DAY 1: I'm so glad when Daddy comes home

One by one the citizens entered Grandpa Karl’s Grill. Some shuffled their feet, others mumbled to themselves under their breath, but nobody dared look each other in the eye. The bright lights of the restaurant were in sharp contrast to the mood of the occupants.

After everyone had taken a seat at one of the large, family-style tables, the mayor began the meeting. She started by explaining what a difficult task lay ahead. They must decide together, right here and now, who is in the mafia and execute them.

Just to be sure everyone had arrived and their voice could be heard, the mayor did a head count. “One, two, three, four,” she called in her loudest voice, “...eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen.” Fifteen? Just to be sure, Mayor Hair counted again. Yes, one person was missing, but who? Just then someone pointed out a small box tucked snugly under a booth in the corner of the dining area. The box was sealed with what appeared to be yards and yards of black duct tape. Several of the men, wanting to appear brave, stepped forward. Jim, using his Eagle Scouting skills, cut through the tape with his jack knife and gasped. The rest of the townspeople crowded around-- the mayor fainted. Inside was a severed left hand, and on the fourth finger a thin band of gold. It was Bill’s wedding ring, Bill’s hand, and Bill was obviously the mafia’s first victim.

It was now more crucial than ever to convict one of the correct people today. They must avenge Bill, an innocent townie.

It is now DAY. As Bill is now dead, he cannot comment. Those still remaining need to determine who is mafia and vote for them in the comments. A majority is needed to execute. As there are 15 players remaining, you need at least 8 votes for one person. The day is 48 hours, until midnight on Saturday.

NIGHT 1: heartbreaking news

It was late on a windy Wednesday evening. With the little ones in bed, the rest of the citizens of Sooty, WV sat around in their living rooms, getting ready to watch the 10 o’clock news.

“Breaking news,” they heard blast across the screen, “we have just received confirmation that three members of the West Virginia Mafia are still hiding in our town. Mayor Hair has declared war upon these famously blood-thirsty killers. There will be a town meeting held tomorrow evening at Grandpa Karl’s Grill where all townspeople are expected to exterminate the mafia and restore peace to Sooty.”

Each townsperson looked at those sitting next to them. Was it their brother, sister, cousin, aunt, uncle, husband or wife? Were those callused hands the hands of a killer? Only time would tell…

It is now NIGHT. Those with night roles need to email me by MIDNIGHT tomorrow. There is to be no communication, on the blog or otherwise, except for the mafia so they can determine who to murder tonight. Check the blog after midnight tomorrow to see who dies. You may then comment and decide who is mafia and who you want to execute.

FYI: Because we have so many players, there are 3 MAFIA, 2 DETECTIVES, and 1 DOCTOR.

The Rules of the Game

We will have at least two mafia members, possibly more depending on how many people decide to play. Every night (24 hours real time) the mafia is going to murder someone. Every day (48 hours real time) the townies will try to lynch a mafia member.

RULES:
*No personal attacks.
*No communicating in any way except by adding comments to posts unless you are a mafia member.

ROLES: Roles will be chosen randomly
*Mafia member-- members of the mafia are aware of each other and conspire each night to kill someone.
*Detective-- a townie with a special ability. Each night the detective can e-mail me with the name of someone in town and I will reveal their role. The detective may reveal him or herself at any time, but be forewarned that the mafia will probably kill them shortly thereafter.
*Doctor-- a townie with a special ability. Each night the doctor e-mails me a person to be saved. If the mafia were to kill that person, the doctor would save his or her life. The doctor can only save each person one time during the game including him or herself.

ROLE RULES:
*Only mafia members may communicate with each other privately, and then only during "night." Please keep this through e-mail or cell phone (calling home phones may give away your role).
*The Doctor and Detective may not communicate privately (even if the Detective finds out who the Doctor is).
*All night role responses must be sent to me via email during the 24 hour period known as "night." (Mafia members email me who they're going to murder, doctor emails me who he's going to save, detective emails me about which person's role he wants to find out.) Don't call as I have a husband at home who might be very interested to know why someone is calling.

NIGHT RULES:
*No Talking or communicating in any way on the blog or otherwise (the only exception will be the two members of the mafia who are allowed to conspire at night to decide the murder).
*All role players (mafia, doctor, and detective) must send me an e-mail with their respective choices. hutchie_@hotmail.com

DAY RULES:
*All comments must be posted on the blog, no phone calls or private e-mails (even between mafia members). Husbands and wives must be very careful about this rule. It is difficult not to talk about the game, but very important in keeping the game fair.
*In order to execute, the town must have a majority vote. Majority means if there are twelve people left, you need seven votes to hang. Please vote as such-
VOTE: Papa Smurf

ROLE REVEAL:Roles will be revealed to the entire town at the time of the individual's death.

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