Forum Games: Guidelines

[Jeroth]

Also, I noticed the "Hidden Roles" forum is hidden from the front page. I'm not sure if that's an implied joke or an accident, but it'd be nice to see the games up front.

 

[RECONmaster]

Funny yes, intended no. Fixed yes, *Prince joke* no.

 

[Requiem]

It's not like I have to deal with shitposters.

Are we on the same forum?

 

[Jeroth]

Are we on the same forum?

I meant spam bots

 

[Firedemon]

I meant spam bots

What about 13th?

 

[Jeroth]

What about 13th?

He's okay. I guess.

 

[Requiem]

Oh fair enough. Yeah, not too much spam, thankfully.

 

[Walrus]

how would bang work in a forum setting?

The GM would have to manage the deck and giving people cards. This would be pretty intensive and annoying for the GM, but it could be done and simplified if the GM is able to write some code that handles the cards automatically. However, the clockwise turn-based element of Bang would also slow it down on a forum, so play by post play isn't that feasible unless you put in work to simplify/modify the game (e.g. replace turn taking with simultaneous night actions; replace the card play with a reusable set of actions, etc.)

The closest thing we have right now to an adaptation of Bang! for forum play is Lotus' TTGL Mafia (which replaces lynching people with attacking people and has a decreasing health stat).