Yawetag/MishMashModerating

Oftentimes, new games are started on the Mish Mash Forum by newer players who think moderating a game is easy. They've played a game or two of Mafia, and want to moderate a Mafia game, but must wait until their Mafia game begins. The Mish Mash Forum has no such rule -- any player may start any game, at any time. However, many players fail to plan their game, which causes it to either stall or break.

I'm writing this article to help prospective Mish Mash game moderators choose the right game and understand how to keep the games from stalling and, hopefully, from breaking. This article will be updated as needed.

About Myself

Truthfully, I'm not the best person to write this article. Others have moderated much more games than I have, and some have had more completed without issues. Others have played more Mish Mash games than I have, and many have won more. However, I've moderated enough, and played enough, to see pitfalls and traps that many new moderators have fallen into, and fallen into myself.

I have moderated about a half-dozen games, and each have lasted over dozens of pages. I have played in dozens of games, many of which fail to complete -- some fail to start.

To be updated later