Introdution To Forum Mafia

Differences between Forum Mafia and SC2Mafia

Some of the big differences between Forum Mafia and SC2Mafia are as follows:

Forum Mafia games last a lot longer than SC2Mafia games do, which allows for far more detailed gameplay.
A typical SC2Mafia game may last anywhere between twenty and thirty minutes and are intended to be played quickly and often times, in rapid succession (if you are playing a series of Mafia games in a row).
In contrast, a Forum Mafia game can last days or maybe even weeks.
- On SC2Mafia.com, a typical S-FM (Small-Forum Mafia game with around 11 players) will typically last around a week. A typical M-FM (Mini-Forum Mafia game with around 20 players) will typically last around a month. Finally, a FM (Forum Mafia game with over 30 players) can last over two months in some cases.

Upon receiving a majority of possible votes, players are immediately lynched in Forum Mafia -- there is no trial, which is unlike most SC2Mafia games that are played today.
This makes voting far more dynamic in Forum Mafia than in SC2Mafia. Instead of voting a player to trial, players put pressure on other players with their votes. When a player is only a few or even one vote away from being lynched, they are effectively "on trial" in terms of their focus and attention.

Furthermore, the Citizen is the staple of games. In SC2Mafia games, many overpowered Town roles are needed to produce leads and create fast-paced discussion. In contrast, daytime discussion is the heart of Forum Mafia and what typically results in finding the evil players and lynching them.

Forum Mafia games tend to be much more dynamic in terms of roles, gameplay, and strategies than SC2Mafia games.
This is largely because Forum Mafia games are not subject to the limitations of the SC2Mafia game map and rules, which can make games more stringent and predictable. In contrast, Forum Mafia games are designed by a player host whose abilities to create game-specific roles and rules are only limited by his imagination. Accordingly, hosts often create many creative Forum Mafia games that could not easily be implemented in SC2Mafia, in terms of number of players, rules dynamics, and overall complication.

In Forum Mafia, you play in a smaller, tight-knit community compared to SC2Mafia games.
In a public SC2Mafia game, most people you play with will be complete strangers with wildly varying skill levels, ranging from never having played before to over 2,000 games logged in SC2Mafia.
In Forum Mafia, you generally see the same faces from one game to the next, and in many S-FMs, you generally play under your user name (i.e. do not use an anonymous account). Therefore, players may be familiar with each others' playstyles, which can lead to players reading each other based on their past experiences in games together.