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Poker mafia is a mafia game with special mechanics.

Game info

  • designed for 10-13 players. 10 players is optimal for balance reasons (a typical hold'em table has 10 players).
  • Does not require poker knowledge, although basic knowledge of poker hands helps. If you don't know poker hands I can tell you exactly what your role is at night.
Special mechanics

  • no set roles: your role depends on your hand, which changes every night.
  • The role a player receives differs depending on whether the player is town or mafia. Town's role assignment list is public; mafia's role assignment list is only known to mafia.
  • cards are guaranteed to be randomly shuffled every phase.
  • players may take actions during the day to affect their poker odds against other players during the night.
  • no factional night kill for mafia: instead, night kills will be awarded based on a player's hand, meaning town can also receive kills.
  • Mafia's advantage revolves around abilities to 'cheat' at poker.
  • complete kill: mafia must eliminate all town to win.
Theme

All players are randomly assigned the name of a well-known professional poker player. This is for thematic flavoring only, meaning the name of the player is randomized and has no bearing on either faction or role. I do not mean to imply that any of the poker players named in the game are cheaters!

Game rules

  • Normal rules apply, no screenshotting PMs, no outside comms, respect the spirit of the game, etc.
  • UNVOTEing is encouraged, not required
  • 72 hour DP, 24 hour NP
  • Majority lynch
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@Bullish
I love poker and am good at mafia but this website has a very cliquey group so I may be not allowed here, it's up to you.

I have never gamethrown and when truly put under pressure reveal at least my character or part of my role. I believe rhat poker theory applies to mafia and that to let other blackmail you to reveal your entiee hand whike they revealed none of theirs is a foolish play, no matter how knuckleheaded the town is.


If that's an issue, don't allow me in your game. This doesn't mean I never out day one when pressured, it means I want negotiation and reasoning if you're going to get it out of md.

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This is a very interesting mechanic. Could go terribly wrong but overall I definitely at least like the concept. /in
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Interesting concept. Looking forward to it.

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I'm evaluating your presence in the game.
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The evaluation is flawed because your information comes from sources that either know too little about me, are biased against me or both at once.
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So my alignment could change every night? Ok.

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No, but your role can. If I read it right.
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I can't promise having the proper amount of time to play this, but put me down as a replacement in case anyone drops out.
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Warren is correct.
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Ok. Either way, should be interesting.
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@Bullish
6 or 9 is the norm in hold'em with the alternative being headsup or 3-man tables.

Where do you play that 10-man is the norm?

'man' is not sexist in this situation, it is poker terminology for how many seats are available in the table and, for single-table sit-n-go, required for them to begin.
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I don't know shit bout poker but 
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By the way if Phil Hellmuth isn't godfather, you don't know your poker players.

Phil Ivey could be either alignment but will be an extreme power role,

Dan Negreanu will be a huge town PR.

Won't spoil more, good luck who play.

Okay, I will spoil one thing, Doyle Brunson will be the Sheriff.
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Nvm it is all random, that is a shame.
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@Bullish
I am not doing forum mafia these days but the mechanics here will make for an interesting game. I will /in for this one.

Is it possible for you yo give more details on the following before the game starts?:

players may take actions during the day to affect their poker odds against other players during the night.
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I want to keep the discussion in the game thread, but a high level description: you can choose to fold, check, or bet like in a poker game, and each of these affect your chances of getting a role and your chance of winning the night kill.
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If you let me in, I will impress you.
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Do we start off with a specific amount of poker chips that we use to bet?
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In the interest of keeping the mechanics relatively simple, there are no chip counts.
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I believe RM is a better player than I am, thus I would want him to be here.