Effulgence Mafia Game Thread

[DanielH]

Still too busy for cryptoing yet especially because I got distracted explaining one-time pads in the other thread:

I'm pretty sure the game isn't over until everybody alive is actually winning or losing. That is, if Addy wins by having 50% of the power roles still alive, we keep playing even though Alphabeta could be said to be winning. This is like Mafia usually is, but unlike most games (which are over as soon as any one player has met their win condition).

I find what I said to be a plausible Addy win condition, but probably not exactly right. Note that anybody town-aligned will be keeping the game going while there are mafia, so either there must be nobody Town-aligned, or there must be no mafia, for the game to end. Since I'd guess most power roles are Town-aligned, Addy cannot win while the Mafia is still alive. Even if this analysis is wrong, the key point is still that Addy wants many of us alive, probably doesn't prefer any of us dead, and can help us stay that alive, so we should keep Addy alive.

Is it permitted to discuss the game with non-players iff they promise not to reveal private information to other players?

[jalapeno_dude]

I withdraw my vote.

[Alphabeta]

I am not quite convinced (if I were Addy and had a win condition compatible with town, I would have made sure to record that with crypto in case I needed to convince town of that fact).

Well, I was dealing with some string length limitations.

[Alicorn]

You may discuss with non-players if they will maintain correct infosec and you aren't gaining some ludicrous strategic advantage from their assistance.

[futurevision]

Alphabeta, do you know if you can copy powers from people who don't know they have them? The Gods' refusal to state if someone does or does not have powers makes me wonder. And, out of curiosity, do you know if Tulip(Janine) had any powers?

[Alphabeta]

Alphabeta, do you know if you can copy powers from people who don't know they have them? The Gods' refusal to state if someone does or does not have powers makes me wonder. And, out of curiosity, do you know if Tulip(Janine) had any powers?

I don't know either of those, but I've been assuming that Tulip didn't. Isn't Janine just the very excellent cook in the employ of Jokers' biological families?

[futurevision]

I thought she was Bella's roommate? Hilary is the cook, I think. I'm pretty sure both would be powerless anyways.

[Alphabeta]

I thought she was Bella's roommate? Hilary is the cook, I think. I'm pretty sure both would be powerless anyways.

Ah, right. I knew it was someone I don't care about for the purpose of this game beyond them voting without malice.

[futurevision]

Even if you won't tell us the names of the people who have the powers, would you be willing to tell us about the powers that you know are in play?

[Alphabeta]

Even if you won't tell us the names of the people who have the powers, would you be willing to tell us about the powers that you know are in play?

Hm... not yet. I can probably be persuaded, though.