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| Screw around games.; In regards to the official game tally. | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Oct 29 2013, 04:25 PM (292 Views) | |
| Bullet | Oct 29 2013, 04:25 PM Post #1 |
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So this is just something I've been wondering about. In all the, "just for fun," games, there are people who gear up for them like regular mafia games, and people who are content to goof around. I'm fine playing both ways because they're both fun, but not everyone sees it like that for one reason or another, and I'm guessing some of that has to do with the fact that they count towards their win/loss record. To take that part out of the equation, would it be possible to have some of the sillier games not count towards the tally at the discretion of the host or the players or staff? I'd love feedback from whoever wants to give it. Edited by Bullet, Oct 29 2013, 04:26 PM.
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| Aviana | Oct 29 2013, 05:57 PM Post #2 |
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Hmmm. An interesting idea... I know in my case at least I don't really pay all that much attention to the tally, I just like to win. Since Blood's the main one to run the tally I'll wait for his input. |
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| bloodrayne03 | Oct 29 2013, 09:30 PM Post #3 |
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Accounted for.
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I don't mind if there's discussion as to whether or not these should be included. I've been including them so far because there hasn't really been anyone saying not to. I would bring up, however, that if "just for fun" games and such are being looked at, that speed mafia games get looked at as well. |
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| Aviana | Oct 29 2013, 09:35 PM Post #4 |
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I'd personally consider those to be "just for fun" anyway, so. While we're considering this, though... I wonder if having certain games denoted as just for fun and others as official serious games will severely affect the tone of the games that AREN'T just for fun. Just a thought. Edited by Aviana, Oct 29 2013, 09:36 PM.
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| bloodrayne03 | Oct 29 2013, 09:40 PM Post #5 |
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Accounted for.
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That's a fair concern. |
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| Nix Machina | Oct 29 2013, 09:46 PM Post #6 |
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How do you distinguish between "just for fun" and not "just for fun?" Because I play every game so that I can have fun, but my definition of fun involves a lot of scumhunting and taking the game very seriously. I understand that you're referring to games in which you fuck around and don't really care, but even under those circumstances, even if I'm also fucking around, I'm still going to be scumhunting and taking it (at least somewhat) seriously. The game I'm running right now, Everybody's A Hooker, isn't intended to be that serious. I'm fucking around with a setup that I came up with on the fly because I thought "what if everyone in a game was a hooker?" That being said, it has a lot of potential for people to be diplomatic and work the scenario to their advantage. Is it a "just for fun" game? Yes. Would I consider it exempt from the tally? No. Even the game that this was probably inspired by, Sudden Death, had a lot of potential for an interesting game if people hadn't decided to mass suicide. Just because people decided to go that route doesn't mean that the game should be exempt from the tally - that was a decision made by the players, and if I were the host, my reaction would've been "this is hilarious, but what the fuck." That's my two cents on the matter. I don't see any need to exempt games from the tally. The tally is only there as a way of storing statistics - I would like it if my win percentage were higher, sure, but in the end I don't really give a fuck, and that's coming from someone who takes mafia very seriously overall. |
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| Aviana | Oct 29 2013, 09:57 PM Post #7 |
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(I still think it's funny that that ended up being a legitimate mafia strategy.) |
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| Bullet | Oct 30 2013, 03:39 AM Post #8 |
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I agree with Blood, this is a completely legitimate concern. I don't disagree with this. Honestly, it's about half of what I feel towards this matter. However, the other half involves not wanting to disappoint other players who are taking any given game more seriously than I am or the game's host when I want to goof off. The same goes for not wanting to be a buzzkill if people go into a game expecting it to be silly. Maybe the tally doesn't factor into the decision to play one way over another, and maybe it's a good idea to just keep it the way it is. It probably is fine. But then I'd like to just straight up ask this: what'd be a good way to get people more unified on the silliness factor of a given game? |
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| Aviana | Oct 30 2013, 07:35 AM Post #9 |
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Are there any hosts or players that are disappointed when someone isn't taking a game seriously or something? I know I'm totally fine with silly players. So if there's no one you're actually disappointing in the first place, there's no need to worry about that. |
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| Bullet | Oct 30 2013, 01:20 PM Post #10 |
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Oh. Well never mind then, I guess I totally misinterpreted some people. :v Carry on as you will. |
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