◄ Fundamentals ►

GAME SETUP & TIMELINE

• Multiple games will group players based on their timezones and/or online availability.
  Different games will change phases at different times.
• Groups are capped at 15 players each.
• Multiple groups for same time zone are fine - just gotta have 10 to play!
• Day Phase will last 18 hours.
• Night Phase will last 6 hours.

DAY PHASE

• Each Day Phase will have an 18 hours deadline.
• Players will cast their votes on who they want lynched.
• BOLD ALL VOTES. Votes which are not bolded will not be counted. Abbreviating someone's name is acceptable, so long as we can tell who you were voting for without trouble. Vote using this form:
  
  Code:

  [B]VOTE: USERNAME [/B]

• Unvotes are not necessary to change your vote. You can change your vote as many times as you like. If you vote again, we will take only your latest vote into account.
• You can also choose not to lynch anyone by posting VOTE: NO LYNCH. If a majority votes for a No Lynch, the day will end without a lynch.
• Once a majority of votes on a player is reached during the day, a lynch occurs and no further votes or unvotes will count. When a player is lynched, Twilight Phase will start until one of the game moderators arrive and post a death scene. Players can continue to post during Twilight.
• If no majority is reached by deadline, the Bystander Vote majority will decide the lynch.
• If there is a majority tie after Bystander voting, both players will be lynched.
• If no majority is reached even after Bystander voting, there will be no lynch, except in the case of a majority tie.
• Failing to post in the game thread for 24 hours will result in a poke. Failing to post for 36 hours will result in a force-replacement. There is no such thing as a third poke. This is to ensure that the game is fun and fair for all players.

NIGHT PHASE

• Night Phase will last for at least 6 hours.
• All roles/groups with night abilities and actions must communicate game decisions via PMs only.
• All roles/group decisions must be sent to both of us before the end of the Night Phase.
• You can also make as many changes as necessary, and at deadline we will take the last action you submitted.
• If no action is received by deadline, no action will be taken. All actions received after the deadline has passed will not be valid.
• Night Action submissions will be accepted starting in the Twilight Phase.

PLAYER ROLES

• Roles will be sent out by PM.
• All sign-ups at this point will automatically become a Bystander until replaced into a game.
• Special roles include Mafia, Detective, and Doctor. Everyone else is a Townie.
  • Mafia: Multiple players who have night actions that allow them to bump off one player (collectively) each night.
  • Detective: 1 or more players who have night actions that allow them to investigate one player each night.
  • Doctor: 1 or more players who have night actions that allow them to operate on one player each night (saving heal)
• This should go without saying but Roles = TOP SECRET. Don't be telling people all crazy like.
• Any specific role information will be shared with you in the PM you get revealing your role.
  For example, if you are a Vanilla Townie, you may receive this PM:
  
  Quote:

  You are a Vanilla Townie. Abilities During the Night, you may sleep. During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Win Condition You win when all non-town factions have been eliminated and at least one Town-aligned player is still alive.

• Regardless of what role you are assigned it is HIGHLY suggested that you change your status to invisible so people can't try to be sneaky sneaks and check to see if/who you are PMing!