The Syndicate

Inspired loosely by the double elimination baseball and basketball tournaments of my youth. Days are the winners bracket and nights are the losers bracket.

On D1 half the player base (half minus one if an odd number) is “eliminated.” Every “night” the “eliminated” players vote half their number (half minus one if an odd number) to be eliminated a second time, resulting in their final removal from the game.

On D2 the winners bracket choose half their number to be eliminated (half minus one if an odd number). On N2 the D2 eliminations are added to the losers bracket and they vote half their number (half minus one if an odd number) to be eliminated, resulting in their final removal from the game.

Rinse and repeat until one side wins or it reaches 2 in the winners bracket, at which point the brackets are combined and it becomes normal mountainous mafia. The town win by killing the mafia, and the mafia win at parity OR if the winners bracket is entirely made up of mafia.

This may be a bit confusing, so here’s an example:

16 players A-P, with three mafia (A, E, F).

On D1 players I-P are eliminated and move to the losers bracket. On N1 A-H cannot post or vote. I-P vote to eliminate M-P, who all die and flip town.

There are now 12 players alive, 8 in the winners bracket and 4 in the losers.

On D2 only A-H can post and vote. They vote to move E-H to the losers bracket. Now on N2 E-P vote to remove I-P. They all flip town.

There are now 8 players alive, 4 in each bracket, and 3 of the 8 are mafia.

On D3 A-D vote to move C-D to the losers bracket. On N3 C-H vote to remove F-H. F flips mafia, the other two flip town.

There are now 5 players alive, 2 in the winners bracket and 3 in the losers. The two brackets are combined on D4, and the game plays as mountainous for f5 (and f3 if necessary).


16 players would be ideal, i can scale down if necessary. Winners and losers brackets can make reads on people in the other bracket freely, it’s all one game just with an artificial separation post-D1.

Host rules:

I'll add a poll as soon as I get the permissions to

Permissions granted

I'll give it a whirl; always good for a Nanook game!

This definitely fits in the category of "not as complicated as it looks," there aren't any PRs and the nonstandard mechanics are pretty straightforward.

Call me [a] maybe. I don't want to double- or triple-dip.

NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME wrote: ↑Sat Mar 20, 2021 9:07 am There will also be a sleep option, which will be hammerable.

How does this work?

Urist wrote: ↑Sat Mar 20, 2021 12:09 pm

NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME wrote: ↑Sat Mar 20, 2021 9:07 am There will also be a sleep option, which will be hammerable.

How does this work?

It doesn't, i just copy pasted my rules and forgot to take that part out

Love the concept Im in!!

This sounds manageable. Count me in.

gotta

Sign me up for a cookie

falcon45ca wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 12:40 pm Sign me up for a cookie

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Marmot wrote: ↑Wed Mar 31, 2021 3:58 pm

falcon45ca wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 12:40 pm Sign me up for a cookie

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I'm actually more of a cupcake kinda guy

Is there even mafia in this game?

So there is a mafia, but there's no traditional nightkill, just multiple players are voted out each night instead?

Marmot wrote: ↑Fri Apr 02, 2021 11:55 am So there is a mafia, but there's no traditional nightkill, just multiple players are voted out each night instead?

Correct, there is no NK until the game moves to being mountainous at Fx

MoD

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Thu Apr 08, 2021 7:32 pmMoD

WoD

MacDougall wrote: ↑Wed Apr 14, 2021 8:16 am

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Thu Apr 08, 2021 7:32 pmMoD

WoD

GoD

I may not put much effort in this game.
I just don’t want poor @NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME
to have his game canned.
He deserves better then that!

I don't think I'm at risk of being canned but thank you i guess

i don't understand this at all

/in

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Sat Mar 20, 2021 12:02 pm Call me [a] maybe. I don't want to double- or triple-dip.

move that maybe to a yessy, sir.

poison is signing up once she gets to a pc. I'VE COMMITTED YOU @Poison

and 2 more from my round of cold calling shall be easy peasy.

one month in signups is a crime.

a crime.

let's do TS's BEST MOST FAVORITE HOST well by setting this game into takeoff mode.


@Syn only signed up to win and take control of my username btw.

oh wait, jay is mod.

i can mod on your behalf, don't use that as an excuse.

Alison inned. and @Poison inned.

and @Jackofhearts2005 inned

and ?????????? who's that last lucky number 16

I'm here. /in.

Gman as a player!!!!!! Not a host!!! Hype!!

Poison wrote: ↑Tue Apr 20, 2021 10:28 pm Gman as a player!!!!!! Not a host!!! Hype!!

Poison is here!!!! HYPE!!!!!

dunya wrote: ↑Tue Apr 20, 2021 6:44 am Alison inned. and @Poison inned.

and @Jackofhearts2005 inned

and ?????????? who's that last lucky number 16

Jack inned!?!?! He better come claim his spot.

no he lied to me, he's on vacation.

i need 2 more

Marmot wrote: ↑Wed Apr 21, 2021 10:34 am

Poison wrote: ↑Tue Apr 20, 2021 10:28 pm Gman as a player!!!!!! Not a host!!! Hype!!

Poison is here!!!! HYPE!!!!!

No u are hype!!!!! Lets Rand scum together!!!!!!

Poison wrote: ↑Wed Apr 21, 2021 1:56 pm

Marmot wrote: ↑Wed Apr 21, 2021 10:34 am

Poison wrote: ↑Tue Apr 20, 2021 10:28 pm Gman as a player!!!!!! Not a host!!! Hype!!

Poison is here!!!! HYPE!!!!!

No u are hype!!!!! Lets Rand scum together!!!!!!

This is my wish as well!!! I've submitted it to the rand gods! \o/

You called?

Marmot wrote: ↑Wed Apr 21, 2021 1:58 pm

Poison wrote: ↑Wed Apr 21, 2021 1:56 pm

Marmot wrote: ↑Wed Apr 21, 2021 10:34 am

Poison wrote: ↑Tue Apr 20, 2021 10:28 pm Gman as a player!!!!!! Not a host!!! Hype!!

Poison is here!!!! HYPE!!!!!

No u are hype!!!!! Lets Rand scum together!!!!!!

This is my wish as well!!! I've submitted it to the rand gods! \o/

Yesssaaa!!!!! #marmotforscumbuddy

DrWilgy wrote: ↑Thu Apr 22, 2021 8:16 amYou called?

Why yes, yes we dooooooooo!

Great to see ya Wilgy, want to join Poison and I on the scum squad?

Marmot wrote: ↑Thu Apr 22, 2021 9:26 am

DrWilgy wrote: ↑Thu Apr 22, 2021 8:16 amYou called?

Why yes, yes we dooooooooo!

Great to see ya Wilgy, want to join Poison and I on the scum squad?

Hellz yeah!!

sorry, /out

Syn wrote: ↑Thu Apr 22, 2021 3:13 pmsorry, /out

hi

I don't fully understand the set up. this sounds fun though.

I'm in if there is still room. thanks Dunya for the link

@MacDougall @Timsup2nothin are you guys playing this? please sign up if you haven't already

when will be sod and eod?

yayyy so happy to have you here again @DaisyCloud <3

@NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME tim signed up too, so game is full and ready to RUMBLE bb!!!

DaisyCloud wrote: ↑Thu Apr 22, 2021 8:20 pm when will be sod and eod?

Probably 6pm EDT, but I can adjust that a bit if you need?

I'm in

NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME wrote: ↑Thu Apr 22, 2021 8:21 pm

DaisyCloud wrote: ↑Thu Apr 22, 2021 8:20 pm when will be sod and eod?

Probably 6pm EDT, but I can adjust that a bit if you need?

I would like a 7pm est or later for eod if possible. but don't go to extra trouble or anything just for me

Timsup2nothin wrote: ↑Thu Apr 22, 2021 8:23 pmI'm in

yay!!!

when rand?