The War Room Players and Hosts Introductory Thread

Name:
Introduction: [Short introduction including some things about you; where in the world are you, how experienced you are, how long you've been playing, etc]
Favourite Role:
Favourite Alignment:
Playstyle:
Notable Played Games: [You could separate these by alignment, or just have a list of your favourite games]
Notable Hosted Games:
Other Interests: [Share a bit about your non-mafia hobbies]
Contact Info With Timezone: [PMs only, Discord, etc. If applicable]

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Calvinッ​

Introduction:
Hey there everyone! If you don't know who I am already, my name is Calvinッ and I am a moderator of The War Room, aswell as F&G. I hail from the north-west of the UK, and have been around on the forum for about 8 years, but a few years of this time was not spent on the forum, as I recently returned from a 3 year-ish break to focus on IRL things such as my studies, and work. I've rarely delved outside of the two subsections of TWR and F&G, and would easily say Bulbagarden is my home forum (and in turn, TWR as my home section), as well as the only one I really browse at the minute. I applied for a moderating position back in 2019, and was promoted alongside Snowy (FKA AussieEevee) and Doctor Floptopus, I was very happy to receive this promotion, and I like to think that the entire time I've been here, both Mod and not, I've always wanted TWR to be the best it can be. I've always enjoyed the social deduction side of Mafia, as well as other games such as Spyfall or Secret Hitler. Typically you'll probably see me as a host way more than a player, I don't recall the last time I actually played a mafia game, and i'm always iffy on playing as it raises my anxiety pretty high! The same could be said for hosting as well, as I am afraid of messing up things in a game that other people are playing, and that I am the host of. But in turn I enjoy the art of making a mafia game, the building, making interesting roles, and oftentimes putting my own spin on things in an attempt to make a fun unique experience for the players. You'll see some examples of this below, games that I am quite proud of so to speak. My favourite experience whilst playing in The War Room probably goes all the way back to 2016, in which TWR users voted me as "Best New Host" and "Most Creative Host", I felt like it was extremely endearing to see support from random strangers (at that time) on the internet for what I'd call a little hobby of mine.

Favourite Role:
In terms of playing, even though it's hard to really say one I'd probably say any informative role, I feel like these roles such as a Cop or Tracker can really swing the game in Town's favour, and even though it's a lot of pressure, it can pay off big time. I also like Doctor, I think it invites some kind of mind game between you and the mafia, as you have to think a step ahead or two to see if they'll go for a kill on an obvious target, or if they think you'll protect that obvious target, then go for a lesser target, which you could then protect. This then leaves the original plan open, it's like a game of cat and mouse, inside a larger game of cat and mouse. From a hosting standpoint, i'd have to be a bit bigheaded and choose a role I created of course

Favourite Alignment:
Probably Town, I feel like it invites the most social deduction elements as with Mafia you know whose who in terms of alignment, you just gotta figure the roles. Whereas in town you have to do the aforementioned as well as alignment.

Playstyle:
Again, really hard to say through nature of not playing much, so i'll replace this with my hosting style. I feel like as a host I typically go for outside of the norm games, usually mafia with extra steps essentially, such as the Generation series having HP mechanics instead of votes, Build-It where you had to build buildings to receive a role, and U-Choose (Albeit not my idea, this is a UPick variant) where you choose your own character. I have also hosted the norm aswell though, with Ocarina of Time Mafia and Battle of Hogwarts Mafia.

Notable Played Games;
N/A (Might be time to get this filled by actually playing lol!)

Notable Hosted Games;
Mafia: Pokemon Generation One Mafia, Corrupt?! Mafia, Pokemon Generation Two Mafia, Pokemon Generation Three Mafia, Ocarina of Time Mafia, Pokemon Generation Four Mafia, Noughts & Crosses Mafia, Build-It!, Build-It! II
Non-Mafia: Spyfall & Codenames

Other Interests:
If I'm not around on the forum and not working, you'll almost always see me at my PC, as video games are a huge hobby of mine. I also enjoy my intake of various forms of media, such as TV and Movies being the biggest, but I am also a fan of anime, although recently I haven't watched many if any anime. I enjoy reading but this is something else I need to take more part in, as recently I've not been reading anywhere near as much. In terms of TV and Movies, my favourites are IASIP for a series, and Oldboy or The Warriors for a film. For anime it's definitely Haikyuu!!, but Jujutsu Kaisen and Blue Lock I enjoy a lot aswell, having read the manga for all three completely.

Contact Info with Timezones:
My timezone is BST currently as it's Daylight Savings Time currently, and GMT during standard times, Typically you'll be able to catch me on the forums, but if for whatever reason you can't or i'm not about, or you just want to chat elsewhere, my discord is ._.calvin._. , feel free to message me about anything if you'd like, i'm pretty open so don't hesitate