[Mafia] THE AMERICANS

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birdstrike: Oct 30, 2008; i;m gay

Welcome to The Americans, a mafia game for 15 players with flavour from the FX series of the same name, my favourite TV show of the moment.

The Americans: Outline
Set in the 1980s, The Americans follows the story of Elizabeth and Phillip Jennings, two deep-cover KGB agents living in the Virginia suburbs of DC, their family, their colleagues and the FBI team looking to uncover them. And wouldn't you know, one of these FBI agents just happens to be their neighbour across the road.

:siren:

SPOILER WARNING :siren:

There have been 4 seasons so far, this game is set around about Season 3. If you haven't watched up to this point I will be as spoiler-free as possible, but it is inevitable that certain basic plot points will be revealed. Consider yourself warned.

What Type Of Game Is This?
The Americans is a show about espionage and deception at the height of the Cold War. It is also a show about families, shared experiences, and relationships even with people who profess to be our enemies.

I have tried to recreate some of the complexities here. This is not a standard mafia setup, and even people on your team may have different information and objectives.

I recommend that you are extraordinarily careful about claims and flavour in this game - a good cover story is essential in the intelligence business.

This is a role-light game. Some people have actions and some people don't. However, the term "vanilla" doesn't really make sense in this setup.

This setup is a little bit experimental for me and I am likely to stuff it up in a significant way. Please bear with me and I will endeavour to make the experience as fun as possible, even if it doesn't work out.

Should I Play?
This is not going to be the most accurate representation of mafia if you have never played before. Having said that, I always welcome new players and I will do my best to make this game enjoyable.

In line with the setting, this game will be slower and less irreverent than oh, I don't know, games based on another FX show.

Because of this, it is important that you pay attention.
It is also important that you participate and discuss things. If I feel you are not pulling your weight I will let you know about it.

Rules

Days are between 24 and 48 hours long, starting and ending around 11am AEST (I think this is 9ish PM US Eastern). If I resolve actions quickly enough I'll open up the thread early.
Don�t intentionally post between hammer and flip.
Votes will be majority of players to hammer (days can end in a no-interrogation).
[REDACTED] players may have been given fake flavour.
Using your win condition to out yourself or others in public is technically not against the rules but is incredibly dumb, I recommend you do not do this.
No editing posts. Make a clarification in a new post.
I'm usually pretty lax about deadposts which don't bear on the game directly, but keep it to a minimum this time.
Don�t directly quote mod PMs.
If you have any questions throughout the game, PM me.

Role FAQ: http://wiki.mafiascum.net/index.php?title=Roles

Sample wincon
You are [REDACTED]-aligned. You win when there are no longer any threats to [REDACTED].

# ? Sep 12, 2016 07:49

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birdstrike: Oct 30, 2008; i;m gay

birdstrike fucked around with this message at 11:08 on Sep 12, 2016

# ? Sep 12, 2016 07:50

Moatillata: Dec 13, 2006; Maintain.

Хеы бирдстрике И wоулд лике то йоин тхис гаме. Хопе алл ис гоинг wелл ин тхе доwн ундерверсе

# ? Sep 12, 2016 07:59

Bifauxnen: Aug 12, 2010; Curses! Foiled again!

I have never seen this show but this sounds like a very cool setup, in!

I'd also like to note before the game starts that I intend to ramble about American cultural minutia for my Australian friends regardless of alignment, so please do not read it as trying too hard.

# ? Sep 12, 2016 08:04

Lid: Feb 18, 2005; And the mercy seat is awaiting,
And I think my head is burning,
And in a way I'm yearning,
To be done with all this measuring of proof.
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth,
And anyway I told the truth,
And I'm not afraid to die.

Nostarovya

# ? Sep 12, 2016 08:15

Anidav: Feb 25, 2010; ahhh fuck its the rats again

VERY WELL!

# ? Sep 12, 2016 12:08

TammyHEH: Dec 11, 2013; Alfrything is only the ghost of a memory...

i know i said i retire but i here for my boy

# ? Sep 12, 2016 13:38

TammyHEH: Dec 11, 2013; Alfrything is only the ghost of a memory...

i really enjoyed the americans as well

# ? Sep 12, 2016 13:39

flerp: Feb 25, 2014

hello yes im playing a birb game

# ? Sep 13, 2016 00:50

SirSamVimes: Jul 21, 2008; ~* Challenge *~

I like birb games. The initial OH GOD MUST DO EVERYTHING phase on Legion has faded too so now I can actually play mafs.

# ? Sep 14, 2016 20:59

birdstrike: Oct 30, 2008; i;m gay

Mod update: Hey folks I'm going out to the countryside over the weekend, I'll be back Monday to start if we have enough players then. I'm hoping we'll pick some up from the soldiers game wrapping up.

The good news is that I wrote the role PMs last week, the bad news is that I haven't got linked pictures for each PM yet but that will take like what, an hour or so?

# ? Sep 16, 2016 06:21

flerp: Feb 25, 2014

can my pm have a picture of a dog?

# ? Sep 16, 2016 06:24

Pinterest Mom: Jun 9, 2009

# ? Sep 20, 2016 04:39

Atomic Soda: Jun 9, 2005; drink this baby

i'll play

# ? Sep 20, 2016 05:02

t a s t e: Sep 6, 2010

As long as I'm not murdered for being American

# ? Sep 20, 2016 19:46

chaoslord: Jan 28, 2009; Nature Abhors A Vacuum

I'll join bird game

# ? Sep 23, 2016 01:14

flerp: Feb 25, 2014

flerp posted:

can my pm have a picture of a dog?

bird im holding this to u ok

# ? Sep 23, 2016 02:22

birdstrike: Oct 30, 2008; i;m gay

flerp posted:

bird im holding this to u ok

I don't actually recall any dogs on the show but okay.

# ? Sep 23, 2016 02:23

flerp: Feb 25, 2014

thank u

# ? Sep 23, 2016 02:37

Moatillata: Dec 13, 2006; Maintain.

Birdstrike posted:

I don't actually recall any dogs on the show but okay.

Capitalist pig dog

# ? Sep 23, 2016 03:08

birdstrike: Oct 30, 2008; i;m gay

Hey everyone I've closed the game unfortunately I wasn't able to get it off the ground. I have something else planned but for now I will share my terrible setup which you will probably see and think "wow I'm glad I didn't have to play that lovely setup."

I was inspired in part but CPig's FF1 multifaction game. There were three factions in this setup as below, representing to some degree the various characters / storylines in the show and their interaction (or lack thereof):

1. The Jennings Family
Factional Wincon: Wins when there are no longer any threats to this faction.

Elizabeth Jennings (In scumdoc, can perform NK. Nationality: American)
Phillip Jennings (In scumdoc, can perform NK. Nationality: American. ALT WINCON: Martha is alive at the end of the game)
Gabriel (In scumdoc, can NK, on N1 is told nationality of two random non-faction players. Nationality: Russian)
Paige Jennings (NOT in scumdoc but knows who teammates are, no night action. Nationality: American)
Henry Jennings (Not in scumdoc, no night action, does not know who teammates are. Nationality: American)

2. The Americans
Factional Wincon: Wins when there a no longer threats to faction

Stan Beeman (Each night may investigate a player's nationality. ALT WINCON: Nina is alive at the end of the game. Nationality: American)
Frank Gaad (Vanilla, American)
Agent Aderholt (Vanilla, American)
FBI Mail Robot (BEST CHARACTER IN THE GAME/SHOW, Vanilla, American)
Anton Baklanov (Vanilla, Russian)
Martha (Vanilla, American. ALT WINCON: Phillip alive at the end)
Pastor Tim (Vanilla, American. ALT WINCON: Paige alive at the end)

3. Rezidentura
Factional Wincon: No longer any threats to Russia

Arkady (Vanilla, Russian)
Nina (Vanilla, Russian)
Oleg (Vanilla, Russian)

The nationality mechanic was designed as a super-weak cop/rolecop for town and scum.

The different factional wincons were kind of floaty so that

The American faction won when there was no NK and it controlled a majority of votes
The Family won when it couldn't be voted by a combination of the Americans and the Rezidentura (the Rezident didn't know who they were and mistakes could be made)
The Rezidentura won when there were no longer any American faction players

The alternate wincons were designed to add a level of intrigue outside of standard alignment and were designed to be secret (e.g. does Phillip tell Elizabeth about his Martha wincon? Can Elizabeth and Gabriel trust him)

If someone wanted to do a similar setup in future scum might be a bit OP with 5 players but obviously I never got to balance �\_(ツ)_/�

# ? Sep 26, 2016 01:04

birdstrike: Oct 30, 2008; i;m gay

in conclusion:

# ? Sep 26, 2016 01:05

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got some chores tonight: Feb 18, 2012; honk honk whats for lunch...

# ? Sep 26, 2016 01:56

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