I tend to go to random.org, put in the list of players, randomize it twice, then put list of roles, and randomize it three times.

Heck, I've even just put slips of paper and threw them in a ballcap. As long as it works, honestly.

Also, excel has a featur where you can put players in column 1, roles in column 3, and "=rand" in column 2. That should generate a random number from 0 to 1 and then just highlight columns 1 & 2 and sort by number.

Don't think I've suggested it yet....so.....


Google Docs are amazing, folks. For those of you who use your computer at home, then work, then school, etc.....don't bother transferring your doc around. Just make a spreadsheet on Google Docs, and access it anywhere you need it. It's absolutely awesome.

Hmmmm, i will seriously consider doing that, thanks Thawmus

I should also add that you can import your existing spreadsheets into Google docs. So you can get those going mid-game, if it's becoming a hassle to move them.

I kinda discovered them from emailing the file to myself, and then noticing an "Open" link on my spreadsheet. I opened it, and it opened in Google Docs....and I fell in love.....

yea. we really can fall in love in internet.

It happen to me all the time.

You misunderstand.

I've fallen in love with an internet application.

I even announced the wedding date on Facebook.

don't know if this has been asked, and i don't feel like looking for it. if you have a guy who has a guaranteed night kill, and he targets a bulletproof player, what happens?

Killer wins.

I assume this "guaranteed killer" is someone who bypasses powers, in which case yes, the killer would win.

A few questions:

1) What is the lowest a game can probably run on? (It it looking that way for New X-men)

2) How many town people/mafia/indies do you guys usually put in a game? (like for a 20 person game, or a 40, or a 10 is that is big enough)

I wouldn't run a game under 15.

As for the mafia/town ratio, it depends highly on the powers both sides have at their disposal.

For ratios, I've found that a 55%/45% town/nontown is about right. Then adjust the win conditions and powers of the mafia and neutrals accordingly.

I'd increase the mafia ratio if there is more than one mafia in the game, more often than not they end up killing each other as oppose to the town , i seriously don't understand how they manage to accomplish this

Or alternatively do what I have seen in a game or 2 lately make it so if one mafia targets another there is a chance they will not make the kill