Phantom Tollbooth Mafia, a role madness mafia adventure for 12 people. Designed/Hosted by Osieorb18
Reviewed by Prophylaxis and Silvercrys3467
Original Book Written by Norman Juster and Illustrated by Jules Feiffer
"ONE GENUINE TURNPIKE TOLLBOOTH," it stated—and then it went on:
"EASILY ASSEMBLED AT HOME, AND FOR USE BY THOSE WHO HAVE NEVER TRAVELED IN LANDS BEYOND."
"Beyond what?" thought Milo as he continued to read.
"THIS PACKAGE CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
"One (1) genuine turnpike tollbooth to be erected according to directions.
"Three (3) precautionary signs to be used in a precautionary fashion.
"Assorted coins for use in paying tolls.
"One (1) map, up to date and carefully drawn by master cartographers, depicting natural and man-made features.
"One (1) book of rules and traffic regulations, which may not be bent or broken."
And in smaller letters at the bottom it concluded:
"Results are not guaranteed, but if not perfectly satisfied, your wasted time will be refunded."
Following the instructions, which told him to cut here, lift there, and fold back all around, he soon had the toll booth unpacked and set up on its stand. He fitted the windows in place and attached the roof, which extended out on both sides, and fastened on the coin box. It was very much like the tollbooths he'd seen many times on family trips, except of course it was much smaller and purple.
"What a strange present," he thought to himself. "The least they could have done was to send a highway with it, for it's terribly impractical without one." But since, at the time, there was nothing else he wanted to play with, he set up the three signs,
SLOW DOWN APPROACHING TOLLBOOTH
PLEASE HAVE YOUR FARE READY
HAVE YOUR DESTINATION IN MIND
and slowly unfolded the map.
As the announcement stated, it was a beautiful map, in many colors, showing principal roads, rivers and seas, towns and cities, mountains and valleys, intersections and detours, and sites of outstanding interest both beautiful and historic.
The only trouble was that Milo had never heard of any of the places it indicated, and even the names sounded most peculiar.
"I don't think there really is such a country," he concluded after studying it carefully. "Well, it doesn't matter anyway." And he closed his eyes and poked a finger at the map.
"Dictionopolis," read Milo slowly when he saw what his finger had chosen. "Oh, well, I might as well go there as anywhere."
He walked across the room and dusted the car off carefully. Then, taking the map and rule book with him, he hopped in and, for lack of anything better to do, drove slowly up to the tollbooth. As he deposited his coin and rolled past he remarked wistfully, "I do hope this is an interesting game, otherwise the afternoon will be so terribly dull."
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1. Scum have daychat.
2. If only one scum remains, the factional nightkill can be submitted as an extra action.
3. This game includes 9 town and 3 scum.
4. Day phases will last X days, where X is the number of living players at the beginning of the Day phase. I may provide an extension if I deem it appropriate. Night phases will last 24 hours.
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Traveling the Lands Beyond (/in):
1. KamikazeArchon Terrible Trivium, SCUM Gladiator Lynched Day 4
2. vezokpiraka The Dodecahedron, TOWN Manipulator Survived to Endgame
3. TOMSLOGER DR. KAKOFONOUS A. DISCHORD AND THE AWFUL DYNNE, TOWN NIGHTTALKER SURVIVED TO ENDGAME
4. kpaca Grapefruit21 King Azaz the Unabridged, TOWN Motivator Lynched Day 4
5. ReverseRoot AlbertinoDias Tock, TOWN Bodyguard Lynched Day 4
6. ganderin_dan Humbug, TOWN Booster Lynched Day 3
7. RE1031 Alec Bings, TOWN Tracker Nightkilled Night 3
8. Killmatronix Demon of Insincerity, SCUM Hider Lynched Day 1
9. Cantripmancer Senses Taker, SCUM Torturer Lynched Day 2
10. Emcee_Mikey Gentleman Johnny Milo, TOWN Neighbourizer Nightkilled Night 1
11. The Worst Chroma the Great, TOWN Dreaming God Lynched Day 4
12. Manasi The Mathemagician, TOWN Delayer Nightkilled Night 3
Starting within 1 hour or when that person confirms, whichever comes first. If I start before that person confirms, that person will have 24 hours to confirm before I will seek replacement.
Suddenly he found himself speeding along an unfamiliar country highway, and as he looked back over his shoulder, neither the tollbooth, nor his room, nor even the house was anywhere in sight. What had started as make-believe was now very real.
"What a strange thing to have happen," he thought (just as you must be thinking right now). "This game is much more serious tha I thought, for here I am riding on a road I've never seen, going to a place I've never heard of, and all because of a tollbooth which came from nowhere. I'm certainly glad that it's a nice day for a trip." he concluded hopefully, for, at the moment, this was the one thing he definitely knew.
The sun sparkled, the sky was clear, and all the colors he saw seemed to be richer and brighter than he could ever remember. The flowers shone as if they'd been cleaned and polished, and the tall trees that lined the road shimmered in silvery green.
"WELCOME TO EXPECTATIONS," said a carefully lettered sign on a small house at the side of the road.
"INFORMATION, PREDICTIONS, AND ADVICE CHEERFULLY OFFERED. PARK HERE AND BLOW HORN."
LMfao I can't handle tom's entrance but I'm a BIG FAN.
Feel like we're still not really out of RVS even though I'm like 1950 hours late. Either way all the votes, even "semi-legit" votes will be taken with a grain of salt.
What, like a DAYVIG WHERE IF I TARGET TOWN I SHOOT MYSELF INSTEAD???
This is oddly specific. Is this a reference or...?
@All: Just out of curiosity, who has read the book? (I have.)
I think I did a loooong time ago. I definitely watched the movie.
Manasi:
Feel like we're still not really out of RVS even though I'm like 1950 hours late. Either way all the votes, even "semi-legit" votes will be taken with a grain of salt.
Mikey claims to have a full legit vote. What do you think about that?
My, my, my, my, my, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, to the land of Expectations, to the land of Expectations, to the land of Expectations. We don't get many travelers these days; we certainly don't get many travelers these days.
What, like a DAYVIG WHERE IF I TARGET TOWN I SHOOT MYSELF INSTEAD???
This is oddly specific. Is this a reference or...?
Um, yes, but not one I can easily place? A recent game I read or reviewed had a role like that. Maybe Togs Mafia on MAL? Not sure. Just throwing something out that would be ridiculously TOWN.
you know when you're hanging out w people and it feels like everyone's in on a joke you're not in on?
ye that's me rn
Story of my life, man. So I've seen Ganderin_Dan in action, but have no other duck mafia experience (afaik). Can you tell me a bit about your mafia experience and style?
... *sigh* *waves unenthusiastically* Hi, Kpaca. Please, post more posts like this that help me figure out your alignment and move the game forward. /s
@Tom: You didn't answer my... *mumbles* maybehecan'thearme...WHY THE DAN VOTE?
Designed/Hosted by Osieorb18
Reviewed by Prophylaxis and Silvercrys3467
Original Book Written by Norman Juster and Illustrated by Jules Feiffer
#1: Have fun, be respectful towards the other players and follow the normal forum rules. This is a game, which we're playing for fun. Expect a low tolerance for flaming.
Mafia is a game, we’re here to have fun. Please be respectful of your fellow players. Sometimes emotions run high and we get caught up in the moment. That is not an excuse for flaming or poor sportsmanship.
Also, remember that image leeching is not allowed on MTGSalvation.
While profanity itself is not against the forum rules, and you are free to include profanity in your posts as appropriate, certain words are automatically censored by forum software. Do not attempt to evade the censor. Self-censoring, any attempt to 'cheat' a word past the censor, or attempting to clarify what a censored word is, are all considered censor evasion. If you're going to swear, just swear.
While I don't care about cursing, I will report, replace, and/or modkill you for derogatory content, in particular, slurs, in relation to another user or person, at my own reasonable discretion.
#2: Keep the out-of-game separate from the in-game. This is a modkillable offence.
#3: DO NOT edit, delete, or thank posts. Even if it’s an accidental double post. This is a modkillable offense.
#4: No funny business. DO NOT use invisible text, cryptography, tiny writing, hidden messages, acronym/alphabet claims, or similar. DO NOT post after you are dead. DO NOT post if you are not a player. This is a modkillable offense.
#5: Post game-related content at least once every 48 hours. LET'S MAKE THIS A REPLACEMENT-FREE GAME, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.
#6: I make no promises about public answers to any question. If you have a question about your role or a rules interaction, please communicate with me privately.
#7: By confirming that you have received your Role PM you also confirm that you have read it. Not reading your Role PM is a reportable offense.
#8: Once lynch threshold is reached, votes are considered locked in. Votes and unvotes made after that will not be counted. (This is known as the Twilight phase.)
#9: If deadline is reached and no player has reached lynch threshold, the day ends with no lynch.
#10: Make your votes clear to the mod. BOLD your votes and place them on separate line.
#11: Scum players may submit actions for other scum players if the other scum player has not submitted an action. However, if the other player ever submits an action, their fellow scum cannot change what that player submitted.
TL;DR: Be excellent to each other, post something substantial every 48 hours, ask me questions in private when possible, don’t edit or delete posts, no funny business involving cryptography, etc. and... have fun, that’s the whole point.
This game will follow Natural Action Resolution with potential twists at mod discretion.
Traveling the Lands Beyond (/in):
1. KamikazeArchon Terrible Trivium, SCUM Gladiator Lynched Day 4
2. vezokpiraka The Dodecahedron, TOWN Manipulator Survived to Endgame
3. TOMSLOGER DR. KAKOFONOUS A. DISCHORD AND THE AWFUL DYNNE, TOWN NIGHTTALKER SURVIVED TO ENDGAME
4.
kpacaGrapefruit21 King Azaz the Unabridged, TOWN Motivator Lynched Day 45.
ReverseRootAlbertinoDias Tock, TOWN Bodyguard Lynched Day 46. ganderin_dan Humbug, TOWN Booster Lynched Day 3
7. RE1031 Alec Bings, TOWN Tracker Nightkilled Night 3
8. Killmatronix Demon of Insincerity, SCUM Hider Lynched Day 1
9. Cantripmancer Senses Taker, SCUM Torturer Lynched Day 2
10.
Emcee_MikeyGentleman Johnny Milo, TOWN Neighbourizer Nightkilled Night 111. The Worst Chroma the Great, TOWN Dreaming God Lynched Day 4
12. Manasi The Mathemagician, TOWN Delayer Nightkilled Night 3
Have Plenty of Time (/replace):
1. Grapefruit21
2. Vaimes
3. AlbertinoDias
Know the Way (/spectate):
1. TheRealStinkyJoeTerry
everyone hasmost people have confirmed receipt of their role pm.EDIT: Let's speed things up.
Starting within 1 hour or when that person confirms, whichever comes first. If I start before that person confirms, that person will have 24 hours to confirm before I will seek replacement.
Day 1 Lynch Deadline will be Sunday, September 30th at 1500 MST. There will be a Twilight period (No voting) of 0-8 hours to account for the host having a life outside of Mafia.
With 12 players, it takes 7 to lynch.
Kpaca has 24 hours to confirm his role PM or I will seek replacement.
Because he's (conditionally) the worst.
Thanks to DNC at Heroes of the plane studios for this awesome sig and SGT_Chubbz for the awesome avy.
Check out the Shop Thread
MY ROLE PM FILLS ME WITH EXCITEMENT!!
quack quack? QUACK! quackquackquackquack~
all quacks
Presumably you meant me-Tom not Tom-Tom
and..... Not this time, no
my vote on Tom was semi legit.
What does semi-legit means?
Thanks to DNC at Heroes of the plane studios for this awesome sig and SGT_Chubbz for the awesome avy.
Check out the Shop Thread
you didn't get my pun
i mean they're obviously fake
Feel like we're still not really out of RVS even though I'm like 1950 hours late. Either way all the votes, even "semi-legit" votes will be taken with a grain of salt.
Hi y'all
What, like a DAYVIG WHERE IF I TARGET TOWN I SHOOT MYSELF INSTEAD???
...yeah, no, no such luck. You're just going to have to read between the lines and/or wait for my flip.
ohmigosh
@All: Just out of curiosity, who has read the book? (I have.)
@RE: Are you making a "quack doctor" type reference (as in "fake doctor")?
@Tom: Why the Dan vote?
@Manasi: What do you mean 1950 hours late? We only started 5 hours ago. More importantly, what's your plan to catch scum?
Quacks = Caps
(i warned you)
I think I did a loooong time ago. I definitely watched the movie.
Manasi:
Mikey claims to have a full legit vote. What do you think about that?
Mikey: Still waiting for an answer.
Emcee_Mikey (1) - vezokpiraka
ganderin_dan (1) - tomsloger
ReverseRoot (1) - KamikazeArchon
the worst (1) - Cantripmancer
Not voting: ganderin_dan, Killmatronix, kpaca, Manasi, RE1031, ReverseRoot
Day 1 Lynch Deadline will be Sunday, September 30th at 1500 MST. There will be a Twilight period (No voting) of 0-8 hours to account for the host having a life outside of Mafia.
With 12 players, it takes 7 to lynch.
And no, haven't read the book.
let me ruin someone's day real quick, thanks tom NSFW
he's acting weird so I voted him
WEIRD COMPARED TO WHAT?
ye that's me rn
Actually ruined moo cows
All the shames, I have them?
Um, yes, but not one I can easily place? A recent game I read or reviewed had a role like that. Maybe Togs Mafia on MAL? Not sure. Just throwing something out that would be ridiculously TOWN.
Oh, I didn't say I don't want to play. Just that I can't provide undeniable proof that I'm town first.
Story of my life, man. So I've seen Ganderin_Dan in action, but have no other duck mafia experience (afaik). Can you tell me a bit about your mafia experience and style?
... *sigh* *waves unenthusiastically* Hi, Kpaca. Please, post more posts like this that help me figure out your alignment and move the game forward. /s
@Tom: You didn't answer my... *mumbles* maybehecan'thearme...WHY THE DAN VOTE?