The Forum Games Catalogue
Now twice as long and four times as pointless!

Welcome to Forum Games!

If you've ever wished upon a star for a place where you can enjoy a pleasant atmosphere, converse with interesting people, and bet 350 gold on a pirate to kick the stuffing out of a wizard, then your wish has come true. Oh, and of course there are also some games going on. In this thread, you will find links to all games that are running, plus status updates and a little information about the games, too.

Are you new to this forum? Thinking of joining in with a few things, having some fun? If so, then a double helping of welcome to you. The users of this forum pride themselves on courtesy and helpfulness. You won't be singled out for being new - and if you have any questions about the games, the GM (that's Game Moderator, or Master - the person running the game) will be happy to answer them.

Have fun! :D

Catharsis (on behalf of all at Forum Games)

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Mafia Games

The Mafia Games are probably CFC's most veteran forum games, having run since the early days of the site. A town of innocents will be infiltrated by mafiosi bent on killing them all - but the innocents aren't going to lay down and let them do that. Sometimes mafiosi will leave a clue at the scene of each murder, which the innocent players have to solve; other times, the townspeople are relying on the special skills (or 'roles') of some of their number to flush out the nasty peeps. These games involve critical assessment of claims and vote-patterns, and skill at clue-solving, and for the mafia members, adeptness at hiding amongst the innocents and making your clues hard to solve.

For more information on playing (and GMing) mafia games, or to register your interest in GMing a future game, why not visit the Mafia Information Thread (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=360189), run by Zack?

Mafia Games are easy to pick up and don't require an enormous time commitment, so even if forum games generally don't interest you, you might want to consider giving these a try.

Zack Mafia II (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=426206) (GMed by Zack)
This game has started.

Highway to Hell (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=420676) (GMed by Zack/Kennigit)
This game has started.

Small Town Story (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=421028) (GMed by Jarrema)
This game has finished.

The Dark Knight Begins (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=417608) (GMed by askthepizzaguy)
This game has finished.

Gangland Wars (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=413731) (GMed by classical_hero)
This game has finished.

Metal Gear Mafia (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=413493) (GMed by mgsmuhammad)
This game has finished.

The Princess Bride (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=408380) (GMed by Zack)
This game has finished.

Mafia: Vanilla with a Cherry on Top (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=409580) (GMed by Darth Caesar)
This game has finished.

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Night of the Werewolves

Night of the Werewolves (or 'NotW') is a more in-depth variant of the mafia game with a fantasy setting - but this time, you don't get any clues! There's a lot more I could say about these, but forum user Ekolite has helpfully put together a guide to all things NotW (with rules by Unser Giftzwerg), along with the Fall from Heaven world in which it is based. This thread is now run by Backwards Logic and holds information on Mini-NotWs, too. You can find it here (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=323633). You don't have to read this thread to be able to participate in a NotW game, because a lot of it is quite similar to the mafia game and players will answer your questions if you have any, but it is still a good read (and it also contains an archive and some player AIM addresses, for private negotiations :mischief:).

For a full list of past NotWs, see the NotW Information Thread.

NotW XXXIX: Impending Retribution (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=410003) (GMed by Backwards Logic)
This game has finished.

NotW XL: Return of the Baron (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=419878) (GMed by Autolycus)
This game has finished.

NotW XLI: Chronomancy Redux (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=425614) (GMed by TheForestAuro)
This game is currently accepting signups!

And if you don't have time for the larger games, or you got killed on the first day by those awful wolves, then you might want to consider signing up for a mini-NotW, which is like NotW, but mini. If you're playing a main NotW and you're still alive, then signing up for one of these is not recommended!

For a full list of past mini-NotWs, see the NotW Information Thread.

Mini-NotW XI: The Murderer's Web (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=403267) (GMed by Darth Caesar)
This game has finished.

Mini-NotW XII: The Mage Guild (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=413356) (GMed by Sprig)
This game is dead.

Mini-NotW XIII: Death of the Tyrant (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=422229) (GMed by Takhisis)
This game has finished.

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Combat Games

These are also known as 'Snakes and Foxes-style games' after the first game of this type, which has unfortunately been deleted. Like NotW, the Combat Games are basically an extension of the general concept of mafia games - there are some bad guys hidden amongst some innocents, and it's the bad guys' job to stay hidden while the innocents try to root them out.

What makes these so different, and at the same time so complex and engaging, is the introduction of half-daily player-vs.-player combat. Instead of voting for one player to be executed, you vote for two to fight. A set of stats unique to each player will determine the victor... the loser is removed from the game, his innocence, or lack of it, made public. Add in numerous secondary mechanics, such as team strategy, currency and purchasable items, betting on the outcome of fights, and other shady groups working on their own agenda, and you'll realise what makes these games some of the most popular on the forum.

Star Wars: Treachery (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=405277) (GMed by Darth Caesar/Domination3000)
This game is on hiatus.

Star Wars Arena: Will the cow win? (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=375182) (GMed by arya126)
This game is on hiatus.

The Academy: The Sith Lords (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=371411) (GMed by Zack, updates and character backgrounds can be found here (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=371412))
This game has finished.

Snakes and Foxes 3: The Cuckoo's Nest (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=319765) (GMed by Niklas and LightFang, character backgrounds can be found here (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=319766))
This game has finished.

Dissensions v2.0 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=285734) (GMed by LightFang, originally by Tolis)
This game has been declared dead.

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Roll to Dodge

A comparatively new addition to CFC's recurring game roster, Roll to Dodge is a magnificently over-the-top exercise in creative insanity. The basic idea is straightforward: you are one of several players dropped into some setting, and your aim is to be the last one standing. What gives RtD its unique atmosphere is the luck-based command system: you tell the GM that you want to do something, anything, and the GM will roll a die to see how successful your command was.

I must stress this again: your choices are (almost) limitless, but the more extravagant your action, the more catastrophic the backfire will be if you fail. For example, you can summon a mutant giraffe to do your bidding, hooray! But what if you roll a 1? Maybe you just grow a really useless long neck instead. And what if you roll a 6? Perhaps the giraffe appears, but its neck is so long that it busts up the roof, showering every player with debris. You never really know what's going to happen and nothing's set in stone. Good luck: you'll need it.

Roll to Dodge: Ludicrous Edition (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=348536) (GMed by Thorvald of Lym)
This game has started.

Roll to Dodge XXX: Furthermore Ludicrous Edition Part III (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=424683) (GMed by Abaddon)
This game has started.

Roll to Dodge 26: The Xtreme Edition (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=419848) (GMed by SouthernKing)
This game has started.

Roll to Dodge XXVIII: Even More Boundless (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=422681) (GMed by Boundless)
This game has started.

Yoshi's Super Roll to Dodge 1 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=423097) (GMed by Yoshiegg737)
This game has started.

Roll to Dodge: Red Spy (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=424752) (GMed by Red_Spy)
This game has started.

Roll to Dodge: CivGeneral Edition (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=425360) (GMed by CivGeneral)
This game has started.

Roll to Dodge: Going Back to the Basics (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=425791) (GMed by bestrfcplayer)
This game has started.

Roll to Dodge (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=333402) (GMed by Seon)
This game has finished.

Roll to Dodge 2 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=343253) (GMed by kill fire)
This game has finished.

Roll to Dodge 3 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=345930) (GMed by choxorn)
This game has finished.

Roll to Dodge 4: Mall Madness! (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=348014) (GMed by Milarqui)
This game has finished.

Roll to Dodge: Well, Here I Am (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=355299) (GMed by Seon)
This game appears dead.

Roll to Dodge 7 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=358605) (GMed by Omega124)
This game appears dead.

Roll to Dodge: What Happened During World War Two! (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=365609) (GMed by bestrfcplayer)
This game appears dead.

Roll to Dodge: Fight fight fight! (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=376697) (GMed by Domination3000)
This game is dead.

Roll to Dodge: Let's Run This Into The Ground (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=377639) (GMed by electric926)
This game appears dead.

Roll to Dodge: Ancient Tribal Civilizations (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=397374) (GMed by Domination3000)
This game appears dead.

Roll to Dodge: Zombie Apocalypse (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=397912) (GMed by bestrfcplayer)
This game is dead.

Roll to Dodge: Random Mayhem! (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=396554) (GMed by Darth Caesar)
This game appears dead.

Roll to Dodge: Jam of Eternity (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=396741) (GMed by Seon)
This game appears dead.

Roll to Dodge: (Almost) Better Than Bacon (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=409587) (GMed by electric926)
This game is dead.

Roll to Dodge: Space Age (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=399052) (GMed by !!!!!)
This game is dead.

Roll to Dodge 6: Furthermore Ludicrous Edition (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=352749) (GMed by Abaddon)
This game has finished.

Roll to Dodge XXV: Furthermore Ludicrous Edition Part II (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=419331) (GMed by Abaddon)
This game has finished.

Roll to Dodge XXVII: Boundless Edition (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=421253) (GMed by Boundless)
This game has finished.

And similar concepts:

Dungeon Exploration (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=342163) (GMed by Diamondeye)
This game appears dead.

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Empire Building Games

If you came here from the Civilization forums, then you will undoubtedly be interested in building your own personal empire - and here at Forum Games, you can do just that! There are quite a few options available to you; for example:

Lazy NES

These are forum-based map games that are designed to be engaging and fun, while at the same time less strenuous and time-consuming than a regular NES (Never-Ending Story, a combination of map game and story-writing exercise that can be played in their own subforum, here (http://forums.civfanatics.com/forumdisplay.php?f=69)).

Don't be fooled by the name, though - you'll have to have your wits about you to build a nation that can stand the test of time! You'll be expected to send in 'orders' to the GM via Private Message detailing your country's actions for the turn, and the GM will craft an update out of all the orders he receives. There's a lot of variation in the rules from game to game, so make sure to read the thread carefully to get the best experience out of it.

Rise from Medieval Kingdoms III (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=275917) (GMed by choxorn and Leeksoup)
This game has finished.

The Great War 2: Carnage and Testing (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=311396) (GMed by Charles Li)
This game appears dead.

Rise of Classical Empires (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=287687) (GMed by Charles Li)
This game is dead.

Imperium Offtopicum

Imperium Offtopicum is an empire-building game that spawned from the Altered Maps threads. It has had many variations, but some rules remain constant: You expand a little at a time, you can engage in war and conquer the world, and the overall goal is fun. So, look into playing one!

IOT is not necessarily a huge time commitment, requiring maybe ten minutes of your day to put orders together - but of course, if you want to delve into the complexities of diplomacy, you might end up losing a bit more time than that! These games are some of the fastest-developing on CFC at the moment, so they're worth trying. (Thanks to civplayah and taillesskangaru for help with this intro)

Mini-IOT Eastern Asia (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=426867) (GMed by Tambien)
This game has started.

IOT World of Trade (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=421720) (GMed by NedimNapoleon)
This game has started.

Iron and Blood (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=417289) (GMed by kiwitt)
This game has started.

Imperium Offtopicum: The Aftermath (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=424732) (GMed by Thorvald of Lym)
This game has started.

Sons of Mars II (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=423990) (GMed by Taniciusfox)
This game has started.

Rise and Fall of Empires (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=425073) (GMed by Lighthearter)
This game has started.

The Imperium Offtopicum players have a development thread in which to coordinate their ideas for improving the game: read it here (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=369094).

Imperium Offtopicum VI Continued (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=407987) (GMed by ZeletDude)
a continuation of:
Imperium Offtopicum VI (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=401977) (GMed by taillesskangaru)
This game has finished.

Marians: Sons of Mars (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=389676) (GMed by Taniciusfox)
This game has finished.

Revolution IOT (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=407238) and Revolution IOT II (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=413530) (GMed by Sonereal)
These games have finished.

IOT Resource Wars (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=408561) (GMed by NedimNapoleon)
This game has finished.

Imperium Off Topicum - The Enlightenment (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=409727) (GMed by Lighthearter)
This game has finished.

Imperium Offtopicum: Colonialism (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=412735) (GMed by MaxaTheGreat)
This game has finished.

Viva La Tropico - Caribbean IOT (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=416495) (GMed by NedimNapoleon)
This game has finished.

Imperium Off Topicum - The Cold War (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=415061) (GMed by Lighthearter)
This game has finished.

Red Alert (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=420527) (GMed by Sonereal)
This game has finished.

Fallout: A Preview IOT (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=423270) (GMed by Thorvald of Lym)
This game has finished.

Imperia Mobiana (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=415534) (GMed by Taniciusfox)
This game has finished.

IOT: Ab Antiquo (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=386924) (GMed by taillesskangaru)
This game has finished.

Imperium Offtopicum II (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=369149) (GMed by Taniciusfox)
This game has finished.

Imperium Offtopicum Ideology Wars (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=397498) (GMed by NedimNapoleon)
This game has finished.

Ilduce's IOT (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=393243) (GMed by ilduce349)
This game has finished.

SuperPower: Knights of Honor Alpha (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=393213) (GMed by NedimNapoleon)
This game has finished.

Mini-IOT I: The Cradle of Civilization (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=378638) (GMed by civplayah)
This game has finished.

Imperium Offtopicum V: Beta (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=378087) (GMed by Joecoolyo)
This game has finished.

Colonization: They Came From Afar (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=375013) (GMed by Lighthearter)
This game appears dead.

Imperium Offtopicum V (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=373706) (GMed by Joecoolyo)
This game is dead.

Europe's Burning: Ye Olde Imperium Offtopicum (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=371787) (GMed by e350tb)
This game is dead.

The Last Prophecy IOT (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=402058) (GMed by Lighthearter)
This game appears dead.

Beta Test of Ilduce's Imperium Offtopicum Advanced (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=9959722#post9959722) (GMed by ilduce349)
This game has finished.

Asetii Palorius (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=398281) (GMed by Abaddon)
This game appears dead.

Diplomacy

If you're a hardcore strategy-buff, then these are the games for you. Diplomacy games are based on the board game of the same name, and while some rules are modified depending on the GM, CFC's Diplomacy stays true to the atmosphere of the original game - backstabbing, paranoia and secret deals are all integral parts of the experience. And if you're not the one dishing them out, then you'll be the one on the receiving end. Mercy? These guys don't even know the meaning of the word.

As in a Lazy NES, you control your faction by sending orders to the GM using CFC's PM system.

Diplomacy 4: Tale of Ekonia (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=281212) (GMed by Ekolite)
This game is dead.

Diplomacy 5: Vanilla with a Twist (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=310152) (GMed by LightFang)
This game appears dead.

Diplomacy 6: Game 1 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=333818) and Game 2 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=333820) (GMed by Methos)
These games appear dead.

Risk (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=367895) (GMed by Pete Atoms)
This game is dead.

Diplomacy (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=403037) (GMed by Mathew)
This game is dead.

Baucus: Armies of Honour (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=331927) (GMed by lord_joakim)
This game appears dead.
This is a map-based combat game set in a fantasy world.

Diplomilation (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=307584) (GMed by PieceOfMind)
This game has finished.
This is a different concept in that it does not involve a map and the combat is simplified, but the idea is the same - namely that you have to use diplomacy and tact to achieve your aim, which in this case is to be the last nation standing.

Diplomilation 2 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=307327) (GMed by PieceOfMind)
This game appears dead.

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Continued in next post!

Eat Poop You Cat

CFCer Terrance888 described EPYC thusly: "It is like a game of telephone but you [the GM] wire tap us and we alternate words with pictures." This is an apt description of Eat Poop You Cat, pronounced i'pupiukat, a game beloved of surrealists and hewn from the same cloth as Exquisite Corpse and similar games.

As an EPYC player, you will be placed randomly in a list containing other players. The GM will then make up a caption and PM it to the first person on the list, who must draw a picture to illustrate that caption. This player will then PM his picture to (the GM and) the next person on the list, who must make up a caption to accompany the picture. As the poop moves down the list, the original caption gets distorted into something entirely new (and usually quite strange). It's a lot of fun, not a huge timesink and no drawing skill is required, so if you feel like getting your mind blown, why not join a game and see what happens?

EAT POOP YOU CAT (again!) III: Also, Saturn (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=393991) (GMed by Catharsis)

EAT POOP YOU CAT (Interlude) (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=415058) (GMed by Nictel)

These games are continually in progress. Signups are welcome at any time. (well, most times)

Eat Poop You Cat, the many more edition (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=343753) (GMed by CivGeneral)
This game has finished (for the moment, at least).

Electric926's Pies Yodel Carelessly (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=335114) (GMed by electric926)
This game appears dead.

Eat Poop You Cat! CCRunner Style! (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=312908) (GMed by CCRunner)
This game is on hiatus.

EAT POOP YOU CAT (again!) (again!) (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=308369) (GMed by Catharsis)
This game has finished.

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Miscellaneous

The War To End All Wars (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=427307) (GMed by Lighthearter)
This game is currently accepting signups!

American Uprising (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=422971) (GMed by Lighthearter)
This game has started.

Red Alert: Great War II (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=424202) (GMed by Sonereal)
This game has started.

CFC Courtroom (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=408573) (GMed by civplayah)
This game is dead.

Pacific War: Empires Clash (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=391570) (GMed by Lighthearter)
This game has finished.

Feud!: From Nomads to the Stars (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=402605) (GMed by Sonereal)
This game appears dead.

Post Apocalyptic Mayhem (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=392256) (GMed by Duke Blackstone)
This game appears dead.

Star Wars: Galactic Empires (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=370693) (GMed by Lighthearter)
This game has finished.

The Island Game (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=326721) (GMed by e350tb)
Create your own island and rule it with tact and diplomacy (or at the very least, 'tact' and 'diplomacy') on your quest to make the sea less boring.
This game has finished.

The Ancient Rome Game (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=327753) (GMed by CivRulesAll)
Be a city in the Roman empire and fight your enemies, who are not in the Roman empire.
This game is dead.

Doomed Galactic Journey (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=317019) (GMed by Splime)
You are on a spaceship, en route to colonise a distant planet, but hidden amongst you and your shipmates is an unknown lurking danger, which must be expunged.
This game has finished.

Excavation! (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=316612) (GMed by Sanotra)
Some multicoloured miners need to dig through the dirt in order to strike gold.
This game appears dead.

Journey to Nowhere (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=311297) (GMed by Splime)
You control your character and attempt to survive in the wilderness. Orders are sent via PM, but there is also a lot of strategic discussion and roleplay which is performed (to an extent) in the thread.
This game has finished.

War at Civ Fanatics IV (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=288630) (GMed by dylan910)
The War at CivFanatics series began as a response to an offhand declaration of war between two posters in Off-Topic, but has grown into a much-loved favourite of the forum. It's often anarchic, and nowhere near as time-consuming as Lazy NES or Diplomacy. You post your orders in the thread, this time, so no need for PMs.
This game is dead.

Battle Isle 1943 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=287294) (GMed by Daftpanzer)
And now for something completely different! This isn't an empire-building game in the strictest sense of the term, but it is a map game. You control a military unit on a mysterious island, fighting a close-quarters microcosm of WWII.
This game is dead.

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Quizzes

Various quizzes, on quite a few subjects, that anyone can participate in. In most quizzes, if you answer a question correctly, you get to set the next question.

Note: for a while now, these quizzes have seen little to no action, but that shouldn't stop you! You can still bump the quiz threads, or start your own thread.

BananaLee's Music Quiz No.1 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=309513) (GMed by BananaLee) (finished)

BananaLee's Music Quiz No.2 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=311404) (GMed by BananaLee) (finished)

General Knowledge Quiz II (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=297469)

Which Movie Is This Still From? XII (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=308920)

Which TV Series Is This Still From? II (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=277205)

Which Music Video Is This Still From? II (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=316702)

Guess the City: Thread Two (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=283690)

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Caption Contests

The GM will post an image, for which any player can post an amusing caption. At the end of a specified time period, the GM will pick his favourites and award the 'trophies'.

Note: like the quizzes, these have not been terribly active lately. A new caption competition would be very much welcomed!

Caption Contest (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=325116) (GMed by electric926)
In this game, electric926 is the permanent GM, and he will always set the pictures. Updates are generally weekly, and occur on Saturdays. First thread here (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=266797). (finished)

Caption Contest III: Electrifyingly Funny (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=370623) (GMed by electric926)
Same as above.

Improved Caption Contest (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=267679) (no GM)
In this game, the winner of the 1st-place trophy for the last picture gets to set the next one (and thus decide on the winners). Update times vary due to the fluid nature of the GMing.

Caption Competition III: now with 20% more pictures (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=370345) (no GM)
Same format as above.

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Other Threads of Interest

Real life questions to get to know each other (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=241534)
Are you new? Why not introduce yourself!

While We Wait (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=285436)
The place to ask questions related to the subforum as a whole or pitch new forum game ideas.

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Social Groups

A few of the games here have their own social groups. If you're a player, you too can own a nice shiny hyperlink image for your profile.

Night of the Werewolves (http://forums.civfanatics.com/group.php?groupid=3) (group maintained by CCRunner)

Eat Poop You Cat (http://forums.civfanatics.com/group.php?groupid=38) (group maintained by Firestorm94)

Imperium Offtopicum (http://forums.civfanatics.com/group.php?groupid=213) (group maintained by Taniciusfox)

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If you're running a forum game...

...and you want it on this list, drop me a PM! If you want, you can include a description of the game, like the ones above; otherwise, I'll do my best to make one up myself.

Note: 'spam games' such as Good Wish/Bad Wish do not belong on the list. See below for a liberal dosage of spam.

The Forum Games SPAM Catalogue

To allow for people to view the diversity and wonders of our spam games, I shall post a small directory of the current ones here:

Story continuation games:

These are games where you continue a story! They all have crazy rules that are explained on the first page!

The non-sequiter game! (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=287746) - modified rules on second post
3 Words Story (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=262465)
What Happens Next? (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=255268)
10 Character (including spaces) story continuation game (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=288420)
5 Word Story that will NEVER EVER END! (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=285448)

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List games:

These are games where you list things

300,000 Ways to Eat a Reese's (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=221683)
Dogs VS. Humans (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=275804)

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Respond to the post above you type games

These are games where your goal is to somehow twist the post of the user above you toard your advantage:

Beat the picture above you part V (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=281898)
Good Wish/Bad Wish VII: (Not-so) Lucky Number (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=281638)
Fortunately Unfortunately (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=284000)
Name Three Things (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=425629)

If you're running a forum game...

...and you want it on the spam list, drop me a PM! If you want, you can include a catagory for the game, like the ones above; otherwise, I'll do my best to make one up myself.

Note: non-'spam games' such as Diplomacy 4: Tale of Ekonia do not belong on the list.

Thread stck.

@Perf: You forgot "Five words story that will Never ever end", and "Fortunately Unfortunately".

@Catharsis: Reclaiming the World has not been declared dead yet, and thus belongs on the "status uncertain" list. Also, put in a key at the bottom for what the color-coded text means.

@ChoXXXy, ADDED!

I guess Forum Mad Libs should go somewhere. I guess under list games. It involves a list of words.

Perf: the modified rules for the Non-Sequitur Game are in the second post, not the second page.

@Catharsis: Reclaiming the World has not been declared dead yet, and thus belongs on the "status uncertain" list. Also, put in a key at the bottom for what the color-coded text means.

It hasn't seen an update since the beginning of July. I'd call that dead, wouldn't you? :p If thomas posts a status update and confirms that he still plans to update, I'll add it to the list; otherwise, it seems counter-intuitive to clutter it up with dead stuff.

As for the colour-coded text... you shouldn't really need a key. There are only three colours, and the status of each game is spelled out in text. The colours are only there for lazy people scrolling through the first post. And because colours are pretty.

Perf: the modified rules for the Non-Sequitur Game are in the second post, not the second page.
FIXED. :cool:

Wow, this one is actually pretty good! May it live on forever!

5 months later...

"Where'd Catharsis go?"

"I don't know, maybe TEH ALIENZ got him"

5 months? 1 in probably enough...

People running "this" thread never stick around :(

Still here! Still heeeere! :run:

Gonna have to get rid of some of that dead stuff at some point. Problem is, most everything on the list is dead and I'm not deleting the descriptions, those took me upwards of a few minutes to think up.

Whatever happened to the Guess that Song series?

I imagine they got deleted in the database crash, too.

Is post count disabled in Forum Games or something?

Yep, nothing we do here counts for post count, presumably because of the spammy nature of some of the games.

Greetings, folks...

I've hosted a slew of mafia-style games down at Total War Center's Mafia section and Totalwar.org's gameroom. This is the same Askthepizzaguy.

Just wondering, I've seen a number of mafia games are hosted here, do you usually get a lot of interested people signed up, and is there a queue for hosting? I'd like to host some games here if possible.

Greetings, folks...

I've hosted a slew of mafia-style games down at Total War Center's Mafia section and Totalwar.org's gameroom. This is the same Askthepizzaguy.

Just wondering, I've seen a number of mafia games are hosted here, do you usually get a lot of interested people signed up, and is there a queue for hosting? I'd like to host some games here if possible.

In the last NoTW's there have been bettween 30 and 40 signups which could be said to be a lot of interested people. There is a quee for that since there is only normally running one at a time.

As for other "normal" mafia games there are always running some alongside and there isn't really any quee that I know of.

Do you any moderators would object to me opening a thread for sign-ups for a game of mafia? I don't want to steal players from any other games that might be in sign-up phase, etc, or otherwise create trouble (the non-fun kind, of course) :p

Taillesskangaru wanted to host one apparently (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpost.php?p=8331131&postcount=128), maybe you could ask him ?

I'm always game for a simple mafia, so the sooner the better.

Do you any moderators would object to me opening a thread for sign-ups for a game of mafia?

I don't play mafia games, but I thought that who hosted the next game was typically done within the current mafia games thread. Other then that, I see no problem with opening a side up thread.

Yeah, it's typically there's no queue, and the one who gets to host the next thread is decided in the current thread.

I don't play mafia games, but I thought that who hosted the next game was typically done within the current mafia games thread. Other then that, I see no problem with opening a side up thread.

Ah ok; this forum looks pretty busy, and as soon as Taillesskangaru posts his game, I will even do him the courtesy of asking players to sign up to his game first and post a link in my OP, since it is his turn. If there are no objections, maybe I can host a little one to get things rolling, and I can get more familiar with all of you and vice-versa.

I can host your basic mafia games no problem... I have been around the block a few times and I also like to host theme games or games with different (but balanced) set-ups. I hope to see a lot of you there. :goodjob:

If it is preferred I wait until Taillesskangaru is finished hosting his, that is fine too, just go ahead and lock my thread.

Ah ok; this forum looks pretty busy, and as soon as Taillesskangaru posts his game, I will even do him the courtesy of asking players to sign up to his game first and post a link in my OP, since it is his turn. If there are no objections, maybe I can host a little one to get things rolling, and I can get more familiar with all of you and vice-versa.

I can host your basic mafia games no problem... I have been around the block a few times and I also like to host theme games or games with different (but balanced) set-ups. I hope to see a lot of you there. :goodjob:

If it is preferred I wait until Taillesskangaru is finished hosting his, that is fine too, just go ahead and lock my thread.

If you really want to get to know the community, i'de recommend signing up for the next NOTW, or night of the werewolves, which is our community's highly popular Mafia variant, with much more complexity and depth than the average mafia game. (not that i mean to disparage the mafia's at all.)

I am pleased to adnounce that the Draw your Own Story: The Group (http://forums.civfanatics.com/group.php?groupid=100) is now open :D

The Chainsaw Gang mafia game is now concluded.

I would like to host another one, but it is now Taillesskangaru's turn. I'll wait. :goodjob: Also, as a courtesy, if anyone else wants to go after Taillesskangaru I'll step aside, but if there's more interest after that, then there should be a queue, and I'll be reserving a spot in that imaginary queue after Tailless and anyone else who wants to host. If that's all right.

Oh I forgot to update the first post, diddle I. Thanks for the reminder.

There isn't really a queue for mafia games, they've always been run in a charmingly amateurish and haphazard fashion and succession is no different, but your game seems to have been well-received. Wish I'd played in it, now.

:goodjob:

Thank you.

As soon as it's appropriate for me to host another one, I'll do so and be sure you're invited!

All right, Taillesskangaru declined to host his, and after waiting a couple of days and inviting others to start one of theirs, no one came forward.

As such, I'm starting another one: Monty Python and the Holy Grail (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=333637).

Bring out yer dead!

Monty Python and the Holy Grail is now complete. Next host may begin hosting.

Thanks for letting me host two in a row, both games are now favorites of mine, thanks to all the great players. Thanks also for welcoming me into your community, CFC'ers!

Apologies for not updating the first post recently: the stupid dongle I'm using to connect only seems to work for three minutes at a time.

It is a race to finish this post in fact!

Are there going to be any regular clue-based mafia games starting up soon? ATPG's style of games is fun but it is too time-consuming for me at the moment (like NotW) and so I'm quite sad at what seems to be the apparent death of these games. :(

Vault 42 seems to have stalled. Is there any objections to me posting signup for my Mini Mafia based on X-men?

I'm starting a new form game called: school time: a new type of game

@sprig: Go for it.
@rfc: Please. Just stop.

@sprig: Go ahead, it looks like CG's game might fall apart soon, and I don't have time for my own right now.

@rfc: Your game sounds like crap. Just. Stop.

To whom it may concern, my caption contest is back on. :D

Im starting the ever popular EPYC: many more edition (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=343753) :D

A few changes for the new year:
As completed/dead games were beginning to overwhelm the Catalogue, a lot of them have been spoilered to save length.
Some of the links to less recent NotWs have been deleted. Archiving them is the NotW Information Thread's job and I don't want to step on BL's toes.
Roll to Dodge and Eat Poop You Cat have been given their own sections.
'Miscellaneous' has been moved down the order.
Some links that have gone nowhere since the thread purge have been deleted.

Speaking of Miscellaneous, add the Island Game and Ancient Rome Game to the completed/dead- We sort of officially killed the Island Game, and the Ancient Rome Game hasn't been posted in for about 5 months.

Please add Paranoia (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=350701)to Roll to Dodge.

No longer accepting signups.

Yet another R2D has started :D

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=352749

Bumped this thread since I feel it is more appropriate here.

Those Darn States, a large Mafia Game (50 roles available, I don't forsee there being a need for more and am just hoping all of these could be filled, but in any case I'd include everyone interested), will be taking signups shortly. The game will take place at the very least after the conclusion of Camikaze's in progress and excellent Lord of the Rings Mafia, and if anyone else has requests or concerns for games this may interefere with, I'd postpone further. But right now I would guess early March for a reasonable timeline.

As mentioned in the NOTW thread (though this isn't NOTW but a large Mafia game) it's a History/WWII themed game with a light-hearted mood. The game will feature different factions, abilities, items, and many sources of excitement - some more details and rules will be posted in the sign up thread, the rest, of course, will have to wait until game time.

If anybody is already sure they are uninterested/unavailable to play, yet curious about the game and willing to keep things confidential, contact me and I'll see what I can share in a couple of days. Given this is my first game hosting a little input couldn't hurt (thankful to those who've established straightforward rules/precendents in that respect) - but don't take this as the game being incomplete or unpolished, I'd just be willing to share thoughts with someone who can't play but is interested and doesn't want to wait a month for things to unfold.

Zack and I are ahead of you in line, wait until we finish our game to start yours. :p

Zack and I are ahead of you in line, wait until we finish our game to start yours. :p
That's right! http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/h/highfive.gif

That's entirely all right if you guys will be ready to have the next game. I don't mind the contradiction from the other thread ;)

...No really it's ok, I think I'll have time to host later in the spring, and with Zack and choxorn working together - I'm expecting your game will be great.

I have an idea for a semi-big mafia game. It's still just an idea and I need to get it launched at a time when I really can focus on GM-ing. (Not now.) I'll get back when it's fully developed.

In short it's a game where everyone's kids playing on a playground, the mafias are bullies and there will be different cycles. I will assign roles to everyone. I plan to get around 25-30 players. But should be able to do some more. And less, but that would make me sad :( .

I have an idea for a semi-big mafia game.

I have started designing a mafia game too for approximatly the same number of people (balanced for 24 roles) with the Simpsons show as background (I hope it hasn't been done already)... I will prolly ask for someone help when I am nearly done to check or reword my write ups, and to give feed backs on the game mechanics...

I hope my game can be used to fill in the gaps between two big games as a mini NOTW game does. Anyway, will make sure both games aren't started at the same time :)

I'm sure one of you two or Earthling could run your game if zack and I aren't finished making ours by the time Camikaze has finished his, which seems likely.

That sounds interesting; I certainly don't want to be pushy but I should be clear:

My game will certainly be a large and long-running game, and of course at the minimum I'd be waiting the 1-closer-to-2 weeks for current games (specifically LOTR) to wrap up.

However, I do have things close to ready to go, (to repeat since this is a recent bump to the thread - 50 players Mafia game centered around WWII/history but that's a bare bones description still, expect fun surprises) and I'd also like to give warning that the game would likely require a large amount of sign-up time (week or so). I of course am willing to meet the needs of the community, and the game size isn't 100% set in stone as I feel there is quite some versatility/flexibility where I could shrink player count if needed. But a long sign-up period is necessary anyway to get a large number of players, and be clear on setup/procedures.

So perhaps by this upcoming weekend if anyone else ahead of me in line has an idea - if they want me to continue to defer, or I could start signups next week; either is fine by me. I'm sure you guys are creating absolutely great stories and characters and so forth and will be looking forward to them. Thanks.

One more :bump:

Just so everyone is aware, I'd like to ask the other game-developers what their current plans are regarding hosting of their various games. In particular, as my game is also a large Mafia game, I'd like to ask choxorn and Zack - or any others who have a large game in development but I don't see any - what their status is, if/when they'd be ready to go.

For my part, I would be ready to open signups this weekend. I'd intend to have a week+ of signup time anyway both to get information about the game out, questions answered, and fill slots and make adjustments as needed. Which would put the start date, after the conclusion of other games like Camikaze's of course, in early-ish March. As I've said before, I can postpone, but if no other games are going to be starting up by that time, I could set mine in motion now.

Thanks all, I look forward to the other games too and hopefully my own successful attempt at creating a good game.

Go ahead and start yours, me and Chox won't be ready for awhile.

Yeah, go ahead. We'll probably be ready by the time your game is done, though, so we take the slot after you.

So all that is needed to reserve a spot is post here? What if it's a mixture between Roll to Dodge and the traditional mafia game?

Sign ups for Those Darn States: A Mafia game, are OPEN

Hey, add to the mafia games that sign-ups for Pick Your Poison and Those Darn States are open.

Also, a suggestion: Should we split the Mafia Game section in to Small Games and Large Games? One of both of these games is running these days. And they're pretty different: Small Games Have <20 people and no role PM's, although some have abilities and clues, and Large Games have a bunch of people and they do have role PM's, abilities, little if any clues, and are basically NOTW's with some, subtle clues, without roleplaying, or at least not as much role playing, and have a different name.

Hey, add to the mafia games that sign-ups for Pick Your Poison and Those Darn States are open.

Also, a suggestion: Should we split the Mafia Game section in to Small Games and Large Games? One of both of these games is running these days. And they're pretty different: Small Games Have <20 people and no role PM's, although some have abilities and clues, and Large Games have a bunch of people and they do have role PM's, abilities, little if any clues, and are basically NOTW's with some, subtle clues, without roleplaying, or at least not as much role playing, and have a different name.

Yeah, I've been lazy recently. Adding all the new stuff now.

I like the small/large mafia game split idea, especially as I need to change the description for that game type anyway (mafia don't always leave clues any more). Gettin' right on that, chief.

Separate, perhaps... mafia w/clues
mafia w/o clues
minimafia

What's the difference between Mini Mafia and Small Mafia?

I have a Mini-Mafia game running, about 5 spots left out of 10. Please join. It is on the front page of this thread as well as my sig. Link (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=355345)

What's the difference between Mini Mafia and Small Mafia?
Amount of players and duration of game?

Yeah, DrumStudents' MiniMafia has 10 as opposed to 12 in electrics' and 14 in CCRunners', but that's not much of a difference, they're really all small games.

For that matter, in days past when we were playing the older mafia games (before ATPG came along and we added roles into them), they could be anywhere between 10 people and around 30.

I didn't play during that era.

I thought this morning of trying a new game mafia game style whereby there are only lynchings and no night kills. The idea being to make it more intense and paranoid as innocents have to spend more time trying to discover who to trust (also reduces meta-gaming I think since mafia usually night kill the known good players). What do people think? Has it been done before?

How do you win, by not lynching?

Someone on either the org or TWC did it, and it only works if we don't know there aren't actually any mafia. :p

What if the idea is to find 'the Mole' (or several moles, depending on how difficult you want to make it), and voting and lynches are compulsory, with abstentions not allowed? That could be an interesting concept.

Yeah I meant that each day someone has to be lynched like a normal mafia game. Just without night kills - the mafia have to be tricky and convince the innocents to help lynch other innocents.

But then you'd have to have a larger amount of mafias. Or maybe have two or three mafia factions, so that they'd have to outaneuver each other, as well as some 'cop' faction, perhaps?

Well, you could just have it based entirely off voting patterns, rather than having a cop. Anyway, I think it's definitely worth a trial game.

Not a usual 'cop' faction, but merely a faction that wins only if the average townies survive and the mafia are caught.

You mean a townie? :confused:

Yes and no. It's something of a townie ally but is a different faction and has to make townie 'behave'. Just like RL cops.

I'm not getting it.

What do cops do IRL? They fight criminals and they protect civilians, but they're not one of either. Something on the lines of allegiance would be helpful.

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/2127/atfirstiwaslike.png

Never mind.
But that post of yours is not allowed until tomorrow, when it's Caturday.

I am thinking of calling it "The toothless mafia" and then I thought why not make it set in a old person's retirement home (toothless ;) )!? A retired mafia boss was playing scrabble with an innocent and the innocent cheated and ended up dead. The mafia boss got his mafia mates together and want to kill all of the innocents but the old people are all locked in their own rooms each night so none of the mafia's old tricks of night kills.

However, being old people, they keep dying of old age! Each night there is a 50% chance (maybe more maybe less if people think this is a good idea) that someone will die by chance (mafia or innocent).

I personally am not a fan of random chance.

Fair enough, I will probably remove the random night kills. I want a mechanism that makes it in the interest of innocents to try and lynch mafia rather than doing nothing each day (mafia night kills are this mechanism normally).

Just make it compulsory for someone to be lynched. Remove the ability of innocents to lynch nobody. Compulsory voting, no abstentions allowed, etc.

Yeah that's the default but I'd like a real reason why they should lynch someone if possible. I think it would be more fun and add flavour to the storyline.

Because otherwise the mafia will a much stronger voice and will be able to kill everyone through the lynches?

Maybe have a story line based on a political battle or something. The evil communazis have infiltrated the party room and want their candidate to be the last man standing. The other side have to stop them. One person is removed each round, and the aim is for the innocents to prevent the evil communazis from taking over the political branch. Or something.

How about the retirement village is set on the island of Sicily. The mafiosa, after a lifetime of hard work, have much wealth whereas innocents have little wealth. The first 5 people who vote to lynch (not spamming everyone's name at the start of each day!!!) someone (mafia or innocent) divide up the money for themselves.

There are no night phases, only day phases. After a lynch (or whatever method of killing someone...) the clock fast-forwards to the next day (ie pretend you went to bed and got up again). I think this is necessary since without night kills, the game would go at half the speed.

Money can be used to:
1) (Anonomously) pay off the retirement village staff to keep someone in their room that day (ie no vote that day)
2) Bribe other people
3) (Anonomously) buy expressos all round (ie the runner-up vote choice is also lynched)
4) Hire a private eye (tells you if target has a large, medium, or small amount of money left, takes 1 day).
5) Order Pizzas! (Order pizza for everyone anonomously (you can claim to everyone that it's yours) and if you are mafia, you can choose to poison the pizza. Anyone who eats good pizza gains +1 strength point, anyone who eats a poisoned batch of pizza dies. You can only eat 2 pizzas per day.) more info (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpost.php?p=8986711&postcount=106)
6) Hire bodyguard. Pay to be protected against being lynched the following day. This is public. It does not protect against being poisoned.

Main Goal: Survival
Team Goal: Your team (mafia or innocent win)
Personal Goal: Each person has a personal goal in their role PM
Financial Goal: To have the most money at the end of the game





EDIT: Toying with the idea that everyone has a personal weakness - examples could be alcohol, chocolate, pepporoni pizza, lust, intimidated by something, etc... Money could be spent purchasing a temptation and presenting it to someone. If that happens to be their personal weakness then they have to vote for a nominated person. This is done anonomously via the GM (person A pays $100 for chocolates to be sent to person B by PMing the GM and notifying him of the required vote, person C. The GM notifies person B that they received chocolates and if that is person B's weakness then they have to vote for person C.) PROBABLY WON'T DO THIS IDEA UNLESS PPL ASK FOR IT.

I'd like to host a Mini-Mafia game starting around April 1st. ;)

Great sounds fun TLO. Will prolly join.

It will be a Mini-mafia Game, to give me a test of how hosting a game is, incase I would like to host a big one in the future. I want to make some twists in it, including a concept from Roll to Dodge. (The Dice roll obviously. :))

I will plan out the player roles and start the signups on March 15th. :)

Ok, I started work, and actually planning out the game and making the roles only takes around 3 hours for a game this small. (I plan 16 people) Only thing left to do is balance things a bit more, and do a little testing and I think it is ready.

I have no intention of starting the game at the start of April, much to late.

I do realize though that there are plenty of mafia games going on at the same time, so I will make the thread in the next few days for sign up's and begin the game after Camikaze's NOTW finishes, if there are no problems with that.

I think we should just keep with 2 Mafia games at a time (one big, one small). So if yours is small, 16 people you said, then start yours after Pick Your Poison finishes.

Which, as they've already lynched the buletproof townie (me) then will end quickly.

The first 5 people who vote to lynch (not spamming everyone's name at the start of each day!!!)

The problem with this is it benefits people who are in certain time zones and can be on right around when the update starts, then just immediately come up with a random reason to vote.

Good point, how about the first 5 people to put their first vote onto the person who gets lynched? Would that nearly remove the time zone advantage do you think?


Other feedback on the ideas would be appreciated a lot please.

I think we should just keep with 2 Mafia games at a time (one big, one small). So if yours is small, 16 people you said, then start yours after Pick Your Poison finishes.

Right, so i'll wait till Pick Your Poison finishes as well as LOTR Mafia. I personally think that LOTR is draining alot of peoples energy. :lol:

I personally think that LOTR is draining alot of peoples energy. :lol:

The LotR mafia players now all look like this:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e0/Gollum.PNG

Eh, I would've thought it's more like this:
http://img-nex.theonering.net/images/scrapbook/7839.jpg

Good point, how about the first 5 people to put their first vote onto the person who gets lynched? Would that nearly remove the time zone advantage do you think?

Encourages bandwagoning even worse than already. There's now incentive not to change one's vote against someone no matter what the in-game evidence says. So once a bandwagon forms, it's now virtually impossible to get those votes removed since now they're being compensated for it.

My theory on the whole forcing people to vote is if the innocents/townies don't vote, they're only helping the wolves/mafia blend in. THAT should be all the incentive the innocent group needs to vote. If they want to shoot themselves in the foot by not voting, pffft, not the mafia's problem.

OK good point and thanks for the feedback. Can you think of any way to divide up the money from someone's lynch (even innocents have a small amount of money to start with)? If I divide it up with EVERYONE who votes for the lynchee then as soon as someone looks like they will be lynched, then everyone will jump on the bandwagon to get some $$! (maybe if innocent then you pay a fine????)



Anyway, I would like to host the next mafia game, I'll wait for the mini-mafia game to be almost to the end before starting. Also, I'd like some narrators (will use dead ppl too). The style would be light-hearted and a little humorous (they are retired mafia killing because someone cheated in a scrabble game or something).

How many players? Is this mini-Mafia-ish or larger? I'm of course on ongoing signups for my game but we don't have enough players yet; that said I don't have a particular hurry but I don't if you need a big game/lots of players you'd get them any faster. Don't think running mine in parallel with any others hurts me as far as I'm concerned of course but just the heads up; we really have so many games getting out there now, a real blooming of spring spirit or something.

Well it's an experimental design - no night kills only lynches. I'm not sure how many mafia to have - maybe 20% ish???

25 players???

Yeah, I mean, I don't mind games running in parallel at all; not worried about it for my game and I'm sure yours will be great. I just mean if it's a concern for you though; if having too many games at once would interfere with yours. But I also know the feeling of being eager to get things started.

Bad Player, how many players? We can do a combo 1 small game and 1 big game.

Well it's an experimental design - no night kills only lynches. I'm not sure how many mafia to have - maybe 20% ish???

25 players???

Seems a bit big for a small game, try 15-20.

And maybe just get rid of the whole money idea, there's no real way to make it work. Or you could do something like what TFA did in his NOTW.

Choxorn - the money idea gives the innocents an in-game incentive to lynch someone each turn (since there are no mafia night-kills). Otherwise I'd have to make it just "YOU MUST LYNCH EACH TURN OR THE GM WILL BE ANGRY!!! :mad:" which is less fun IMO.

The idea definitely came from TFA - I'll look more closely at his game design for ideas.


TLO - you get started I think I still need to finalise ideas gimme a couple of days and I might have a better idea of how to make it work...

SUGGESTIONS FROM PPL MORE THAN WELCOME (even if I don't use them).

OK here's a new strategic layer:

Order Pizzas!
Order pizza for everyone anonomously (you can claim to everyone that it's yours) and if you are mafia, you can choose to poison the pizza. Anyone who eats good pizza gains +1 strength point, anyone who eats a poisoned batch of pizza dies. You can only eat 2 pizzas per day.

The innocents might order pizza for everyone to grow stronger (but the mafia can eat it too) and thus fight the mafia, but the mafia might also order pizza to grow stronger OR to kill people who eat it (mafia will die if they eat poisoned pizza). Orders are put in the day before. Money from dead people is split evenly with everyone.

Strategically this gives innocents more information to go on as well as making some interesting strategies for the mafia (and to some degree innocents) to win.

Mafia win when their combined strength is greater than the innocents' combined strength. Innocents win when all mafia are dead.

So wait, pizza has the potential to kill everyone in one turn? Or am I misunderstanding?

So who's next for the mafia games? Would that be me?

If so, i'll make the sign-up thread this weekend and I will start the game when the other games finish.

Kill Fire - you can choose to eat the pizza or not depending on whom you trust (I'm thinking of making it not anonymous now). So if someone orders pizza for the next day you can then choose to eat it or not. If you eat it and the pizza is good (all the pizza is good or all the pizza is poisoned) then you get +1 strength. If you eat it and the pizza is poisoned then you die (or should you be injured?? - I still swing towards dying if it is not anonymous).

Can anyone see potential pitfalls with this mechanism? It's got some experimental features in this game that haven't been done before so it might be a case of see if they work when it comes to it...

You should askthepizzaguy ;)
What other things does this strength attribute do?

So wait, pizza has the potential to kill everyone in one turn? Or am I misunderstanding?

No, my child, I truly do have great and destructive powers.

atpg, I got there first :p

I believe that a minor strength increase is not remotely worth the very real chance of death in this case. You should either scale down the penalty, or increase the reward.

I believe that a minor strength increase is not remotely worth the very real chance of death in this case. You should either scale down the penalty, or increase the reward.
My other option would be to make it injury (not able to vote etc) if poisoned.

If I made the reward e.g. +5 str would that favour the mafia too much? It probably would put a lot of pressure on the innocents to eat any pizza because if they don't, then the mafia would quickly gain more cumulative strength than the innocents.

If I make pizza delivery non-anonymous then if anyone dies from the pizza, you know the buyer is mafia. So maybe it's not overpowered??? The innocents should coordinate to have a few of their (supposed) members partake of each pizza so if anyone dies they can lynch the buyer but if it's good, they can grow stronger. Also the mafia would try and all eat the good pizza, so hopefully it would help show who is mafia. Thoughts??


You should askthepizzaguy ;)
What other things does this strength attribute do?

I'd like ATPG's feedback! At the moment, all I think strength will do is determine when the mafia are more powerful than the innocents.


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Hire Bodyguard: Pay to gain protection from being lynched on the next day. This does not protect against poisoning.


Remember the mafia have more money than innocents, at least at the start of the game.


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Mafia roles written.

Any ETAs for small mafia-game signups?

I'll be posting a sign-up sheet for my mafia game this weekend. (It will be a small game)

I'm guessing this is the queue'esque part of this area.

Anyone ok/not ok with me hosting a game when theres some time?

It wouldn't be like NOTW, it would be one of my previous games. Or even the one I'm due to start hosting next up at the .org

You have to wait, Earthling's about to launch one of his own and there's not that many people around to play all games at once.

I'm guessing this is the queue'esque part of this area.

Kinda sorta. Usually there isn't a queue for non-NotW mafia games, but apparently a few people have all had ideas for games at the same time recently.

This is meant to be an index of ongoing and completed games, but whatever gets it the most posts and threadviews is fine by me :mischief:

Large or small game?

Or is it even a mafia game at all?

You have to wait, Earthling's about to launch one of his own and there's not that many people around to play all games at once.

Yeah, really sorry to make folks wait. Actually I got in before Zack and choxorn working on a Star Wars game I believe because with mine, well, inspiration struck and I could write it all out in about a week and I've had over a month now to refine it, and they were generous in letting me even go ahead. I'll do my part to attract and keep great folks around this community though - the CFC boards are great imo but maybe we're a little smaller too - folks seem up to their ears in games as has been said.

Gah, I forgot to put up the signup topic.

If I find time today (likely not) i'll put it up. If not, Tomorow.

It will be a mafia game unlike any you have ever seen before...(large)

As for the waiting thing, yup, I implied that, but didn't make it clear enough. Back in the recently deceased queue we had, I was at number 12 or so. Now i'm next in line to host.

(to those who know, especially if I do the riftwar again. maybe this time people would get into their roles >_>

The options are: Either of my first two games, which were sub standard, Fight for Inishmore, Riftwar, Revenge of Inishmore.)

It will be a mafia game unlike any you have ever seen before...(large)

As for the waiting thing, yup, I implied that, but didn't make it clear enough. Back in the recently deceased queue we had, I was at number 12 or so. Now i'm next in line to host.

(to those who know, especially if I do the riftwar again. maybe this time people would get into their roles >_>

The options are: Either of my first two games, which were sub standard, Fight for Inishmore, Riftwar, Revenge of Inishmore.)
At the org, you mean?

Yeah, there's a long queue here. Earthling's up now, then Zack and me (Hey, Zack, where's that background info you were going to send me? :mischief:), and I think Ras and Love had ideas for a large mafia game, too.

Hey, since were all starting mafia games, I want in on this action.

I had been planing a large TF2 based mafia game a while ago, partially to experiment with various roles. I had a few of the roles done and some rules and back story, but never actually got it off the ground. Since we're all doing it though, it seems like the perfect time to pick it up again.

It's probably a good thing that I have a few people in front of me though, I still have a lot of work to do.

^That's the que for big mafia games right? Not small.

Anyway I hope to get the sign-up thread ready today. There will be 16 spots(may seem little, but I think the variant will balance out the small number) but if more people are willing to join, I will rebalance the roles. (not that hard actually, just make kills more likelier to happen)

(Hey, Zack, where's that background info you were going to send me? :mischief:)
Time has been sacrificed for further renovations.

Alright.

Sign Up and Game thread posted (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=9028751#post9028751)

Join Up!

At the org, you mean?

I reread it and don't see how it can be taken otherwise.

(yes)

I think Mafia games need their own thread (much like the NotW Information Thread), and I would be willing to make a Mafia Game Information Thread if everyone thinks that's a good idea.

I don't find anything wrong with that. Much easier, that would be.

Agreed.

It'll be up in a few minutes.

Thread created. (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=360189)

sorry I started a roll to dodge game but I did not know that I was supposed to ask here first

You don't have to ask here first, just tell us so we can add it to the list. Speaking of which, it's massively out of date due to Catharsis's 3-month vacation.

ok add it to the list

I think somebody should host another Snakes & Foxes game.

I'm planning on hosting a similar type of game after the Star Wars game is over.

Sign ups are open for The Academy: The Sith Lords (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=9295021#post9295021). Check out the game, it should be a lot of fun. If you aren't very knowledgeable of Star Wars lore, that's totally fine - you don't really need to know any Star Wars lore, just as you didn't need to know any Star Wars lore for the Star Wars Mafia Game, and you didn't need to know any Lord of the Rings lore for the LOTR Mafia Game. It's somewhat similar to Snakes & Foxes, a Forum Games favorite.

Take a look, you won't regret it!

Hey guys, I've returned to Civfanatics. I'm hoping to reboot the caption contest and the EPYC thread within the next few days, so stay sharp.

Hey guys, I've returned to Civfanatics. I'm hoping to reboot the caption contest and the EPYC thread within the next few days, so stay sharp.

:lol: I just changed your EPYC thread's status to 'dead' two days ago. You get that going again and we'll see the first ever resurrected thread in FGC history!

Very much approve of bringing back the caption contest :goodjob:

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=369881

Signups open.

Hey, should IOT be getting its own section on account of the large number of threads now? :p

Hey, should IOT be getting its own section on account of the large number of threads now? :p

To be honest I was torn on whether to include IOT in the list at all. It has a lot of threads, but the only reason for this is that every time a new one is made, the players run it into the ground within a few weeks with their bickering and powergaming and Brooklyn rage. Plus, in its first few incarnations (from before I went on hiatus) it was pretty much entirely spam, and so would not belong on the list anyway.

The reason it gets a chance is because the players seem to be at least attempting to fix its faults, and also because Thorvald took it under his wing for a while and he's been successful in the past at managing unruly threads (see: DYOS). It's under 'Miscellaneous' because it's essentially the same as 'War at CivFanatics', and for some reason I put that under Misc. instead of Empire-Building way back when, possibly because, well, it's hardly Rise from Medieval Kingdoms.

'Snot like being in the Catalogue is going to affect its fortunes, anyway. No-one reads this thing.

It's because you spelled catalog wrong. :p

He didn't spell catalogue wrong, you did!

Speaking of my EPYC thread, should I necro the old one or just make a new one? I've already decided on a new thread for the caption contest, but I'm undecided for the EPYC.

I don't care, just start it up again.

Yeah, it probably doesn't really matter. Possibly a new thread would be better, because then you wouldn't have to ask people who tried to sign up for the next game before the thread died to confirm whether they are still playing or not.

If you start new threads then the statuses of your old ones will be changed to 'finished' which is a lot less shameful than 'dead'. :p

And you should probably post in both threads with a link to the new one, and say who won the last caption contest.

_PYXttRDqTI

Come on, it's pretty similar to Snakes and Foxes, except with character development and no factions.

The Risk game is dead.

It's back. (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=370623)

Also, let me know when another mafia game can be made.

Also, let me know when another mafia game can be made.

Start one now, we need someone to make a small game. (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=360189)

(look at the last page)

I have a new Roll To Dodge that I started in May called Roll To Dodge: What Happned During World War II, and I am still accepting signups. [link will come later]

Catharsis, here (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=371412) is the link to the character backgrounds and updates for The Academy.

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=369881

Signups needed!

It seemes DYOS has been moved to Arts and Entertainment. Well, the current threads, at least, DYOS 10 and the old Consul Thread are still here. You should probably either mention the move, or remove the entry entirely.

It seemes DYOS has been moved to Arts and Entertainment. Well, the current threads, at least, DYOS 10 and the old Consul Thread are still here. You should probably either mention the move, or remove the entry entirely.

I still find this move pretty bizarre. What's wrong with keeping it here?

I still find this move pretty bizarre. What's wrong with keeping it here?

Old forum games get deleted. That's what happened to DYOS 1-9. We wanted to avoid it happening again.

Now, the reason I'm here - Imperium Offtopicum V (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=373706). Accepting sign-ups. Please add to the front page. :)

DYOS section has been deleted, now that it is no longer considered a 'forum game'.

Now, the reason I'm here - Imperium Offtopicum V (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=373706). Accepting sign-ups. Please add to the front page. :)

I already had done! A sharp contrast to the shocking laziness you have come to expect from this thread. :D

New game: 1000AD, accepting signups
Thread: forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=373856

That is not a link. This is:

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=373856

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=369881

Signups needed!

Signups HIGHLY needed.

Development for a second Academy game starts around this (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=9496769#post9496769) post.

I have started another roll to dodge and I need signusps.

Congrats, Catharsis!

bestrfcplayer's rtd game appears dead, so I've replaced it with my rtd game.

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=378234

This thread is up and running.

Don't forget about my mini-IOT.

Hey, Roll to Dodge fans! I started up an RtD on the .org, at this (http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?130662-Roll-to-Dodge-Gameroom-Edition) thread. Come and join!

Ab Antiquo: Classical Imperium Offtopicum (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=381521) accepting sign-ups. The game will start whenever, if I can even actually get enough players.

You've already filled up the British Isles.

Ab Antiquo: Classical Imperium Offtopicum (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=381521) accepting sign-ups. The game will start whenever, if I can even actually get enough players. (However I will ban two players before the game even begins, which will reduce the number of players available)

With all due respect, you should really rethink your strategy;)

It appears to me Dom, that you edited your own words into TK's post without saying what you were doing. That is not a very smart idea.

In any case, this game is incomplete and rules are still being written, but if you are interested, sign up HERE (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=382769) it will be like a Mini-IOT-NES combination. The maximum number of players is 10.

Okay, IOT guys, I need your help here:

Imperium Offtopicum has been given its own section. (Well, subsection of the 'Empire-Building Games' section, alongside Lazy-NES and Diplomacy, both of which have lain inactive for quite a while.) So it needs a short definition to explain the game and attempt to entice new players in, like all the other game types have.

But the problem is that I have never played in an IOT and don't really know what they're about - what's the tone, for example? Are they very serious and stick closely to actual history, like a NES, or are they more wacky and far-out, like War at Civfanatics? Also, how much behind-the-scenes diplomacy is there, and how much of a time commitment is it to play?

Are they very serious and stick closely to actual history
:lmao:

Are they very serious and stick closely to actual history, like a NES, or are they more wacky and far-out, like War at Civfanatics?

Depends on the particular edition, though it's typically somewhere between NES/lazyNES and War@CFC, leaning towards the latter.

Also, how much behind-the-scenes diplomacy is there

A fair bit.

and how much of a time commitment is it to play?

Again, depends on the game, how "committed" you are, and the people who are playing. At one point, it took half an hour to just read the posts in IOTIV from the previous day. Currently, Mini-IOT would take up less than five minutes a day all up, IOTII and IOTV around ten. Take out the diplomacy, and it only takes around a minute a day to send in your claims or orders.

Imperium Offtopicum Ab Antiquo needs replacements for Sumeria and Greece by tomorrow! (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=386924)

btw IOTV Beta is over

and if you want to add the European Elimination Game that we just started

Mini- IOT I is over.

This is heck of out-of-date at the moment, sorry guys. Due to lack of a stable internet connection and general university work and tests and gubbins, I haven't had a lot of time to read these threads lately (for example, I have no idea what the current state of Mars Attacks! is). The changes above shall be added now, while I have some time.

EDIT: also I haven't added an IOT description yet, blurghhhhgh

Mars Attacks! should end in a few days, one way or another.

Info about IOT.

Imperium Offtopicum is an empire-building game that spawned off of the Altered Maps threads. It has had many variations, but some rules remain constant: You expand a little at a time, you can engage in war and conquer the world, and the overall goal is fun! So, look into playing one!

Thanks civplayah! :D Your description has been edited in (except I replaced 'off of' with 'from' because as a Brit I refuse to use the former :p) and some of tailless's info about time commitment has been added as well. You have both been credited.

It's not really my job to recommend games, but have any of you looked at Pacific War: Empires Clash (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=391570) by Lighthearter? It looks like he's put a lot of work into it, but he hasn't got a single signup yet. The thread only has a pittance of views so possibly some of you haven't checked it out yet - have a look!

New forum-games related social group: http://forums.civfanatics.com/group.php?groupid=308

New forum-games related social group: http://forums.civfanatics.com/group.php?groupid=308

That link takes you to Model U.N., which I thought died out a long time ago.

I'ts both Model U.N. and model parliament. Model Parliament was in the Forum Games section, so it's appropriate to post here.

I still don't understand the Model Parliament thing. Roleplaying members of parliament, debating political issues? What is it, OT with fancy titles and sign ups?

Like Realpolitik sort of. I, honestly, have not read enough to understand too much.

Good news, bad news, and good news!

Good news is that I'm back forever! :D

Bad news is that, if it already isn't, my RTD game IS dead.

Good news is, I'm going to start a new game once Marching Band season is over. :p

Expect to see more activity from me starting November 7th.

What's so important about the seventh day of november, two thousand and ten?

Good news, bad news, and good news!

Good news is that I'm back forever! :D

Bad news is that, if it already isn't, my RTD game IS dead.

Good news is, I'm going to start a new game once Marching Band season is over. :p

Expect to see more activity from me starting November 7th.

The Second link in my signature is an RTD game.

The first link is a really good game that is in the works...

The third should not be clicked on under any circumstances:mischief:

I think everyone knows by now how to check a link without actually clicking it, Domination.

My R2D is back :)

I'm currently working on a unique fantasy-style Lazy-NES type game, so keep eyes peeled.

Imperium Offtopicum 6 is now accepting sign-ups (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=401977)

Sons of Mars (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=389676) is in need of a 13th player before the game can start!

Done, but please give me some time to read through all the rules and do the necessary nitpicking.

If anyone is interested in a game of Diplomacy (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=403037)...

players spend much of their time forming and betraying alliances with other playersThat's about it for Diplomacy, eh?

New Snakes & Foxes game is needed.

:agree: I was thinking of posting a request for someone to make one myself.

I'd also like to add that i'd pay $100 bucks for "Star Wars: The Academy II" ;)

Would anyone want to play a game like this (http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?123525-Resident-Evil-Discussion-Thread)?

It seems a bit complex.

While it would be complex it would be rather simple to play. And mine will be more of an RPG with a quest system.

Would anyone want to play a game like this (http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?123525-Resident-Evil-Discussion-Thread)?

That game is the game that you host if you have hosted all of the other games and have found yourself disappointed by the acceptable amount of sleep that you are still getting.

It is a destroyer of men.

I will request that I get a Co-Host to help me out.

My R2D is very much alive thankyou! :p

There should be a courtroom game, something along the lines of Phoenix Wright. There's a judge, a jury, lawyers, etc. And there's a Game Host who gives each side information (you have this evidence, these witnesses available to you, etc.).

That sounds great! Develop it more, then open it.

Meh, I don't really want to host it if I don't have to. I want to play.

Okay, if you don't mind, I'll host it. If you could PM your ideas in further detail to me...?

Zack's idea is a good one. I'd definitely join if it was March or later (I'm gonna have a ton of crap to do in February, and limited net access.)

I'm gonna have a ton of crap to do in February
You can cut down on the laxatives, man.

Zack's idea sound fun.

You can cut down on the laxatives, man.

:lol: Not THAT Kind of Crap:lol:

I'm gonna be out of state for virtually the entire month...

You have to go out of state for a toilet?

Maybe toilets in NY are too small, or the drains won't be able to cope? Just do it on the river, man, we'll say it's just a lot of mud.

You have to go out of state for a toilet?

Wrong, and @Tak- I don't live in NYC.

I'm going on Vacation, and I'm going to have plans that involve being away from CFC. I'll be on sometimes, but not enough so to host a game...

I like toilets with targets. :mischief:

Also, why aren't the elimination threads in the OP?

Also, why aren't the elimination threads in the OP?

Because they don't have a GM and as such fall under the heading of 'spam games'.

(The exceptions to the GM rule are some of the quizzes, but I might take the quizzes and caption contests out of the OP soon, since none of them are active any more.)

There is still plenty of room for new nations in my Revolution IOT (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=407238), along with a new pre-fab NPCs to take control of.

The Space Age RTD game appears dead. I'm going to give it a day and start a replacement if we see no new content.

True to my word, new RTD game is up: RTD (Almost) Better Than Bacon

Welp, it's finally gone over the 30,000-character limit. Took it long enough! :lol:

Guess it's going to have to overflow into the second post, then. STAND BY FOR CHANGE

Any reason why EPYC down is in both posts?

Any reason why EPYC down is in both posts?

Because you caught me modifying the posts. :blush: Everything from EPYC down is now only in post #2, but of course I didn't want to delete that stuff from post #1 until I was sure it was all safely copied to post #2.

Ha, you got caught! :p

If anybody is looking for an IOT to jump into, RIOT (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=407238) has a lot of NPCs open.

I would like to reiterate:

New Snakes & Foxes game is needed.

:hammer: :whipped: :sheep:

*ahem* looks at available hosts (http://forums.civfanatics.com/member.php?u=158920).

*ahem* looks at available hosts (http://forums.civfanatics.com/member.php?u=158920).

:nope:

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/1637/nodsmileyp.gif

Now now, children. :nono:

A'right, grandpa, if you really want it, we'll let you host it.

Wait, what?

IOT Colonialism has started. There's still lots of spots left, we're looking for about 6 to 8 players.

I'm looking for someone on here, I believe he hangs around this section, goes by Stylesrj.

Knock yourself out.
(http://forums.civfanatics.com/memberlist.php)

Haven't seen him much around here lately. Head over to A&E and check the DYOS threads, you'll find he takes up a lot of space there.

Revolution IOT is closed. RIOT II is open. Accepting sign-ups (as always)

I just started a new RTD called "Roll To Dodge: The Revival"

This thread's first post needs updating badly. Just saying. :)

New m-NotW game is up:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=419559

IOT World of Trade is up (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=10468176#post10468176)