So this is forum version of Werewords. It is not a standard Werewolf game. I call it a Test game to see if this can work in a forum setting and to see if there is interest in the game.
I will start the game tomorrow (Feb 16, 2018) at 11am BGG time. If you want to play you MUST be able to be online (in Cassy) at that time.
The game can be played with 4 to 11 players. So as long as we have at least 4 I'll start the game. If we have less than that, then I guess there isn't enough interest.
I'll then also assign one person to be the Mayor. I'll then give the mayor a list of 5 words to choose from. (We'll start this test game with easy words, we can make them harder if this goes well and people want to play more).
The Mayor will then pick one of those words, and I'll pass that information on to the Werewolf(s) and the Seer. If there are two werewolves they will know who each other are but will not be sharing a chat room. If there is a Beholder I'll let them know who the seer is, and if there is a Minion I'll let them know who the werewolves are.
If the Mayor is a werewolf, he can lie, he will also be given a list of words that are slightly harder to choose from. If the Mayor is the seer he will be given a list of slightly easier words to choose from.
I'll then post "dawn" in the game thread, which will mean people can start asking the Mayor yes/no questions.
In the off-line game there is a timer, we will not be worrying about the timer in this format. We will just be using the number of questions as our limit. We'll start with a limit of 20 for this test game and if we play future games we can adjust that as needed.
as an answer. The #N will be a count of how many questions have been answered. If we get to answer #20 without a "Correct", then the village has lost. If the answer is "Correct" then the village has won.
The Mayor can use his/her discretion to skip similar/cross-posted questions, but otherwise should always answer every question.
If the village wins, then the werewolf/wolves will then have the chance to figure out who the seer is. They will be allowed to post 3 times each in the thread. Each of their final post must contain a [vote X] on who they think the seer is, they can be different people. If either of them are right, they steal the win from the village. If they are wrong the village keeps the victory.
If the village looses, the mayor will reveal the word, then the village will then have the chance to figure out who the wolves (and or minion) are. They only need to find one of them not all of them. Each player will get 3 final posts and one must include a vote [vote X]. The player with the majority of votes will then reveal if they are a wolf/minion or not. If they are, then the village wins, if they aren't then the wolves win. If there is a tie of votes then both players must reveal. You can not vote for yourself, and if everybody has just one vote on them, then the wolves win. The votes will be counted once everyone has voted.
As moderator I'll help get the games started, and I'll turn on the vote tally system for the end game, but for the most part I don't expect to be needed much. If anybody goes over the post count during the end game, then the other team will auto-win. This is because in the live game there is a timer, and that is just impractical in a forum based version.
11 players are signed up.
If the village loses after 20 questions and there are 2 Wolves, voting out either Wolf will result in a win, correct?
If the Mayor is a Wolf, are they allowed to lie in answering the questions?
Note that I am asking this BEFORE the game starts, so please do not accuse me of the n00b Wolf error of asking if they can lie about their role name.
Oh good point. I forgot to talk about that.
Yes, they are allowed to lie... however the seer might figure that out pretty quickly/easily and then when the village doesn't get the word can easily point everyone to the wolf, so they'll need to be careful if they choose to lie.
yeah, I've played it with two groups so far, and both of them really enjoyed it. Live it is a quick fun time. It will be interesting to see how it translates to forum play.
Wait, the Mayor can be a Werewolf?? Ewww.
Oh, cool! I play-tested this when it was being designed. Looking forward to playing it again, forum-style!
I just signed up on Cassandra. Something different!
If you are assigned the mayor role and I give you your 5 words to choose from, you then have 5 minutes to make your choice. If I don't get a respond in that 5 minutes, I'm kicking you from the game and re-rolling the roles and finding a new Mayor.
Once the game has started it is up to you guys the pace it plays. I suspect it will go pretty quick since everyone is supposed to be able to be online when the game starts, but really the mayor has control over the pace based on how quick he/she answers the questions.
Once we are in the end game, then I've not given a time limit but a post limit, but I do hope you guys don't drag it on for a week or something with no body posting. Try to keep it quick in the spirit of the game.
-On a personal note: My husband asked me to leave work early today, so I'll only be online for 3hrs after the game (and 1 of those hours I'm in a meeting). It shouldn't really matter, but I just wanted to give you guys a heads up. If the game ends after I'm gone for the day I'll make it official and take care of closing it up in Cassy over the weekend. But you guys should be able to process the end game without me.
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Please go choose a word.
Everyone should have the info they are supposed to get, you can start asking Worshipsf questions now.
I haven't played this game before, but I imagine in-person with a time limit everyone's just firing off as many questions as they can get in?
With a 20 question round limit, I think we should have some discussion of questions before the official asking, especially as we get to later questions. Just want to make sure we're being the most effective we can with the questions in this Village. I like to run a tight ship, you know!
Mayor can't talk, other than to answer the questions.
And one thing about the rl game is the Mayor is supposed to be silent... I would think the same here?