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Post by Adonna on Sept 25, 2006 12:58:01 GMT -5
This post is from Susan. I think the more complicated we get the harder the game will be once people begin to drink. I like Grant's idea if it were not an open invitation where people come and go and where large amounts of alcohol are involved (no not just me). I like Adonna's idea because anyone can join at any time. I also like the idea of a trial or an opportunity to figure out who is the killer. I think if we meld these ideas together we can have a lot of fun for anyone who chooses to join in.
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Post by grant on Sept 25, 2006 13:14:41 GMT -5
Ok let me step back here, and say that I actually do not fully support the idea that I have been suggesting; I was simply clarifying the best way I have seen that idea work. Personally it doesn’t matter too much to me either way. But with Addona’s idea here there will be no winner it will just be people killing each other. I do agree though that in a party situation the idea I had may not work as well as is, and would likely have to be changed a bit to work, and it relies on knowing who is going to play before the game starts which is often difficult at your parties.
For Emily and I the game has little baring on the party for us and is not the important part of it.
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Post by grant on Sept 25, 2006 13:25:21 GMT -5
One last thing,
With the way that you have it set up new people would not be able to join in.
If everyone that wants to play puts their name into a bowl and then every one draws a name then there would be no names left to draw for the new people.
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Post by Adonna on Sept 25, 2006 13:37:28 GMT -5
My favorite idea is the Maffia style game with one killer and maybe a "policeman" and someone who would serve as a sort of mediator. We could play several games and the fun part would be the trials every half hour or so. The fun part wouldn't be the killing or dying, but the trial.
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Post by grant on Sept 25, 2006 13:43:20 GMT -5
That might work...
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Post by Rabbit on Sept 26, 2006 12:37:01 GMT -5
I'd like to come up with a game that allows everyone (if they choose) to participate. The probem w/ the Mafia style so far is that only one, maybe two people, are actively playing; while the rest of the guests just sit back and do nothing. And though this works for those guests that don't want to play, it doesn't quite work for those who do. What other games are out there?
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Post by Chad Manning on Sept 26, 2006 15:07:46 GMT -5
That's why I suggested having a mock trial every hour or so to try and catch the murderer. Or have a team of murderers? Or I can make a mystery that no one knows who the killer is and drop clues every so often and everyone has to try to figure out the puzzle - kinda like the Clue movie? Those who want to participate and figure out the mystery can do so while everyone else just hangs out.
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Post by Rabbit on Sept 26, 2006 16:56:32 GMT -5
Another option to consider. This idea very closely mimics the mafia card game:
We could also have multiple killers with different weapons, so that when someon dies, we will know the means (i.e., knife, gun, grenade, etc). This way, even though the killers are anonymous, the 'citizens' would be able to tell which crimes were committed by which weapon. The killers would not work together, but seperate. They would not even know who the other killers were, and they could in fact kill each other. I could imagine finding one of the killers dead on the ground at the hands of another killer. The dead killer might have a knife in his pocket (his/her means for killing people). We would then know that one killer has been killed, and who that killer killed (based upon the weapon in his/her pocket).
We could have a couple of deputies that try and discover the murderers. In this scenario, a deputy would be able to take a suspected killer to jail. However, the suspected killer might actually turn out to be a towns person. Of course, there wouldn't really be a jail; we could have something like a white cloth to represent that a person is in jail, just as we would have a red cloth for representing that someone has been killed. Like the killers the deputies would not know who the other deputies were. This would add a bit of roleplay for the deputies in order to see if they could find each other and collaborate. It would also allow the killers, if they so choose, to pretend to be deputies in order to discover the real deputy and kill him/her. Also, a 'citizen' might discover the killer, but then he/she would have to inform one of the deputies, which is risky. If, for instance, a citizen believes he/she knows one of the depities, and informs this deputy about a murder, that deputy might turn out to be one of the killers.
Perhaps we could have a doctor too that could revive the dead. The doctor would try and remain anonymous so that the killers wouldn't try and target him/her out.
One thing that I like about this situation is that anyone can 'act' as the deputy or the doctor, which allows even the citizens to become active.
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Post by Chad Manning on Sept 26, 2006 17:40:43 GMT -5
Hmmm... Interesting idea. Might work. Let me think about it. What do the rest of you think?
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Post by Vable on Sept 26, 2006 21:39:53 GMT -5
I'm sorry... what? no really. what were we talking about? I fell asleep. eh?
:-P
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Post by Rabbit on Sept 27, 2006 8:40:46 GMT -5
I'm sorry... what? no really. what were we talking about? I fell asleep. eh? :-P Uh...what is this?
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Post by grant on Sept 27, 2006 8:44:35 GMT -5
I'm sorry... what? no really. what were we talking about? I fell asleep. eh? :-P Uh...what is this? I concur
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Post by Adonna on Sept 27, 2006 11:06:43 GMT -5
I love the idea Garret, but I beleive it would be a little too complicated. We need to decide if we want the fun to be killing or the trial. I always liked Maffia because of how people acted a the trial, where everyone can participate and interact in order to discover the killer. Just one killer and one detective, then we have a magistrate. After a death the magistrate calls a town meeting and the jurrors and witnesses vote on who is to participate in the trial. Then one is killed according to their vote. ... Something like that anyway. If we play well we can probably play several games. One thing though ... Pac can't be the Magistrate . Everyone just draws their part when they get there and no one knows who draws what, not even the magistrate. Simple easy to follow even when intoxicated.
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Post by Rabbit on Sept 27, 2006 15:51:33 GMT -5
I does sound complicated on paper, but I think it would be able to explain quite simply. If we only have one killer, one deputy, and a magistrate, that still doesn't solve the problem of allowing more guests to be active.
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Post by Adonna on Sept 27, 2006 23:01:34 GMT -5
the trial is where the activity is.
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