Admin thread for WW XXXIX: Do Werebalrogs have wings? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Rikae · 11-06-2007, 09:40 PM

...by the way, I'm a helpful American who thinks that Thanksgiving (otherwise known as November 22 this year) is a great day for werewolf.

Brinniel · 11-07-2007, 02:07 AM

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Originally Posted by satansaloser2005

I've played regular mafia before, but can someone explain to me what the extra roles are? The cobbler is basically a citizen/villager who is a terrorist acting on the side of the werewolves, but what are ranger, hunter, and lover? I had them explained to me briefly but I want to make sure I understand properly. Thanks!

A ranger chooses a player to protect each Night. If the wolves (or balrogs in this case) attack that player, he/she will not be killed. It depends on the mod's rules, but usually a ranger cannot protect someone two nights in a row.

A hunter must every Night choose someone they find suspicious and want to hunt. In the case that the hunter is killed, he/she has the opportunity of taking down a wolf. Again, this role varies each game, so certain details will depend on the mod.

The lovers are two players who are bound to one another. If one dies, so does the other. The lovers can be both good, or both bad, or one of each. There's no doubt saying lovers can really complicate things (especially in a situation in where you don't even know who your lover is, lol...).

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Originally Posted by The Might

Ok, I've had enough of watching this strange game take all away from the good old trivia matches, so I've decided to join and see for myself what this WW thing is about.

Welcome to WW!

It's been awhile since we've had any newbies, so it's nice to see some new faces. Anyways, don't worry if you go into this game confused and clueless to what's going on. That's how I started out with Mac's game. You'll pick it up and understand the game better as you play. I recall, I couldn't even figure out what the cobbler was until after my first game was complete.

Oh, here's a link to the thread that everyone's been referring to.

~an unhelpful American who's suddenly craving pumpkin pie with all this Thanksgiving talk~

Thinlómien · 11-07-2007, 03:59 AM

Welcome, Rikae and Sally!

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Originally Posted by Sally

How long do games normally last on here though?

It depends... One day or night phase lasts 24h so it varies quite a lot from just a few days from about two weeks or something like that. I think an average game takes a week or a bit more, but that's just a guess, not a fact.

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Lommy, with this rate of sign up the game could start pretty soon. For all these unhelpful Americans could we maybe have a few days break if the game isn't finished by then?

Yes, we might. Could all unhelpful Americans

specify on which days they are unable to participate?

Currently, we have 14 players, including the unsure players. I'd like to have a few more, but with this rate of signing up that does not seem to be a problem.

(Besides, I can always PM some people...)

The Might · 11-07-2007, 06:34 AM

Firstly Kath, thanks a lot for the PM, that cleared things for me.

But what if say a seer was a lover and the other lover was a wolf, would he try to expose the other wolves and say a normal villager is a wolf to save the lover, or wuld rather do what he's supposed to?

Plus, how can you make sure that nobody else except wolves uses PM?

Nogrod · 11-07-2007, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by The Might

Plus, how can you make sure that nobody else except wolves uses PM?

In no way.

That's an issue of trust and sportsmanship. And who would want to play cheating? What's the fun of it?

satansaloser2005 · 11-07-2007, 06:51 AM

Oh okay. So basically ranger=doctor, hunter=bounty hunter, and lover=....well I haven't seen that one before but I get it now. Thanks Brinn!

Thinlómien · 11-07-2007, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by The Might

But what if say a seer was a lover and the other lover was a wolf, would he try to expose the other wolves and say a normal villager is a wolf to save the lover, or wuld rather do what he's supposed to?

Well, that would be up to him to decide... although I'd wonder what the mod was thinking in the first place when s/he paired them up together...

It all depends on what winning conditions the mod has given to the different roles (for example, are the lovers a separate team or are they on the village's or on the wolves' side or if there's some mixture of these).

Kath · 11-07-2007, 08:16 AM

The Might - the combination of lover wolf and lover Seer is, well it's unlikely, but if it happened we'd just play along none the wiser until, most likely, everyone else dies and they win! You don't always know all the rules and possibilities in this game, that's part of the fun!

As for PMing, well no you can't be sure that no one else is doing it, but there is a rule that no ordinary villager PMs another with anything game/role related while the game is running. Just as you'd follow the rule that says no one can post on the thread during the Night phase, so you follow that rule.

The Might · 11-07-2007, 08:44 AM

Another thing, what about these phases?
Does the night start after the deadline and lasts 12 hours?

11-07-2007, 06:34 AM	#4
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	Firstly Kath, thanks a lot for the PM, that cleared things for me. But what if say a seer was a lover and the other lover was a wolf, would he try to expose the other wolves and say a normal villager is a wolf to save the lover, or wuld rather do what he's supposed to? Plus, how can you make sure that nobody else except wolves uses PM? __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

11-07-2007, 08:16 AM	#8
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	The Might - the combination of lover wolf and lover Seer is, well it's unlikely, but if it happened we'd just play along none the wiser until, most likely, everyone else dies and they win! You don't always know all the rules and possibilities in this game, that's part of the fun! As for PMing, well no you can't be sure that no one else is doing it, but there is a rule that no ordinary villager PMs another with anything game/role related while the game is running. Just as you'd follow the rule that says no one can post on the thread during the Night phase, so you follow that rule. __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

11-07-2007, 08:44 AM	#9
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	Another thing, what about these phases? Does the night start after the deadline and lasts 12 hours? __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

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11-06-2007, 09:40 PM	#1
Rikae Mellifluous Maia Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A glade open to the stars, deep in Nan Elmoth Posts: 3,489	...by the way, I'm a helpful American who thinks that Thanksgiving (otherwise known as November 22 this year) is a great day for werewolf.

11-07-2007, 06:51 AM	#6
satansaloser2005 The Sweetest Spoiler Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: from beneath you it giggles incessantly Posts: 5,789	Oh okay. So basically ranger=doctor, hunter=bounty hunter, and lover=....well I haven't seen that one before but I get it now. Thanks Brinn!