Suggest a Game / General Game Discussion

Discussion in 'Forum Games' started by "Bad To The Bone" Balla, Jul 15, 2012.

  1. IFM

    IFM HODOR HODOR HODOR

    Joined:
    Nov 11, 2010
    Messages:
    1,430
    Likes Received:
    116
    Anyone want me to host a chess tournament? Everyone has to play archer and if someone beats him they are the champion.
     
  2. Hey Day

    Hey Day Argumentum ad ignorantium

    Joined:
    Jul 13, 2012
    Messages:
    138
    Likes Received:
    0
    Seb and I have a plan for this.

    We're still setting everything up though, hopefully we'll be done within the next few days.
     
  3. Marquis

    Marquis beez in the whazzit??

    Joined:
    Jan 26, 2013
    Messages:
    259
    Likes Received:
    47
    someone host a You-Pick game so I can actually play in it
     
  4. Jalmont

    Jalmont nothere

    Joined:
    Apr 25, 2012
    Messages:
    276
    Likes Received:
    106
    Can we take a look at putting a cap on deadline limits? NOC games that go on for 2 months is way too long, and won't do much to help attract new players (plus they are boring as hell). It would be really nice if we could get some guidelines on creating games in that sort of sense. Perhaps we should begin making beginner guides on playing and/or a guide on hosting?
     
  5. LördKX

    LördKX Archivist of Memories

    Joined:
    Jan 30, 2012
    Messages:
    170
    Likes Received:
    2
    PO Trainer Name:
    KX
    Yes, I think we need to take a set back from NOC games or games with long deadlines here. If you want that kind of game, you can just go to mafiascum, plus it's a rather ostile environment for new players. We need way more OC games, and NOCs should be a rarity just like FFAs.
     
  6. ajhockeystar

    ajhockeystar Proud Canadian

    Joined:
    Mar 19, 2012
    Messages:
    156
    Likes Received:
    46
    PO Trainer Name:
    ajhockeystar
    I second LordKX's statement, especially since I like OC so much more :)
     
  7. NAVIDAD PIRATE

    NAVIDAD PIRATE THE PLEASURE OF BEING CUMMED INSIDE

    Joined:
    Jan 14, 2012
    Messages:
    1,445
    Likes Received:
    1,059
    PO Trainer Name:
    MeowMix
    I actually like that we're trending toward NOC since not everybody wants to play on mafiascum (myself included)

    I will agree that more OC games would be helpful though, the problem is getting people to make/host them
     
  8. Jalmont

    Jalmont nothere

    Joined:
    Apr 25, 2012
    Messages:
    276
    Likes Received:
    106
    Hi everyone, it's me back with another idea which (hopefully!) I would like to do. I'm basically going to be writing some guides / articles on getting involved in mafia (Beginner guides, hosting etc). Here are the topics I've decided on so far:

    A Beginner's Introduction to the Game of Mafia
    Transitioning to Forum Mafia from Server Mafia
    Basics of Hosting
    Guide to NOC Mafia and Guide to OC Mafia

    Assuming these turn out well, I would like to move on to more advanced guides and stuff. I'm shooting to get one up every two - three weeks?

    Obviously, this is a lot to do by one's self, and since we've got plenty of great mafia players in this community I would like everyone's help with this. I was going to write this in google docs, and if you want to help, give me your email and I will give you editing access. I will also probably put links in #jal mafia so that people can publicly look at the progress of the guides.

    So yeah, let me know on the server or PM me or something if you are interested in helping write, and let me know if anyone else has more ideas for guides!
     
  9. Fegelein

    Fegelein The Mechanic

    Joined:
    Feb 6, 2012
    Messages:
    1,068
    Likes Received:
    53
    PO Trainer Name:
    Fegelein
    Don't we have Mafiascum for this kind of thing?

    That being said, I'll be willing to help out writing these guides.
     
  10. Epikhairz

    Epikhairz Delta Stream

    Joined:
    Mar 15, 2013
    Messages:
    929
    Likes Received:
    102
    PO Trainer Name:
    Epikhairz
    This sounds like something that belongs in the Wiki. It should probably go there imo
     
  11. Jalmont

    Jalmont nothere

    Joined:
    Apr 25, 2012
    Messages:
    276
    Likes Received:
    106
    Do you mean posting the articles or actually writing them? I'd like them to remain part of the channel (and thus google docs ) so that they won't be forgotten and will get done. If you mean actually posting the finished work then I would absolutely love to post them on the wiki, but I would also like them to be in this forum, or at least linked to. Unless people know they exist it seems unlikely that anyone will actually read them if they just sit in the wiki.

    re: mafiascum

    We aren't Mafiascum - the culture here and there is a lot different. Maintaining a player-base is much more difficult for a community such as ours. An article that applies specifically to is going to be much more helpful and encouraging to new players than a mafiascum article.
     
  12. SteelEdges

    SteelEdges The Poll Dancer

    Joined:
    Dec 15, 2011
    Messages:
    462
    Likes Received:
    59
    I'd like to suggest a Victory Road-themed Mafia. If you'd be interested in co-hosting and planning, contact me at once; would honestly prefer someone with access to the channel Victory Road.
     
  13. Marquis

    Marquis beez in the whazzit??

    Joined:
    Jan 26, 2013
    Messages:
    259
    Likes Received:
    47
    who wants to help me run a game of survivor
     
  14. dopog

    dopog

    Joined:
    Mar 19, 2013
    Messages:
    4
    Likes Received:
    30
    Hey so abdel and I are probably gonna put up a game in a couple of days / in the next week. Most likely 17P NOC, as a good buddy of mine will be running an OC game around the same time = p

    I don't promise too much semblance of balance and there are some odd mechanics but hopefully it will be extreme amounts of enjoyable

    If I've talked to you about it and you're interested and you want to request a role/describe a playstyle pm me or talk to me/abdel on server and we'll consider it (if it matches up with a role in the game + other criteria haha). Don't tell others about it I guess. I find requests are fun stuff though so yeppers

    BYEEE
     
  15. Thirdkoopa

    Thirdkoopa Guest

    I'd love to host sometime after I play here once. :3
     
  16. Rioku

    Rioku Not again.

    Joined:
    Mar 16, 2013
    Messages:
    761
    Likes Received:
    49
    PO Trainer Name:
    Shou
    I want to host a 100 riddle variant of what I did in Pokémon chat that got moved here. I think it would be pretty cool.

    This version would have a sign up phase and the answered riddles would be awarded points to the player who answered them. To prevent spam I would say that all their answers must be in one post that would be continually updated. As correct answers would come in the original post would be updated. Non answer related posts would be allowed.

    I am probably going to need help hosting and creating this, so if anyone would like to help PM me or something.
     
  17. Jalmont

    Jalmont nothere

    Joined:
    Apr 25, 2012
    Messages:
    276
    Likes Received:
    106
    This chat isn't PC++ so spam shouldn't really be a problem. As long as people aren't doing dumb things like 15 posts in a row I think it's ok, as continually editing a single post could make things difficult to keep track of. Otherwise, if you're ready to proceed just let me or nicehat know and we will approve your stuff!
     
  18. NAVIDAD PIRATE

    NAVIDAD PIRATE THE PLEASURE OF BEING CUMMED INSIDE

    Joined:
    Jan 14, 2012
    Messages:
    1,445
    Likes Received:
    1,059
    PO Trainer Name:
    MeowMix
  19. Metal Sonic

    Metal Sonic It's no use!

    Joined:
    Sep 14, 2012
    Messages:
    502
    Likes Received:
    17
    That's cool. I know 4/26 of the players in there and 2 of them are my friends
     
  20. Hey Day

    Hey Day Argumentum ad ignorantium

    Joined:
    Jul 13, 2012
    Messages:
    138
    Likes Received:
    0
    get PO represented in it then maybe I'd be interested
     
  21. two sides of one coin

    two sides of one coin sick of all her shit

    Joined:
    Mar 1, 2012
    Messages:
    1,255
    Likes Received:
    0
    dgb is playing? :o

    I'd love to play etc. but if it came to it I'd -prob- nommy HD for PO, or jalmont.
     
  22. Starstorms

    Starstorms The stormiest of stars

    Joined:
    Aug 9, 2012
    Messages:
    190
    Likes Received:
    0
    How about a channel staff hurt and heal? It could be anything like all channel staff, megausers, mafia admins, whatever you want.
     
  23. Epikhairz

    Epikhairz Delta Stream

    Joined:
    Mar 15, 2013
    Messages:
    929
    Likes Received:
    102
    PO Trainer Name:
    Epikhairz
    we literally just did auth version a month ago

    why cant we figure out another forum game that is not Mafia, Sheep, or Hurt n Heal. I'm trying really hard to think of one and host but I can't think of any other kinds of forum games that aren't pc++
     
  24. Starstorms

    Starstorms The stormiest of stars

    Joined:
    Aug 9, 2012
    Messages:
    190
    Likes Received:
    0
    I just thought it would be fun if we included channel staff in there. Anyway, updating my idea there would be 25 people in this game, Withoutatrace would not get a double life, and it would include solely MUs and MAs. And since, well forum games is kind of dead outside of Mafia in general, I figured this might just get somethin going again. And nothing wrong imo, as it's not an exact repeat.
     
  25. Marquis

    Marquis beez in the whazzit??

    Joined:
    Jan 26, 2013
    Messages:
    259
    Likes Received:
    47
    I've been thinking of starting one of the following:

    1) Survivor
    2) Clue/Whodunnit
    3) Superhero RPG
     
  26. Jalmont

    Jalmont nothere

    Joined:
    Apr 25, 2012
    Messages:
    276
    Likes Received:
    106
    Hurt n heal is kinda meh right now considering that it's not really all that interesting and fairly close to a pc++ game, not to mention the fact that people can't do math so it becomes work for me and others to fix it

    survivor would be hard to make work, but i'm open to the idea - not sure about the other 2 but if i saw them i'm sure they would be o k

    don't be afraid to think outside the box i am always available to discuss this sort of stuff so shoot me a PM if you have an idea and we can talk about it

    diplomacy is an option if anyone would be willing to host that (i might, but college apps = maybe later this year )
     
  27. LördKX

    LördKX Archivist of Memories

    Joined:
    Jan 30, 2012
    Messages:
    170
    Likes Received:
    2
    PO Trainer Name:
    KX
    What would people think a game which takes place throughout two threads, thread 1 and thread 2, in which people in thread 1 can only talk about people in thread 1, but their votes can only be for people in thread 2, and vise-verse for thread 2 such that both games play normally except that lynches and kills are performed on people in the other thread. Note that the mafia in both threads would not be able to communicate with each other, and a faction only wins if they win both threads, otherwise everyone ties.
     
  28. waehofen

    waehofen Peace, love, & understanding

    Joined:
    Apr 12, 2012
    Messages:
    258
    Likes Received:
    16
    PO Trainer Name:
    T. E. Lawrence
    How would you use logic in a game like that?

    EDIT: well I don't mean to ask you to divulge the optimal strategy for your own game but still, you wouldn't even be able to justify any of your votes, so it seems to me like you'd end up with nothing but wagons.
     
  29. IFM

    IFM HODOR HODOR HODOR

    Joined:
    Nov 11, 2010
    Messages:
    1,430
    Likes Received:
    116
    I'm making a follow up to Frog Leg Stew. If anyone has any ideas for potential games message me on here or catch me in Jalmont Mafia.
     
  30. LördKX

    LördKX Archivist of Memories

    Joined:
    Jan 30, 2012
    Messages:
    170
    Likes Received:
    2
    PO Trainer Name:
    KX
    @Waehofen, people in thread 1 could read thread 2, and people in thread 2 could read thread 1. Part of the fun of the game would hopefully be figure out how things could proceed, but overall you could still accuse people of being scum, defend yourself from accusations, etc, and as a townie, accusing people would be your duty even more so since the people who are deciding which of you get lynched would depend on you creating information they could use.
     
  31. Rioku

    Rioku Not again.

    Joined:
    Mar 16, 2013
    Messages:
    761
    Likes Received:
    49
    PO Trainer Name:
    Shou
    How about a game where people would have to 'artistically express' a theme. They would make a picture or poem or whatever to match the theme. The whatevers would be PM'd to the host who would then put all the responses anonymously in a thread and hold a vote. Winner goes to the person with the most votes. Telling other users which is yours and voting for yourself would be against the rules. It would be short, but seems p fun to me.
     
  32. IceKirby

    IceKirby A.K.A. RiceKirby

    Joined:
    Apr 26, 2011
    Messages:
    2,176
    Likes Received:
    635
    PO Trainer Name:
    RiceKirby
    I had an idea of a game and I thought it could work here, although I just thought of the concept so I don't even know if it would actually work (hence I'm adding some alternative to the rules I thought). It's a Pokémon Battlegrounds.

    -Game would begin with players PMing the host their Pokémon Type, with dual type allowed (the combination doesn't necessarily needs to exist in the games). Alternatively, each player would instead be given a list of 3~5 types and have to choose their typing from those.
    -Players would then be drafted into one of 2 teams, and those teams would face each other until only 1 is standing. Alternatively, it could be a free-for-all (probably easier).
    -Each player would be start with 20 HP, and in each round they would be given a choice of 2~3 types to attack with.
    -After choosing their attacks, players then would be drafted to fight against an opponent where both players attack simultaneously. Damage would be defined by effectiveness x 4 (So 16 for a 4x effective, 8 for a 2x, 4 for neutral, 2 for 0.5x, 1 for 0.25x or 0).
    -Each round would consist of only 1 attack. After that, survivors would be drafted to fight another player, until only one side (or player, if free-for-all) is left.

    So far, this is the idea I had. It probably would need some tweaks, and I'm not sure I would be able to host this myself (I wouldn't mind someone else taking over this idea). I'm also not sure if this is the type of games wanted here, since most of it would happen through PMs, there's not much space to strategize and players wouldn't have much to discuss about the game in the thread itself.
    It probably can also be improved with some other features, like special abilities (e.g. each player can choose an ability at the start of the game, like having a one-time heal, being allowed to change types once during the game, improved HP, etc).

    Opinions, please :3
     
  33. LördKX

    LördKX Archivist of Memories

    Joined:
    Jan 30, 2012
    Messages:
    170
    Likes Received:
    2
    PO Trainer Name:
    KX
    @Ice, sounds pretty cool, I'd say go for it! you could also make it into a free-for-all mafia game, since it already sounds pretty similar to the game style, especially to Metal's.
     
  34. IceKirby

    IceKirby A.K.A. RiceKirby

    Joined:
    Apr 26, 2011
    Messages:
    2,176
    Likes Received:
    635
    PO Trainer Name:
    RiceKirby
    I wrote down more details about how the game would work, so I may give it a try. It's not going to be a mafia game though, since there wouldn't be a night-day structure, votes or even target choice.

    I remember seeing a rule about a limit of games running simultaneously here, but I can't find that anymore. Is that still valid or would I be able to start this game immediately since it's not mafia?
     
  35. Jalmont

    Jalmont nothere

    Joined:
    Apr 25, 2012
    Messages:
    276
    Likes Received:
    106
    this seems less of a forum game thing, and more of an art thing - plus we already have telephone. i'd need more convincing before approving something like this

    most mafia games occur outside of the thread (or at least some games should but hey) so no worries there. i'm a very flexible guy who doesn't need much convincing as long as the idea seems OK

    in this case it sounds sort of like smogon's CAP ASB, although my take is you sort of "create" a pokemon. in any case, i think the idea's pretty good, maybe even a tournament style might be pretty neat - i would say go for it

    yea i need to add the limit on games to the rules, but for now just PM me and i'll let you know when you can start (to other prospective hosts). Ice, if you have the final setup + rules + details, just PM them to me and I'll do a quick review then approve you to go start a thread. or if you have the thread just post it and ill look it over

    nice idea!
     
  36. LördKX

    LördKX Archivist of Memories

    Joined:
    Jan 30, 2012
    Messages:
    170
    Likes Received:
    2
    PO Trainer Name:
    KX
    @Ice, true enough. Aside from the night/day mechanic, they'd still both have different roles with HP, a typing, certain attacking types, and sometimes special abilities, though from what I can tell for yours rather then people attacking whoever whenever would have a specific enemy to attack each night, so no alias mechanic either. My point was more of a would you be interested in expanding the game mechanics, provided it doesn't clash with your original intention for the game. Anyway, still, sounds like it'd be fun!
     
  37. Jalmont

    Jalmont nothere

    Joined:
    Apr 25, 2012
    Messages:
    276
    Likes Received:
    106
    Before I focus on my next "big" creative mafia game, I'm going to host a themed game, based on the last of us and i'm looking for a cohost. this is a really good chance to kinda see what hosting a game is like, and there's not a lot of pressure - just observe, help out, update maybe, and really learn what hosting a game is like. PM me if you are interested
     
  38. Rioku

    Rioku Not again.

    Joined:
    Mar 16, 2013
    Messages:
    761
    Likes Received:
    49
    PO Trainer Name:
    Shou
    Anyone ever thought of doing a managed forum role play? I think it could work with two-three hosts. It would be pretty simple, the hosts would create a setting and then turn players loose to do what they want as in a normal forum role play. However, their would be a set of rules in place that would prevent players from just saying I kill so and so and I find a legendary weapon and rule the world and stuff. I would use an item value system to determine player strength. Items would only be given out by hosts during daily events or as a reward for good role playing an the like. Pvps would be performed by requesting a fight and being approved by a host. The two would then be given something along the lines of three posts each to declare an attack or something. The posts would be rated on quality then added with their equipment score to determine a winner. I would put a time limit on the game itself, roughly a month, so the goal would be to get the highest ranking character within the time limit. The winner's guild/team would be considered a winner as well, but not add anything in determining player ranks as to encourage cooperation and not a kill fest. Since many forum rpers like to make op characters, I would have them pm me their characters before hand to be approved. I still have some details to work out, but I think it would be possible with some heavy host management. Inactive play would be hugely detrimental so it might make a fairly active game.
     
  39. Marquis

    Marquis beez in the whazzit??

    Joined:
    Jan 26, 2013
    Messages:
    259
    Likes Received:
    47
    Yo people suggest general sources or themes for the anon game aliases I.e. games shows books etc. Thanks babes
     
  40. Angel Flonne

    Angel Flonne macaron

    Joined:
    Jan 24, 2013
    Messages:
    509
    Likes Received:
    3
    PO Trainer Name:
    Angel Flonne
    Animals
    Elements
    Boy names
    Girl names
    Clothes