This is the thread for awards nominations! Please be sure to include (1) who you are nominating, (2) what award you are nominating them for, and (3) a short description of why you are nominating them.
Note that awards no longer need to be seconded to be valid. You may still add on to a nomination with an explanation or supporting details if you’d like.
Please ensure that all replies are strictly on-topic. Extended discussion should go in the discussion thread.
Credit to the Mafia Universe mods for creating the system that we’ve modelled these awards off of.
Rules
- Anyone who has played at least one game on FoL can nominate another member for an award. Anyone involved with the FoL community, including anyone who has played or hosted at least one game on FoL, is eligible to receive an award.
- The same player may not receive the same Player Achievement Award, Best Host, or Community MVP in two consecutive years.
- You cannot nominate yourself, but you may nominate a team that you were part of (for example, if you were scum in CoD 1, you can nominate the CoD 1 scumteam for a group award; however, you could not nominate yourself for an individual award).
- All games that occurred on Fortress of Lies or the Fortress of Lies subforum on MU at least partially in 2026 are eligible to receive an award, except for games that were eligible for the 2025 awards.
- The deadline for nominations is one week after the last game that began in 2026 ends.
- Once the nominations period is over, all relevant awards will be eligible for voting. Voting will be done via forum poll (the results will not be visible to anyone except forum moderators).
Awards
Performance Awards
Summary
Best Town Performance - Single Player (vanilla game): For a good individual performance as town in a Vanilla-queue game.
Best Town Performance - Single Player (special game): For a good individual performance as town in a Special-queue game.
Best Scum Perfomance - Single Player (vanilla game): For a good individual performance as scum in a Vanilla-queue game.
Best Scum Performance - Single Player (special game): For a good individual performance as scum in a Special-queue game.
Best Neutral/Third Party Performance: For a good individual performance as a neutral role.
Best Misc Performance: For good performance in a Misc game. In extraordinary circumstances, a team may be nominated for this award.
Best Replacement Performance: For a player who performed well after replacing into a game.
Best Use of a Power Role: For a player who displayed skill in using their Power Role (PR). This may be any PR, even a very weak one.
Best Fakeclaim: For the most effective fakeclaim.
Best Town Performance - Group (vanilla game): For collective excellence as town in a Vanilla-queue game.
Best Town Performance - Group (special game): For collective excellence as town in a Special-queue game.
Best Scum Performance - Group (vanilla game): For collective excellence as scum in a Vanilla-queue game.
Best Scum Performance - Group (special game): For collective excellence as scum in a Special-queue game.
Hosting Awards
Summary
Best Flavor: For a game with great flavor.
Best Setup: For an interesting, enjoyable, and well-designed setup. FAM is not eligible.
Best Misc: For an interesting, enjoyable, and well-designed Misc.
Best Role/Mechanic: For a role or mechanic that was both interesting and well-designed.
Best Host: For a host who consistently hosts well-designed and enjoyable games.
Fun Awards
Summary
Funniest Moment: For the funniest moment.
Best Meme: For the best meme that relates to FoL or forum mafia in some way.
Community MVP: For the community member most willing to help out the community and make it a good place to be. Mods are not eligible.
Best Post: For the best post.
Player Achievement Awards
Summary
Best Mechanical/Strategic Player: For a player who consistently displays good knowledge of mechanics and uses them effectively, as either alignment.
Best Replacement Player: For a player who consistently replaces into games, and plays solidly after doing so.
Rookie-of-the-Year: For a player whose first forum mafia game was in 2026.
Most Improved Player: For a player whose first forum mafia game was PRIOR to 2026, but who improved significantly in 2026.
Most Dedicated Player: For a player who is dedicated, even when the game is going poorly.
Most Enjoyable Player: For a player who is enjoyable, even when the game is going poorly.
Best Team Player: For a player who does a good job at working with their teammates, regardless of their alignment.
Best Misc Player: For a player who consistently does well in Misc games.
Best Town Player: For the best overall town player.
Best Scum Player: For the best overall scum player.
Best All-Around Player: For a player who is “good at everything.”