacks)
    Speed (When their attacks will hit)
    Defence (How much damage they will be taking from attacks)
    Perception (Likelihood to counter attacks or give a little damage in return)
    All these can have a maximum of 10 and the maximum number of points you can invest is 20 (so for example 4 strength, 7 Speed, 3, Defence, 6 Perceptcion for example)
    HP will start at 100, they can post actions 3 times a day, post it in the thread, and after the deadline, I will update, and the last one standing is the winner.
     
  16. Xinc

    Xinc Time for Oras?

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    Sounds slightly like the Thrones.
     
  17. LördKX

    LördKX Archivist of Memories

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    I'm thinking of hosting another game after Ghost Town, and would like a co-host to help me make and run it. PM me if you want details or are interested in the position. It would probably be an Advanced game.
     
  18. Fegelein

    Fegelein The Mechanic

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    Thinking of hosting a game called Appease Fegelein. Basically, I must post a topic (e.g Music) and you must post a song or artist, and I must rate it out of ten, and the one with the least points is eliminated.
     
  19. Demonic Cake

    Demonic Cake The cake is not a lie...

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    I have an idea for a forum game o:

    The Vending Machine Game

    A lot of places have this, so I'm trying to make it slightly different.

    Basically, someone puts something into the vending machine; the next person gets something out which should ideally be related in some, any way. Then they put something else in and it continues.
    However, this one has some extras...you can instead perform an action towards the vending machine in the hope of getting something free, and if so the vending machine can retaliate on the next player's post.
    It is also advised to keep an inventory, although not compulsary. (typo?)
    And being detailed is also advised. x3

    If the vending machine is ever destroyed, a new one magically appears.

    For example:
    A: I insert a Pikachu into the vending machine!
    B: An Emolga flies out of the top and lands on my head. I hit the vending machine with a hammer! (Inventory: Emolga)
    C: The vending machine gets out a giant hammer and hits you with it, but the head falls off and I pick it up. I insert a bomb! (Inventory: Hammer head)
    B: The vending machine explodes in a flash of sparks, and I get hit with a piece of debris! But then a new one falls out of the sky, narrowly missing me, so I insert a cookie. (Inventory: Emolga, piece of debris)

    And so on. o: Hopefully I put enough detail, it's pretty simple and can be hilarious if played right...
     
  20. Nicehat

    Nicehat PO client damage calc: preview.tinyurl.com/o8e7hss

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    Posting to say that while my forum mafia game is ongoing, I am looking for people who may be interested in subbing in!

    If you think that you would like to participate in FFTA Mafia, send me a PM and I'll keep you in mind when looking for substitutes!
     
  21. GreenWater10

    GreenWater10 GreenWater10

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    I don't know if anyone has noticed, but the games I was in has decreased in the number of active people.
    In history mafia, they ran out of subs
    In team trial mafia, not enough people signed up, but it still got started.
    We should do some advertisement.
     
  22. Jalmont

    Jalmont nothere

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    I think this is a very important point that needs to be addressed. We have a large pool of players (just look at how many people play on the mafia channel during peak periods!) that isn't being taken advantage of. I think we should attempt to find ways to introduce people in general to mafia here. I have a couple ideas for this and a coiuple suggestions of my own (in no particular order)

    1. Creating a RTM channel on the server.
    RTM stands for Real Time Mafia. It's basically like server mafia, except instead of a bot "hosting" the game, a real user hosts. This system has a lot of advantages to server mafia in that you don't need to be able to script to host one, and you aren't restricted by code. You can add whatever roles/mechanics you want. Because of this, it plays a lot more like forum mafia. This could serve as a useful introduciton to forum mafia, that might tempt people into joining games here. Even if doesn't, it's still a bunch of fun. I'm thinking about talking to the Mafia forum mods about putting up a thread there about RTMs. I'd first like to get feedback here on what people think about this idea.

    2. Creating a sub-forum dedicated to mafia discussion
    This is kind of a minor thing, but I think it would be awesome to have a sub-sub forum where we can talk about mafia mechanics and that sort of thing in general. I think it would be a good tool for both aspiring mafia players and veterans alike. The forum would be a place where everyone can discuss strategy, tips for hosting games, and that sort of thing in general. It would, I feel, encourage users post more about mafia, as right now I feel a single thread for mafia discussing throttles discussion. I suppose we could also post discussion threads in this subforum, but I think that would just clutter up the forum, along with active mafia threads being pushed to the bottom.

    3. Mafia wiki page
    I noticed that the wiki has a page on the mafia channel, albeit not a large one. Why can't we have one as well? Or perhaps we could combine the two? I think the wiki is a great tool for sharing knowledge about the game itself. Mafia as a whole is an intricate game with many strategies. A beginner will probably want to read about the game itself first instead of diving straight in. The wiki can also allow us to archive mafia games. We can perhaps add summaries of the game, discussing who did what and that sort of thing. Might not be neccessary, but I think it would be a cool addition. A history of mafia if you will. The thing is, this will only work if we can get a group of dedicated people to help out (the addition, or some variant of the above would help too). I'd like people's input on what they think of this.

    Yeah these are just some ideas for now. Of course, if none of this works, at the very least we need to form some connection with the mafia channel. Perhaps them linking to the forum games URL in the topic, or something of that sort. They are playing the exact same game as we are, so why can't we form some collaboration.

    Just some quick thoughts about the topic, feel free to respond with questions/comments/concerns. I'm interested in seeing what everyone has to say about this matter.
     
  23. "Bad To The Bone" Balla

    "Bad To The Bone" Balla so B.A.D.

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    I think the wiki thing is a really cool idea. If we could get keen people who would like to describing different roles / styles-of-games / and other various to add to the wiki that would be cool. I definitely know Zero/Ete are always happy for new stuff for the wiki so i don't think this would be a problem.

    In regards to RTM I would also love to see this happen if we could get enough interest from players. Which I wouldn't see as too difficult, due to our huge scripted mafia playerbase.
     
  24. Demonic Cake

    Demonic Cake The cake is not a lie...

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    I've played RTM before here, someone had a channel. It was small, though.
     
  25. waehofen

    waehofen Peace, love, & understanding

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    lol, #hosted mafia represent
     
  26. Jalmont

    Jalmont nothere

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    yeah so after thinking stuff over, I've decided I want to go through with the wiki project. The mafia subforum is something when we get more players (although MeowMix had an awesome idea of combining my forum idea with the channel mafia subforum). In regards to the RTM idea, while I think it is something I really want to do in the future, I won't have the time to be consistently monitoring and hosting games there. If other people wanted to help me out with that sort of thing, I would be willing to start it up, but for now I'm thinking of holding it off until December, when I get on break. This leaves the wiki.

    I find that the wiki is an amazing resource that I believe we should take advantage of as much as possible. Not only can it provide basic definitions on mafia jargon, it can act as a resource for strategies, history and analysis of past games, and teach new players about forum/server mafia. I want to take advantage of this by putting as much info as we can in the wiki. Right now, I would like to expand the Mafia part of the wiki to include forum mafia. At first, I'd like to focus on adding forum mafia details. Eventually I plan to extend to server mafia, by explaining roles, adding strategies, and summaries of different mafia themes. This would act as an amazing source of info for both new and old players alike, to become better and have more fun at mafia. I can't do this alone however, and I would love the help of some of the older players who have played and been here longer than me. If we get enough people to help, I plan to create a mafia wiki dedicated channel, and put up a to-do list to keep things organized. Of course, if people don't want to help, that's fine, I'll do the best job I can.

    I will probably post something similar in the mafia subforum (along with a couple other suggestions) where it will probably be more focused on the server mafia side of things, and more people will probably see it. (I think this subforum isn't really lurked by the majority of the server mafia, but that could just be me.)

    So any thoughts about this? Let me know please!
     
  27. NAVIDAD PIRATE

    NAVIDAD PIRATE THE PLEASURE OF BEING CUMMED INSIDE

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    tl; dr

    actually to be completely serious, using the wiki as a resource for both server and forum mafia is an excellent idea and the wiki in general could always use more contributors

    although I still think having server mafia separate from forum mafia is silly and something that should be remedied. notice how since the forum games were moved from the mafia subforum to here, player sign ups have generally been lower (look at the size of cake's compared to jalmont's); I think putting them back together would boost forum game activity and allow forum and server players to converse more easily
     
  28. "Bad To The Bone" Balla

    "Bad To The Bone" Balla so B.A.D.

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    I would definitely like to help out with this for the wiki. I spoke to ete yesterday about it, and he said he would be more than glad for this to go ahead. If you want you could make a thread in the wiki subforum asking for people who would like to lend a hand. I think good stuff to include would be:

    Roles: In depth explanation for all different kinds of roles, and variations of them - Including various ways specific roles can be useful.

    Game Styles: Basic beginner games, Free for All, NOC, Large games, Small game, Advanced/complicated games etc

    Play styles?

    Also in regards to putting old games on the wiki, I would be happy for people to write descriptions of games, and put detailed post games if people write them etc. but the games themselves would be too large, so linking to thier forum threads would suffice.
     
  29. Jiggles

    Jiggles mami circular

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    :3 me thinks idea is good and will help new players get a better grasp on forum mafia! I like the idea for there to be detailed postgames on the wiki since I like reading them actually :x

    Maybe some experienced players can write up playstyles for several generic roles?
     
  30. LILY-FLAME

    LILY-FLAME Member

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  31. viamage

    viamage That one guy

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    Alright so I've been thinking lately that why do we have a forum fantasy football league but not a forum fantasy basketball league? The answer to me was simple: football>basketball to most people in America, and i believe that accounts for a significant portion of players on PO. Then I came here and saw this wonderful thread :D and I thought "Hey I could ask for approval on an "official" league couldn't I?". So here I am, asking for permission :P.

    Format:

    Site: ESPN
    League Manager league

    Number of Teams: up to 20 preferably 12-ish but will do odd numbers

    Scoring: that i'm willing to host for
    roto (competing against whole season each week, trying to get top ranked in each stat. only one that doesn't have playoffs),
    H2Hpoints (Similar to Fantasy Football where you play one team each week. each stat is worth a predetermined number of points, most overall wins that game)
    H2Hcategory/categories(head to head again: category you win a point for each category you're best at categories you have to win most categories to win the point[similar to points])​

    Draft: I'll compile a list of players and hand them to a willing moderator to compile them into a rng (to avoid personal bias). on an agreed upon time we will go offline and do a draft where you just select your player and move to the next guy, no auction no nuthin'. when we get to the last we flip it around and start with him and go backwards. repeat until each team has a 15 man roster.

    if i din't lose any of you, I plan upon hosting this but would like someone's blessing so i don't get yelled at.
    and sorry for spelling errors and grammar errors.
     
  32. NAVIDAD PIRATE

    NAVIDAD PIRATE THE PLEASURE OF BEING CUMMED INSIDE

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    I'd be down for fantasy basketball.

    Also I AM LOOKING FOR A POSSIBLE COHOST FOR MY FUTURE MAFIA GAME. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP ME WITH BALANCING ROLES AND STUFF PM ME OR SOMETHING.

    EDIT: nevermind found one
     
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  33. Hobbes2

    Hobbes2 Aren't I dead or something

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    I was thinking of a gameshow esque game, based off of gameshows! each round a different one is played and people are eliminated accordingly.

    For example, a Jeopardy themed round would be just that, jeopardy. Alliances can be formed so players can share answers. The bottom placers in each gameshow would be eliminated.

    Just a thought i came up with
     
  34. KoolAid

    KoolAid #FreeKoolAid

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    DBZ forum mafia!
     
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  35. Conkster

    Conkster Guest

    Hmmmm.... What about a big brother or survivor themed mafia? It's a sort of similar concept (Well a little) where you vote people off for various reasons, but some rules would obviously have to be tweaked. Just a thought.

    IFM: It Failed
     
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  36. profDEADPOOL

    profDEADPOOL INSANE Professer

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    I would like to host a mafia game based on Transformers. If anyone is willing to help me that would be grand.

    Basic idea is Autobots vs Decepticons. There would be groups of Autobots and Decepticons(for example the Dinobts) who all know each other but do not know anyone else from their side. It would effectively be two villages going against each other to see who wins. There would also be a small group of people who work for the Fallen. Can I do this and would anyone be interested in helping host?
     
  37. viamage

    viamage That one guy

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    Murderer in the dark(basically a dumbed down mafia)

    one person is assigned as the murderer at random while the rest are innocents(the murderer's identity is concealed ofc).

    The murder can then once a day pm the game master(me) to have the person of their choice killed. The game master will then pm the dead that they have been killed off. once somebody is dead they can no longer speak during the game.

    Everybody is allowed to make three inquires public or private if a SPECIFIC person is dead. If the said person is in fact dead the gamemaster (me) announces "Dead Body! Dead Body! ___________ has been found dead!" each person that is dead will then be announced.

    The living will then vote on who's the murderer. claiming innocence is allowed by all

    Whoever received the most votes is then hanged by the people. If the murderer has been killed the survivors win, If not the game will continue

    The murderer can kill as many as he would like before a dead body has been found so long as he only does so once a day

    thoughts? concerns? may I put this up?
     
  38. Jalmont

    Jalmont nothere

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    Seems ok, but would get pretty stale in large numbers with only one serial killer. Either make the game small, or turn the serial killer into a small wolf team.

    I am assuming this has no outside contact, and if so wouldn't it become obvious if someone stops posting all of a sudden? There are also isn't a lot the werewolf can do to avoid capture. Seems heavily slanted towards the village imo.

    Bit busy atm so I can respond more in depth later, but I wish you luck! PM Nicehat, IFM, or vb for approval to host it.
     
  39. viamage

    viamage That one guy

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    I suppose I could just not tell the person they're dead until someone guesses that they're dead and just not count their guesses.
    Well The werewolf can fake being village and since there's no post saying you;re village then they don't need to fabricate one.
    And yeah I'd limit this to 16 tops
     
  40. Hey Day

    Hey Day Argumentum ad ignorantium

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    I was thinking of hosting a game of Assassin. Some people might recognize that from Mafiascum, but pretty much the way it works is signups are done via PM, each person gets a target, and people have to "kill" each other by sandwiching each other's posts on other forums. No one knows who is in the game other than their own target, targets are transferred upon kill, and yeah.