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| Game information | |
| Host | Curr3nt & Araver |
| Link | Looney Tunes Mafia |
| Size | 16 Players (Medium) |
| Start Date | 26.06.2011 |
| Winning Faction | Goodies Baddies Indy |
| Roster | 1. Aaryan 2. Hirkala |
| First to Die | flamebirde |
| Last Remaining | 1. Aaryan 4. Anon26 |
| MVP | Molly Mae (a.k.a. Yuli |
| Awards | Nominated for Best Mafia Game 2011 |
Looney Tunes Mafia was a game designed by Curr3nt and hosted by Curr3nt and Araver based on Looney Tunes characters.
It began on June 26th, 2011 and ended in a Goodie win in D4 (July 6th, 2011).
Game Mechanics
Rules
- OOA: Redirect >> RID Recruit > Save >> Trap >> RID Kill > Kill > Spy
- For same type actions: Indy >> Baddie > Goodie
- Tie votes means no lynch (any day)
- Night post will contain the following:
- Baddie Role + Goodie Role if Goodie is archnemesis (Baddie will not know the target name to determine if redirected or not)
- RID Kill - Actor Role + target name + success/failure
- Spy - Actor Role
- Trap - Actor Role + target name if success (See Save if applies)
- Kill - Actor Role + target name
- Save - Actor Role + target name + Actor Role saved against (A player targeted for a Save and a RID Kill will appear to be saved even if the RID Kill is incorrect)
- Redirect - Nothing
- RID Recruit - Nothing
Role Description
Goodies: WinCon - Eliminate the Baddies
- Bugs Bunny : Roll 6 Sided Die: (1) Save, (2) Spy, (3) Trap (Block and Save), (4) Redirect, (5) Vote Mod(another) x0-x2, (6) Kill. If spied by Baddie or Goodie appears as a random goodie not dead. (Can appear as himself)
- Duck Dodgers : RID Kill or one RID Recruit to BTSC. BTSC with Tweety
- Tweety : Spy - Baddies appear as "Putty tat" except for Sylvester. BTSC with Duck Dodgers
- Road Runner : Alternates Save or Spy with Speedy - Cycle set at the start of the game. Can choose action if Speedy dies (Will be notified when Speedy dies)
- Foghorn Leghorn : Redirect - cannot target the same target in a row. Fails if target is Barnyard Dawg - Will be notified if this happens
- Speedy Gonzales : Alternates Save or Spy with Road Runner - Cycle set at the start of game. Can choose action if Road Runner dies (Will be notified when Road Runner dies)
- Pepe Le Pew : Trap (Block and Save)
- Porky Pig : Vote Mod(self) x0-x2
- Michigan J Frog : No action. Takes 2 kill/lynch to die
- Barnyard Dawg : Redirect - cannot target the same target in a row. Fails if target is Foghorn Leghorn - Will be notified if this happens
Baddies: WinCon: Gain Majority (BTSC - No Night Kill). RID Kill is passed to a random baddie upon death - Last baddie can only have one RID Kill.
Vulnerable to archnemesis: If a baddie acts (after redirects) against their nemesis then their action fails and they lose their next night action: Elmer => Bugs; Marvin => Dodger; Sylvester => Tweety; Wile => Road Runner; Henery => Foghorn
- Elmer Fudd : RID Kill
- Marvin the Martian : Spy
- Sylvester : Trap (Block and Save)
- Wile E Coyote : Roll 12 Sided Die: (1-3) No Action, (4-5) Spy, (6-7) Trap (Block and Save), (8-9) Vote Mod(self) x0-x2, (10-11) Redirect, (12) Kill
- Henery Hawk : RID Kill
Indy: WinCon: Cause 3 different archnemesis redirects (Baddie -> Goodie). Can only earn one redirect a night. Must live through the lynch after the 3rd redirect success. Indy winning ends the game
- Tazmanian Devil : Redirect x3 each night. Secret ability.
| Secret Abilities |
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Can forfeit redirects for an equal number of vote redirects Vote redirect - Make A vote for B. A must be selected during the night phase. If A dies then vote redirect is lost. B is selected during the day phase. When submitting multiple redirects of A to B in a phase, A has to be different for each submission. A role can't act against more than one person so they can't be redirected to multiple people. Only night redirects count. If multiple unscored archnemesis redirects occur in the night then one is randomly picked. Not told if Indy caused the others. Takes 2 kill/lynch to die unless win condition met then next lynch succeeds. |
Host's Summary
Game
A big thanks to all the players. The activity was insane and greatly appreciated. Also very big thanks to Araver for his willingness to co-host and help me through this. You can definitely tell which posts he wrote.
Special commendations
- As for MVP... Molly was definitely the favorite player to watch. He got very lucky ( I figure he had a 7% chance to do what he did N1 ) and then was able to make enough sense to pick three different baddies to redirect N2. It's unfortunate that he couldn't convince the goodies for a tie but such is Mafia.
- I do want to through out a bit of note to Akriti and TheCube. You might not be aware of this but you did a good job recovering from the role outing. Baddies mostly had your roles reverse when all was said and done. They thought Cube's initial claim of Tweety was WIFOM and your posts following helped support that.
Thank you all for playing! You were very active in this game, and that’s the best gift a host can ever get. This game was tremendously fun to host, even if it went on an unexpected, low-chance path (as considered by the designers). But this only proves that Mafia is not a host-driven story, it is a game - the story and outcome is shaped by players. We’ve enjoyed reading your posts and BTSC comments and popcorn-ed a lot about your actions. Now, for the usual end of game spoilers ..
Indeed N1 may have set the game on a lucky path for the Indy though he did not know who was who among the 3 and always had to discover at least half a pair by deduction. But IMO, lucky N1 or not, the real turning point was D1 outing as it gave the Indy unprecedented (at least from my PoV) info as early as D1. So, yes, per original design, his redirects controlled the night. Which is something not really expected by any of us.
As a side-note, we've actually discussed anyone pulling a "curr3nt move" (from Tombstone Mafia) e.g. getting all goodies to cooperate and out themselves to the Indy somehow, in order to give him absolute power over baddies. This is why the Indy wincon was decided to end the game preventing any sudden tie. Longer, elaborated ties were still possible, and I don't really regret leaving that in, since it lead to an interesting alliance/backstabbing.
However, as Molly pointed out, he could have betrayed in N3 and get his second archnemesis redirect and then leave 2 vote redirects for the next day (e.g two attempts to guess a Porky or getting lucky with Bugs or Wile getting a vote manip). Redirecting two vote manips his way might have given him control of the lynch - given enough inactivity, - there were only 10 votes cast on D3. His vote + x2 + x2 means 5 not really enough for a (lucky) tie in the lynch. And yes, we had a great time when he redirected Road Runner to self while the Road Runner was already saving him.
The baddies however stood no chance after the end of N3. The Redirect >> all actions and inability to kill Taz directly without getting redirected made all their knowledge kinda pointless. Weird butterfly effect since the massive goodies outing, without Taz, would have led to a quick win for the baddies. Earlier than N3, they could have tried to vote on D2 and save Medji - secret vote manips were against this - there was a 3 vote gap, not enough to make a tie ... but they did not even try i.e. 2 baddies did not vote. Also, they tried a not-acting trick far too late IMO. This might have worked with better results in N2. Timezone differences made it very hard to coordinate on a plan like that which involved all baddies acting like a group *shrug* Also, there was no leading voice - in my heavily biased opinion - they did not reach a mutual trust/momentum which is usually a part of Baddies BTSC - get a plan early on, stick to it, only correct it if absolutely necessary (not just by having a slightly different opinion), synchronize implementing the plan (including flash-voting and such), etc. There were a lot of clever suggestions, but most did not gain enough support to be implemented.
We were kinda worried that our Writer/Animator backstory would not get noticed e.g. the coffee mug. It started as a playful twist and served as a backbone of their relationship. That was very fun. In day 3, the Animator buys a new one, the Writer is still in possession of the original mug. Day 4 - the Writer grabs the coffee mug just before leaving while the Animator is using the new one (and taking over the Writer's job). There's room for Episode 2 if needed "The mug strikes back" and what not.
Winning Faction
Goodies
- Aaryan - Barnyard Dawg
- Anon26 - Michigan J Frog
- EDM - Bugs Bunny
- flamebirde - Pepe le Pew - Lynched D1
- Akriti - Duck Dodgers
- Thalia - Road Runner
- TheCube - Tweety
- Hidden G - Porky Pig
- maurice - Foghorn Leghorn
- darth nox - Speedy Gonzales
MVP: Molly Mae
Day and Night Posts
| Night 1 |
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| To: Lead Animator
Here is the first pass at Act 1. I need the story boards draw up by tomorrow or the Director will have your head! P.S. Have you seen my coffee mug? ---Attached stained and crumpled papers.--- - Act 1 -
Ok...Open on a sunrise over a farm. Enter Henery Hawk crawling out of a haystack barn loft. As a hungry lad he wants chicken for breakfast since that is what chicken hawks eat. Enter Foghorn Leghorn stage left. Leghorn: "I say boy! Whatcha doin' up in the loft?" Henery: "Sleepin' and now I'm ready for breakfast! Know where I can find me a chicken?" blah...blah...blah... Foghorn is yapping to Henery without looking to stop any time soon. Cut to a high speed chase in an alley Sylvester is chasing after Molly Mae. Have them topple a bunch of trash cans and cut away once Molly Mae is caught. Now to Paris... Eiffel Tower and such Pepe Le Pew has maurice in a romantic hold kissing and hugging him. [don't forget the stupid cupid in the background this time] Cut to Duck Dodgers in a space craft chasing after Yodell in another. [zip back and forth a couple times but not too much] Just as Dodgers gets a fix he runs into an asteroid. [work in the beak gag, kids love that] Now to a forest where Elmer Fudd is stalking his prey. Elmer: "Be vewy vewy quiet I'm hunting an Anon26." Enter Park Ranger. Ranger: "Sir, are you aware this is a national park? There is no hunting allowed!" Anon26 gets away. Work in Tweety, Speedy Gonzales and Marvin the Martian in there somewhere. -Fin Act 1- |
| Day 1 |
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| The Lead Animator put his glasses on and read the act 1 script the boy just delivered to him. He sighed deeply, nodded and put the paper away, next to his coffee mug the Writer always stole from him in the rare occasions he paid him a visit in person. Director's nephew and all. *sigh* He massaged his temples and stared into the distance, then removed his glasses. As usual, when something new was stirred up by management, it was up to him to fill the empty spaces with art. Or to break the news to the characters.
He looked at them in the distance, still playing with their gadgets and toys, running around, enjoying their animated life. Oblivious to the real world. Oblivious of the different shades of gray that came with each decision, deciding which frames are in and which are out. Decisions, decisions. Where art thou, art? He took yet another pill from the almost-empty bottle and coughed. It took him a while to find a few fresh white pages and to recover his favorite pencil from behind the desk. Only then he began the painful process of making sense of the script. As he read through it, expanding the setting, provind background stories, pulling references viewers might appreciate, he heard the voices getting louder and louder. He went to the window and looked at the huge set where the characters lived. He could almost taste a trouble-bringing wind in the air. An omen of much more than the usual rivalries and pranks. He watched them following each other tirelessly, complaining over any insignificant little detail the caretakers missed, ready to fight over any perceived threat or territory infringement. He went back and flipped his pages to see what he had previously drawn. It almost broke his heart when he had to make them mortal. The animated world has always been his refuge. The place where death is banished from. Where a new turn of the page would uncover a new story. A neverending universe, with no beginning and no end. Hard to explain how all of this has changed. How trivial things like ratings, market share, focus-group results, budget cuts had tainted it, burned holes in its perfection. A small tear followed the wrinkled face, finally landing on the pages. It had been done. Pepe Le Pew was no longer a member of the Looney cast. |
| Night 2 |
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| *Takes a sip from a coffee mug*
To: Lead Animator I came by earlier to pick up those story boards but you were out. Director was not happy with a couple of your drawings and I'm going to have to clean them up. I hope you know how much I'm sticking my neck out for you. Get these drawn up right for the meeting tomorrow. - Act 2 - You've seen the cartoon where Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd sing that viking song? Do that but bigger and better. Cut back to Duck Dodgers trapped on an asteroid. He sees Darth Nox in the distance and gives chase. Just as Duck Dodgers is about to catch him...Send in Speedy Gonzales to spin Dodgers around. [My uncle loves that beak gag so get it right this time!] Rewrite the chase scene in Act 1 with Sylvester and Peace. Work in Marvin the Martian, Tweety and Road Runner in there somewhere. I'm late for golf with the Director. I'm sure you will do fine. - Fin Act 2 - |
| Day 2 |
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| The Lead Animator carefully unpacked his new coffee mug and placed it on the desk. He moved it around a bit, trying to find a good spot where it's both within reach and easier to hide if the Writer had come to visit him. That was the 6th coffee mug he had bought. Why couldn't the Writer get his own?
He read the smaller Act 2 script and sighed. Drawing that would be a piece of cake, a walk in the park. He could even let one of his assistants take care of it. But where would the suspense be? Not to mention the fact that all the assistant animators had been sacked a while ago. *sigh* This was broken in so many places. Unclear timeline, unclear motivations. Time to fill in the spots. He looked around over the set to draw his inspiration. They were still going around, running in circles, so much energy to draw on. He paused right as his tired eyes had lost track of the picture. As he turned around to his desk, he heard a big loud noise. A quick glance and he saw the big wooden pillars of the previously balanced set trembling. He had been positive that would happen one day. Both the chief of the security and that lazy architect the company had brought over said it will resist a thousand years. Of course. IF no one would be actually using it. And they hadn't met Taz and the level of destruction he brought with him. Deep sigh. Nothing to do now. Back to drawing. And could someone please stop those police and fire-sirens? He opened a drawer and took out the iPod his daughter had brought him. Clever piece of technology, and most appreciated in a day with so many distractions. The Animator put his earpieces on and started making stories true. Late afternoon, as he replayed the scenes in his mind, he made a couple of small adjustments, then nodded to himself. If that was what they wanted, that's what they would get. Elmer Fudd was no longer a member of the cast. |
| Night 3 |
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| The lead writer is passed out at his desk. He had a little too much to drink at the management party the previous night.
The office courier looks for the daily report he was assigned to deliver to the Animator. All he finds is a napkin with near illegible writing. Shrugging he grabs the napkin and leaves the writer to his snoring. - Act 3 - |
| Day 3 |
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| The Lead Animator searched for an hour till he found the pair of tweezers he was looking for. He used them to open the napkin the courier had brought him. Typical. That no-good Writer had managed to produce another masterpiece. Five lines no less. The animator quietly pondered if the writer actually earned more per word than him per month. Back in the days, writing did not pay that handsomely. Maybe he could jump to writing, he had some friends that were pretty advanced ... But then again, no. Being someone's nephew is not exactly a skill that can be learned.
So back to creating something from nothing. He looked around at the set to draw his inspiration. He saw a pair poking each other and decided to start with that. Keeping it simple. Work your way through. First Henery, then Sylvester, then Wile, build a crescendo, throw Tweety in, cut back to Wile again, and then finish with the carrots. The last part was heavily improvised, since there was little to show without Elmer around. Sigh. Stupid budget cuts. Will need to get Bugs portrayed as a grayer character. Perhaps this was even a good move, more realistic. Though Bugs' agent will probably go nuts when he hears about it. But the napkin held enough evidence to force his hand if needed. Director's nephew and all. The Big not to mention Leading Writer said so. He chuckled to himself and kept drawing. By midday he felt a break was deserved, left his work and went out on a buying spree. And as alway, he found just the perfect coffee mug to bring his inspiration back. On his way back, he enjoyed his Latte in the cornershop, still dazzled with the eyes of the coffee-girl. Blue or green, he kept forgetting the color right after he left the store. But while in there. Hmm, romance. Years don't quite drown it. Late afternoon he did the final replay, before submitting his work. He made small changes, here and there, nothing important. Then he thought about the coffee girl and changed a few of the colors to match her eyes. Yes, that will do. As for the other change the management had secretly asked of him ... it saddened him to see a character named after a dear friend animator go, but ... Henery was just a would-be star that never quite made it. He could almost hear Foghorn Leghorn: "You lose something - I say, did you lose something, kid?" ... as the sun sets and Henery fades in the background. |
| Night 4 |
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| Out on the 16th hole the lead writer places a golf score sheet into a parcel envelope. On the front it shows evidence that the writer either needs more time on the greens or he should give it up all together. In smudged pencil on the back...
Sylvester and Tweety Sylvester traps Klue Duck Dodgers kills Molly Mae Bugs, Tweety and Roadrunner The Lead Animator was leaving the building when the agitated courier boy found him. He took the piece of paper from him and quickly glanced over. Killing Molly Mae? He's got to be kidding me. Since when does Duck Dodgers find his targets so easily? Since when can anyone catch Molly Mae? Not on my watch, no sir. He slipped the paper in his pocket then continued home. This little charade will be conveniently forgotten. Let them yell all they want. |
| Day 4 |
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| The Lead Writer sits quietly in front of the Director's desk as the Director flips through the latest story board drawings. The Director pulls out three boards and places them upside down on the desk, setting the rest off to the side.
Looking up at the lead Writer he slowly turns over the three drawings of Duck Dodger's engagement with Taz. Director: What part of no Taz did you not understand? Writer: What uncle? Director: Don't uncle me! What part of no Taz didn't your small brain not understand?! Writer: <squeeks> I have no idea why the Animator made those. The Director pulls out the parcel envelope with the golf score sheet inside, flicking the paper across the desk. He then pulls out a napkin with writing on it while the scowl on his face deepens. Writer: I didn't... Director: SILENCE! Writer: but... Director: You good for nothing... I do not care if you are my sister's whelp. You incompetent fool! You are fired. SECURITY! Escort this moron out. Head down in shame the former Lead Writer is lead to the exit between two neckless security guards. As he passes his desk he makes a grab for the coffee mug and cradles it in his arms as he leaves the building. Back in the Director's office, he calls his secretary to send the Lead Animator in. Director: The stories are crap but you did good work with the little that you were provided. We'll need to work hard but we have time to rework this. Perhaps we could... As the Director keeps talking a small smile creeps onto the Animator's face as he drinks from a coffee mug with the barcode sticker still on the bottom. Back to his office, the Lead Animator’s mind was clouded with mixed emotions. As his hand moved flawlessly along the page, his thoughts ran over all the events that preceded this. The Lead Writer getting fired was just the cherry on top. As interim Writer, with minimal guidance from the Director, he was now able to shape the story as he had always wanted. Even if it meant the last death of some of his favorite trouble-maker. Even if it meant other changes may come. At last, he had a story he could draw with his mind closed and heart open. (Script for Final Act) [Taz wakes up to find Bugs looking over him with big eyes and a sad expression on his face. Zoom out to Taz’s face as he blinks without making a sound, staring back at Bugs. A smile begins on Taz’s face as he opens his mouth and waters his lips.] [Pan out. Foghorn Leghorn stares at Taz from right behind Bugs and pushes Bugs out of the way as Taz’s mouth closes with a snap on empty air.] Foghorn: What're you d... I say, what're you doin' with that redirect, tryin’ to trick us all? You're crazy boy! There's no trust in this game! Uh-uh-uh, I know what you're gonna say, son. When two halves is gone, there's nothin' left. And you're right, two nothin's is nothin'. That's mathematics, son! You can argue with me, but you can't argue with figures! [Taz stares incredulously. Looks at Foghorn. Looks down. Back at Foghorn. Utterly confused. Then his expression changes to an angry look.] Foghorn: Stand up, son. You're fallin' all over yourself. [Taz jumps to his feet. Tornado moment.] Taz: Why you say you no bunny rabbit when you have little powder-puff tail? [Foghorn looks at his tail, then back at Taz] Foghorn: What's the gag - I say, what's the gag, son? Gag, that is. [Taz walks towards Foghorn, but stumbles from a trap left by Duck Dodgers. Medallion showing Duck laying the trap the night before.] Foghorn: Oh, you're down again. You gotta learn to stand on your own feet, boy. I may not always be around to help ya. [Foghorn walks away] [Pan out. Road Runner has been watching the two with a curious expression on his face. As Taz begins to walk towards him, Road Runner shrugs.] Road Runner: Beep! Beep! [Road Runner runs away in a cloud of smoke. Taz looks sad] [Pan out above Taz’s head. Zoom in to see Michigan J. Frog speaking while Tweety and Duck Dodgers nod from time to time. Close in as Frog says: ] Michigan J. Frog: [singing] Hello, my darling / hello, my darling / hello, my Taz. / Send me a RID by wire / baby, my hearts on fire / if you refuse me / honey, you'll lose me / then you'll be left alone. [Tweety and Duck Dodgers exchange a glance, try to intervene but then fall back. Duck scratches his head then suddently realizes something and a smile flashes on his face] [Run camera with Duck as he brings a net and an overly complicated mechanism with gears / levers and a big net with a lot of weights distributed evenly. Frog nods appreciatively. They all push the lever and throw the net down at Taz. Taz is caught by surprise and struggles to get out. ] Taz: Huh? Back-stab ... No good ... Taz mad now. [As Taz tries furiously to escape the net, a box falls on him and is quickly closed from all sides. A hand labels it ‘Australia’. Another one labels it ‘Don’t open’. Then a third hand adds ‘Seriously, don’t open this!’] [As the box is lifted and loaded into a truck, close in to the three on top] Michigan J. Frog: [singing a different tune this time] Everybody do the Michigan Rag / everybody likes the Michigan Rag / slide, ride, glide the Michigan / stomp, romp, pomp the Michigan / jump, clump, pump the Michigan Rag / that lovin' rag. [Pan out. Not so far away, Sylvester and Wile E Coyote half-hidden behind what’s left of an old Western set. Sylvester still tries to rearrange his whiskers. Some of them are missing. Wile’s eyes are red from lack of sleep.] Sylvester (at Taz): Well, I told ya where you're gonna be, if you kept doing that. Now that you’re gone, we can finally get into the open and get the P-P-prize .. [Wile hits Sylvester on the head and Sylvester tries to regain balance.] Sylvester: Ow! Why you little... I'll... Wile E. Coyote: Focus. I’ve told you. They know our faces. Now that revenge was played out, we must flee town lest they catch us. [Wile’s eyes go up as his mouth waters. Small medallion showing the Road runner then Wile sharpening his knife.] Wile E. Coyote: Perhaps go to the Grand Canyon. There should be a Road Runner around there somewhere. [Sylvester nods] Sylvester: All right! I'll do it. I'd rather starve to death than die here! But, why a Road Runner of all the birds? Wile E. Coyote: A legitimate question, young man, deserving a legitimate answer. Now then, I can easily understand why it should puzzle you that a person of my intelligence, I.Q. 207 super genius, should devote his valuable time chasing a ridiculous road runner ... " [Pan out as they leave through the back of the building] [Fade out] THE END |
End of Game Roster
- Aaryan - Barnyard Dawg
- Hirkala - Henery Hawk - Lynched D3
- Molly Mae - Taz - Lynched D4
- Anon26 - Michigan J Frog
- KlueMaster - Wile E Coyote
- EDM - Bugs Bunny
- Auramyna - Marvin the Martian - Killed N3
- flamebirde - Pepe le Pew - Lynched D1
- Medji - Elmer Fudd - Lynched D2
- Akriti - Duck Dodgers
- Thalia - Road Runner
- TheCube - Tweety
- YoDell - Sylvester
- Hidden G - Porky Pig
- maurice - Foghorn Leghorn
- darth nox - Speedy Gonzales
Actions
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| Actions (in order of OOA)
Night 2 / Day 2
Night 3
Night 4
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