Mafia Championships

[Snaq ◢ ◤]

INVITATION TO THE MAFIA CHAMPIONSHIP (SEASON 6)

Ahoy there!

I’m very excited to invite your community to participate in Season 6 of the Mafia Championship.

The Mafia Championship is an annual forum-based tournament series that pits representatives from various online Mafia (aka Werewolf) communities against one another as they compete to determine the Internet’s greatest forum Mafia player. Each participating community democratically elects one person to represent them and be their “Champion”.

The tournament first started back in 2013. Since then, 270+ different communities and 50+ different nationalities have been represented.

It’s a super fun event that has created many new friendships and close bonds between communities. I hope that you would be interested in taking part

1. DO YOU ACCEPT THE INVITATION?

If your community wishes to participate, please confirm your participation to Thingyman as soon as you can to ensure yourselves a spot. Currently, the plan is to accommodate 187 communities this season (last season featured 170 communities), and if interest is high enough we will expand even further to 204.

If your community agrees to participate, the deadline for selecting your representative is April 26, but the sooner the better.

The games will take place on Mafia Universe. If it’s okay, I can link directly to the general discussion thread regarding this topic on Mafia Universe.

Important notes

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2. SEASON 6 FORMAT

The tournament structure

[/b] will participate, each sending one representative.[*]QUALIFIERS: 11 Qualifying Games will be played, consisting of 17 players each. I.e. every representative plays in one Qualifying Game. The players themselves vote post-game to determine who is deserving of advancement. 1st place will advance directly to the Finale Game (i.e. 11 of the 17 finalists are found this way), while the 2nd place finishers will advance directly to one of the two Wildcard Games.[*]WILDCARDS: A Jury consisting of finalists from Season 5 will discuss and vote to determine 23 players in total deserving of a second chance. They will play in 2 Wildcard Games along with the aforementioned 2nd place finishers that advanced directly to these games. From each game, three players will advance to the Finale Game based on a post-game player vote, just like in the qualifying phase.[*]THE FINALE: The Finale Game is played. Once it has completed, the players vote to determine who shall receive the title of Season 6 Champion and a winner’s certificate signed by Dmitry Davidoff, the creator of mafia.[/ul]
This year’s setup: Mad17
The setup is called Mad17 and features 17 players.

13x Town
4x Mafia

Each of the following 17 roles will be assigned at random to one player in the game without regard for the player's alignment. Each role is restricted to using its action only on the nights listed on the chart.



Relevant mechanics info
- Day start
- Role reveals at death are alignment only. You will not learn a player's exact role when they die.
- Majority is not in effect.
- Votes are automatically locked in at LYLO.
- Mafia factional kills are assigned. They can be tracked, watched, or roleblocked.
- Mafia share a factional Night Kill, which is a single standard shot for their faction.
- Mafia members may perform the faction kill in addition to their regular action at the same time.
- Mafia may communicate at any time.
- Tied votes will result in a player being lynched at random from among the tied players.
- Each individual player may make a maximum of 200 posts per day phase (this restriction is lifted 2 hours before day end).
- The game will have a host to oversee everything and make sure everyone’s following the code of conduct, but otherwise the game is completely automated (automatic votecounts, thread locks and reveals roles automatically, the bot receives and processes actions, etc.).

3. SEASON 6 TIMELINE

There will be 11 Qualifying Games, and your representative plays in just one of these. They will have start dates during the months of April, May and June. So in other words, as long as your representative can play sometime during that period, they should be good and I’ll make sure they get scheduled into a game that suits their schedule well. I.e. if your rep is busy until June, that isn’t a problem.

Wildcard games will be played in July, and the Finale Game sometime in August/September (whenever we can work out something that suits everyone).

If you want to get in contact with me ASAP, you can find me on Discord (Thingyman#6075).

Kind regards,
Thingyman

[qtball]

Are we nominating people here? If so OM Schiavetto Darnell

[motogp]

can we just send om already

[spiderz]

wow no nomming spiderz im diaapointed in u all

[thingyman]

Thanks for sharing the invitation, Lucas.

I'm going on vacation next week, so won't be able to check in here. If you guys happen to decide on a representative in that time, they can reach me on Mafia Universe or Discord (Thingyman#6075). I'll then make sure they get the information they need to get prepared

[Snaq ◢ ◤]

Before to this thread there was talk of sending ForgotToFlush, which I'd support.

[ForgotToFlush]

Apr 10, 2019 17:54:58 GMT Snaq ◢ ◤ said:

Before to this thread there was talk of sending ForgotToFlush, which I'd support.

would be absolutely delighted to

[thingyman]

Hi guys!

Just popping in to give you the 10-day warning and a reminder that the final deadline is April 26.

But the sooner I have your representative's name, the more time I have to get them prepared for the Championship.

The very first qualifier starts April 29. And the last one starts June 17.

I'm very excited about this season! When your representative gets slotted into a game, I'll return with more information on when they're playing and how you can spectate them along with a thousand other people from all the other sites.

[thingyman]

Is ForgotToFlush your representative?

[Snaq ◢ ◤]

Apr 10, 2019 17:54:58 GMT Snaq ◢ ◤ said:

Before to this thread there was talk of sending ForgotToFlush, which I'd support.

Submitted this, with OM as backup.

[thingyman]

UPDATE

Your representative has been slotted into this game below. So as you can see, their game starts tonight already!

This is the game thread: www.mafiauniverse.com/forums/threads/22394-Season-6-Game-2-Deadly-Confections-The-Mafia-Championship

GAME 2 (MAY 6, 48/24, 9 PM EDT EOD)
@asmiller (The World of Werewolf)
@bedlam (Penny Arcade)
@fable (No Goblins Allowed)
@ftflush (Pokemon Showdown)
@goufbam (Free For All)
@heroic (HeroClix Realms)
@ian The Destroyer (NAMafia)
@jade Joules (Comic Fury)
@lightfoot (The Giraffe Boards)
@logic (Giant in the Playground)
@lone_Garurumon (Bulbagarden)
@nadaz, voice of the host (Redwall Abbey)
@nakuzami (PokeCommunity)
@ryast (Hypixel)
@soneji (Naruto Forums)
@supermariobros (Flipline)
@tsunami (Flight Rising)

Do you wish to spectate and/or talk with players from other communities?

We have a big server on Discord (1,000+ members) for those that want to spectate and talk about these games. The representatives will be added to this channel too after they die. Or if you just want to chat with people from other communities, we have a general chat too that is unrelated to the Mafia Championship.

1) CLICK HERE TO JOIN: discord.gg/zdeEhcg

2) Upon joining the server, please inform us of who you are and which community you are from. We will then give you the necessary permissions to see the spectator channel. This is necessary to avoid the wrong people (the representatives and their backups) joining the channel.

You don't need to have Discord installed in order to join the channel, as there is a web version.

Do you want to have your own private community spectator chat?

This is definitely both allowed and encouraged. However, I ask that you please do everything possible to make this chat private and inaccessible to your representative, backup and your representative's opponents. It's important that your thoughts and comments don't influence the game. In other words, please don't post about the game in public threads -- this is very important.

Where do I get more info?

Refer to this thread: www.mafiauniverse.com/forums/threads/21905-Season-6-General-Information

This thread will tell you all the details about this season. It also includes the list of participating communities and their representatives.

__________

If you need to get in contact with me, my Discord is Thingyman#6075

[ForgotToFlush]

I posted in the #forum_games channel in the discord about how this went
Go check it out!

[ForgotToFlush]

Happy to report that the jury has voted me to advance in the Mafia Championships
This means that I play the next round with a chance to advance to the finale.
This is the furthest that any PS representative has advanced in the Mafia Championships, out of our 4 years of participating

[qtball]

Jul 27, 2019 23:34:48 GMT ForgotToFlush said:

Happy to report that the jury has voted me to advance in the Mafia Championships
This means that I play the next round with a chance to advance to the finale.
This is the furthest that any PS representative has advanced in the Mafia Championships, out of our 4 years of participating

considering that we sent twid the past 3 years that isn’t a shock (er I don’t recall who we sent last year but yh get the point)

[ForgotToFlush]

Jul 28, 2019 5:51:14 GMT qtball said:

Jul 27, 2019 23:34:48 GMT ForgotToFlush said:

Happy to report that the jury has voted me to advance in the Mafia Championships
This means that I play the next round with a chance to advance to the finale.
This is the furthest that any PS representative has advanced in the Mafia Championships, out of our 4 years of participating

considering that we sent twid the past 3 years that isn’t a shock (er I don’t recall who we sent last year but yh get the point)

iirc it was
twid 
twid 
fenrir

with fenrir having a more solid outing than twid for the first couple of days

[ForgotToFlush]

all right so in my quest to spam post to 3k by the 31st I thought I'd talk more about the competition structure and how things have gone down so far:

[ForgotToFlush]

There are 11 qualifier games
Each game has 17 different players all representing their own communities
I was a town in Game 2, which ended as a town loss on d4

You can read all about it here:
www.mafiauniverse.com/forums/threads/22394-Season-6-Game-2-Deadly-Confections-The-Mafia-Championship

[ForgotToFlush]

Funny thing to mention
Mafia won 10 out of 11 Qualifier Games
This format of working with a group of strangers from different communities who all have their own way of doing things is turning out to be rather difficult

As we move on to the next phase things should get easier from a village perspective
Speaking of the next phase:

[ForgotToFlush]

There are two primary forms of advancement
First there's the player vote
At the end of each game the players vote who they think the overall best player is
It's important to note that this isn't an MVP vote and players are expected to be judged on skill displayed, not entirely on results
So people who lose their games still have a chance to advance (ie me)

The top two players after the player vote get to advance
First place advances directly to the final round, second place goes to the wildcards

I tied for second after my player vote, but lost the tiebreaker, meaning that I didn't get to advance after the player vote

[ForgotToFlush]

Now on to the second form of advancement
The players from last year's finale game come back for this year as jury members

The jury members read each game and decide who they think are the best players to fill the remaining wildcard slots
I was the only person to get selected out of my game by the jury and that means I'll be advancing to the wildcard games

[ForgotToFlush]

And that's where we are currently in terms of the present day
The wildcard games are currently being sorted and scheduled and soon I'll found out when and with whom I'll be playing

We'll all be competing to advance to the finale game
There are 6 open spots in the finale, with two wildcard games worth of players competing for those spots
So the top 3 in each wildcard game will be advancing

[ForgotToFlush]

I mentioned earlier this is already the furthest any PS! rep has gone in this competition
I've already exceeded my own expectations so anything past this point I'm considering a bonus
I'm looking forward to playing the wildcard game and representing Pokemon Showdown! at this top level

As soon as I get the details I'll update here again

[ForgotToFlush]

Big news out of MU:



My schedule for the wildcard game is out!
I might make another post breaking down who some of these peeps are so stay tuned.
Until then, if you wanna spectate then join the MU server and ask for the spectator role


discord.gg/hMyNB2m

[ForgotToFlush]

FINAL UPDATE:

As you all know, I advanced to the second round of the Annual Mafia Championshis, marking the furthest PS! has ever made it in that competition!

I rolled Mafia N1 Watcher, used a fakeclaim to get a villager lynched D2 to save myself, and then I got vigged N2: P

Needless to say, Mafia won on DAY SEVEN (that's almost three straight weeks of gameplay!)

Unfortunately, I didn't make the cut to advance to the finale, but I'm glad to be have taken part in this entire competition. I got to play an extremely competitive game and represent my community till the very end. 

So I want to say a huge thank you to the Mafia Room for allowing me to represent them, and an even bigger thank you to everyone who followed along, spectated and supported me every step of the way!

I'm looking forward to see who goes up to represent Pokemon Showdown! next year!

~FTF

[thingyman]

Hi guys

Schiavetto’s Championship game has been scheduled

GAME 10 (JUNE 8, 48/24, 9 PM EDT EOD)
-Rosen (Sufficient Velocity)
BeautifulShy (Nintendo World Report)
Dragomir (Thriller Bark)
Echks (Hypixel)
Fransisc0 (Forums of Loathing)
genny (Student Doctor Network)
Hyde (Werewolf Online)
Kaves (Mafia Mystery)
onjit (Everybody Edits)
OrangeP47 (W3D Hub)
Laurentus (Wintreath)
RBHeadge PE (Engineer Boards)
Schiavetto (Pokemon Showdown)
TheGoldenTyranno (DuelistGroundz)
Timsup2nothin (CivFanatics)

Do you wish to spectate and/or talk with players from other communities?
We have a big server on Discord (1,000+ members) for those that want to spectate and talk about these games. The representatives will be added to this channel too after they die. Or if you just want to chat with people from other communities, we have a general chat too that is unrelated to the Mafia Championship.

1) CLICK HERE TO JOIN: discord.gg/CwDKmjQ

2) Upon joining the server, please inform us of who you are and which community you are from. We will then give you the necessary permissions to see the spectator channel. This is necessary to avoid the wrong people (the representatives and their backups) joining the channel.

You don't need to have Discord installed in order to join the channel, as there is a web version.

Do you want to have your own private community spectator chat?
This is definitely both allowed and encouraged. However, I ask that you please do everything possible to make this chat private and inaccessible to your representative, backup and your representative's opponents. It's important that your thoughts and comments don't influence the game. In other words, please don't post about the game in public threads -- this is very important.

Mafia Championship Podcast
For the first time ever, there will be a Mafia Championship podcast.

The first episode goes live on Twitch at Sunday 4 PM Eastern - i.e. tomorrow. It will feature 4 former winners. There will also be podcasts on the following Sundays.

It will go live here, if you are interested: www.twitch.tv/mrthingyman/

Where do I get more info?
Refer to this thread: www.mafiauniverse.com/forums/threads/25499-Season-7-General-Information

This thread will tell you all the details about this season. It also includes a list of the 165 participating communities and their representatives.

__________

If you need to get in contact with me, my Discord is Thingyman#6075