mafia championship A Knock from Outside the Cosmere

[Kasimir he/him]

On 4/20/2024 at 4:54 AM, DrakeMarshall said:

Let the record show that whatever happens I lay the responsibility for this dubious decision at the feet of everyone else

I shall make sure to clean the blood from the Sword of Kas thoroughly before returning it to your custody.

ἢ τὰν ἢ ἐπὶ τᾶς

[Arapocalypse]

Hey there, heads up that DrakeMarshall's mafia championship qualifier game will be starting in just under 14 hours from this message!!! You're welcome to follow it here: https://www.mafiauniverse.com/forums/threads/46710-Season-11-Game-8-The-Sad-Tale-of-Hampter-(The-Mafia-Championship)

 

If you wish to talk about the game, please do not discuss it where your representative can see! You're welcome to cheer them on in MU's spec chat server (I can share here if you're cool with it, or feel free to dm me for the server link!) and/or create your own private space to discuss it!!

[Stick. she/her]

Knock, knock.

It’s that time of the year again! 
 

I’ve received a message 

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INVITATION TO THE MAFIA CHAMPIONSHIP (SEASON 12)

 

Ahoy there!

I’m very excited to invite your community to participate in Season 12 of the Mafia Championship.

The Mafia Championship is an annual forum-based tournament series that pits representatives from various online Mafia (aka Werewolf) communities against one another as they compete to determine the Internet’s greatest Mafia players. Each participating community democratically elects one person to represent them and be their “Champion”.

The tournament first started back in 2013. Since then, 400+ different communities and 50+ different nationalities have been represented.

It’s a super fun event that has created many new friendships and close bonds between communities. I hope that you would be interested in taking part

 

1. DO YOU ACCEPT THE INVITATION?

If your community wishes to participate, please confirm your participation to Arapocalypse or Master Radishes as soon as you can to secure yourselves a spot. Currently, the plan is to accommodate 120-135 communities this season. 

If your community agrees to participate, the deadline for selecting your representative is April 19th, but the sooner the better. 

The games will take place on Mafia Universe. If it’s okay, I can link directly to the general discussion thread regarding this topic on Mafia Universe.

 

Important notes

• You may decide yourselves how you want to elect your representative, but we highly recommend some sort of democratic process (public nominations followed by a poll usually works out well).
• In addition to electing a representative, you should also name an alternate (a back-up) who will be asked to step in if the first choice needs to back out.
• Your representative should be prepared for having to read upwards of 500-700 posts per 24 hours during the early stages of the game. Additionally, there’s a requirement that each player must make at least 10 posts per Game Day. Only active players should apply/participate. I repeat: Your chosen player needs to be able to handle a good amount of activity on a daily basis!

 

 

 

2. SEASON 12 FORMAT

The tournament structure

120-135 communities will participate, each sending one representative.

• QUALIFIERS: 8-9 Qualifier Games will be played, consisting of 15 players each. I.e. every representative plays in one Qualifier Game. The players themselves vote post-game to determine who is deserving of advancement. 1st and 2nd places will advance to the Semifinal Games.
• BONUS ROUND: Any community backups who were not called on during the Qualifier round will be invited to play in a special Game of Backups, a chance for them to participate in champs hype!
• SEMIFINALS: A Jury consisting of finalists from Season 11 will select 27-29* additional players to advance to the three Semifinal Games. From each game, five players will advance to the Finale Game based on a post-game player vote, just like in the qualifying phase.
• THE FINALE: The Finale Game is played. Once it has completed, the winning team will receive the title of Season 12 Champions and a winner’s certificate signed by Dmitry Davidoff, the creator of mafia. Players will also vote for additional awards including Best Team Player, Most Enjoyable Player, and Most Appreciated Playstyle (subject to change before the finale). 

*The semifinal/finale setups may be designed for more players than 15.

The qualifier games will be played using the Wolf Cube setup (see below), and semifinal/finale games will be played using a different setup. The semifinal/finale setup will be tested from April-June and then finalized; more details to come soon (before the start of the season).

 

This year’s qualifier setup: Wolf Cube

x9 Vanilla Town

x1 Town Tracker

x1 Town Doctor | Even Cycle | Hidden Modifier

x1 Town Doctor | Odd Cycle | Hidden Modifier

x1 Mafia Jack of All Trades (x2 Roleblocker, x1 Ninja)

x1 Mafia Jack of All Trades (x1 Tracker, 1x Roleblocker, x1 Strongman)

x1 Mafia Jack of All Trades (x1 Role Cop, x1 Roleblocker, x1 Vigilante) | Cycle 2+

 

Important Notes

• Mafia flips only show the alignment of the Mafia player, whereas Town flips usually show the full role of the Town player. The only exceptions are Town Doctors, who will only flip as Town Doctor and their modifier (Odd Cycle/Even Cycle) will not flip.
• Mafia JOAT abilities do not cycle after they are used (they only get the stated ability uses). 

Additional note: this setup is subject to minor changes before the season starts!

Relevant mechanics info

Spoiler

• Day start.
• Majority elimination will not be enabled during day 1 and is not required at any point for the elimination. Starting on Day 2 and until MYLO/LYLO, majority will be enabled at 12 hours after SoD (in 36/12s and 48/24s) OR at 24 hours after SoD (in 72/24s). MYLO/LYLOs are exceptions, during which majority will be enabled immediately.
• If day ends >24 hours before the day's natural EoD, then night will be shortened and the next day will begin at the next instance of the game's SoD time. If day ends close to 24 hours (ex. 23 hours), night may be shortened at host discretion.
• Tied votes will result in one of the tied players being eliminated at random
• No outside communication. I.e. you may not contact the other players outside of the thread (unless you are Mafia and wish to speak with your teammates).
• Mafia may communicate any time, and often use a Discord server for mafia chat.
• Mafia share a factional Night Kill, which is a single standard shot for their faction. The mafia factional kill is mandatory.
• Phase Lengths and Deadlines will be up to the players themselves (I’ll organize your representative into a game with deadlines that suit their preferences).
• Thread is locked during Night Phases.
• Votes are automatically locked in at LYLO
• Each individual player may make a maximum of 125 posts per day phase (this restriction is lifted 1 hour before day end).
• The game will have a host to oversee everything and make sure everyone’s following the code of conduct, but otherwise the game is completely automated (automatic votecounts, thread locks and reveals alignments automatically, the bot receives and processes actions, etc.).

 

3. SEASON 12 TIMELINE

There will be 8-9 Qualifier Games, and your representative plays in just one of these. Their start dates are each Monday from April 21st-June 16th. So in other words, as long as your representative can play sometime during that period, they should be good and I’ll make sure they get scheduled into a game that suits their schedule. I.e. if your rep is busy until June, that isn’t a problem.

The Semifinal Games will be played in July/August, and the Finale Game sometime in August/September (whenever we can work out something that suits everyone). The Game of Backups will be played between the Qualifiers and Semifinal Games.

If you want to get in contact with us ASAP, you can reach us on Discord at lissa2, arapocalypse, or masterradishes.

 

Kind regards,

Season 12 Championship Organizers

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Hope I didn’t mess the formatting up. 

As usual, feel free to begin nominating the players you’d like to see represent the 17th Shard in this thread! 

[Kasimir he/him]

Let's get this exe started. Smh what would you Villagers ever do without me

TJ @|TJ|

Aet @Aeternum

Aeo @Aeoryi

@Stick. Sis, are you electable? I'm in favour of sending someone who hasn't gone before, but I'm curious nevertheless.

Feel free to expand the nominations, everyone!

[TwinStorm He/Him]

I nominate @Kasimir

[The Unknown Medallion he/him]

I doubt they'll have time, but obligatory

Amanuenis  @Amanuensis

Araris Valerian @Araris Valerian

Joe @A Jo in the Bush

A team this year.

[Kasimir he/him]

2 hours ago, TwinStorm said:

I nominate @Kasimir

Obligatory thank you but no thanks, turning down the nomination

[|TJ| he/him]

I'll let you guys know if I decide to accept the nom, but for now - 

Ashbringer @Ashbringer

Edited March 25, 2025 by |TJ|

[Jo and the Bush all/any]

11 hours ago, The Unknown Flame said:

I doubt they'll have time, but obligatory

Joe @A Jo in the Bush

A team this year.

Haha, what? No, absolutely not. i appreciate the confidence, but I have neither the time nor the confidence.

[Stick. she/her]

On 3/24/2025 at 10:49 PM, Kasimir said:

Let's get this exe started. Smh what would you Villagers ever do without me

TJ @|TJ|

Aet @Aeternum

Aeo @Aeoryi

@Stick. Sis, are you electable? I'm in favour of sending someone who hasn't gone before, but I'm curious nevertheless.

Feel free to expand the nominations, everyone!

I am, but I think I've had enough champs for a life time 

All the nominations I'm seeing are GOATED. can't wait to see how we end up sending

[Kasimir he/him]

Popping back in to nominate @Sart Sart as well. 

I know Champs is a pressure-cooker, but:

@Ashbringer Ash and @Steeldancer Steel also have my nomination (feel free to reject it if it don't work for you.)

Kind of in the odd place where there are too many impressive people but I guess part of the point is to start with a lot of noms then whittle it down.

Edited March 29, 2025 by Kasimir

[|TJ| he/him]

Including TUF as well

@The Unknown Flame

[Aeoryi she/her]

I'm going to decline for now, but thank you for the offer.

TJ

Sart

Ash

TUA

 

[Ashbringer he/him]

... I'll have to think about it, but I might be able to do this. Not 100% sure how busy my summers will be.

[Stick. she/her]

Remember, we are also sending a backup - there will be a backups game in the bonus round!

[Stick. she/her]

We're wanting to close nominations and begin voting within the next 2 days so that we have about 2 weeks to vote (the deadline to select a rep is April 19th - however, the first game is scheduled for April 21st and if u want to make that game we'll have to select a rep sooner than the 19th)

So far...0 people have accepted nominations!  Cmon guys it's a fun experience I promise

Everyone below has received a nom, pinging u to remind u to respond to it (we will assume it's a rejection if u can't decide before voting starts )

The Unknown Flame - declined
Ashbringer - accepted 
@Sart
|TJ| - declined
@Steeldancer
A Jo in the Bush - declined
Araris Valerian - declined
Amanuensis - declined
Aeoryi - declined
Aeternum - accepted 

Apologies if I've missed anyone

Edited April 4, 2025 by Stick.
Edited to reflect responses

[The Unknown Medallion he/him]

I do not have the time for that unfortunately. Thank you guys for the nominations though!

[Aeoryi she/her]

I'm declining the nomination, but thanks for nominating me! 

[Kasimir he/him]

On 3/25/2025 at 9:23 PM, A Jo in the Bush said:

Haha, what? No, absolutely not. i appreciate the confidence, but I have neither the time nor the confidence.

@Stick. - Sis, Jo already declined!

[Ashbringer he/him]

Well, here goes nothing…

I accept!

[Kasimir he/him]

Gonna be real funny if Ash is the only one who accepted, just saying  

[|TJ| he/him]

Right, here's my sitch. 

I can only (and only) play Qualifier 1, as I will be fully busy for June, July and first 2 to 3 weeks of August. I've spoken to Ara and they've said if I do qualify for semis it might be possible for me to make the last semis. 

BUT, obviously I'd rather defer the position to someone who are much more free than me to play. 

Also, because the back-ups game is in July, I cannot make it at all. I'd rather 2 someone's get to play in champs than foregoing our slot in the back-ups game. 

I came here to say it'd be a yes from me ONLY if no one else was going but now we've got Ash, so my full support behind Ash let's goooooo!

Also, pretty sure Aet and/or other nominees would be a good competition to Ash in the polls :D.

I've been wanting to play in Champs for a while, and thank you for you nominations but I'd sadly have to decline. 

But hey, maybe it's lucky number Season 13 for me, yeah?

Edited April 3, 2025 by |TJ|

[Stick. she/her]

There are also games in May BTW!! but noted

[|TJ| he/him]

2 minutes ago, Stick. said:

There are also games in May BTW!! but noted

Yeah, but typically games run for about... let's say a bit longer than 3 weeks, no? And I would start getting busy around the last week of May itself :P. 

[Jo and the Bush all/any]

1 hour ago, |TJ| said:

1 hour ago, Stick. said:

 

Yeah, but typically games run for about... let's say a bit longer than 3 weeks, no? And I would start getting busy around the last week of May itself :P. 

Just try to die early? Make a really good threatening Town play early on so the elims kill you asap.

=P