TolyK:
I like how you didn't answer my question, and voting me after I voted you is just icing on the cake. Will you please answer it?
And to answer your question... no, I'm not a Mafia-Ally, and it will be harder due to another reason.
I didn't much want to give a scum player advice on how to play their role, but anyway...
I seem to have a reputation for being unreadable and producing null-tells. As far as hints... I can't really come up with any hints as to how I could communicate that without also communicating that to the town. I'd probably play like a survivor and try to avoid both NK and lynch, though a Mafia-Ally eating a lynch is (for the Mafia team) better than a Mafioso taking it.
Varee: No problem. I would suggest reading at least one to get an idea of how games play out here.
This game wouldn't be a terrible read, as it's pretty short.
it feel like a jerk to remove someone.
They know what they signed up for. If you want to be good scum, you can't have regrets.
4mask:
Persus: if you got to pick an ideal scum team for this game, who would you pick? Why would you pick them?
Toaster: same as Persus
Hm. With 12 players I would assume a 3-player scum team. As such, I'll say TolyK and Hapah. TolyK because every time I've shared a chat with him has turned out to be an enjoyable game, and Hapah because he's a bro.
4maskwolf: Is there anything else you want to know to alleviate that RVS vote?
Hmm...
MOWE: you claim your gut is fairly accurate, but: GBU. It is not perfectly accurate, no?
This is awfully nitpicky, don't you think?
PTD: (Is this an acceptable abbreviation of your name?)
Can you think of any distinctive aspects of mafia on this forum?
Judging by your stated experience and the contents of your first post, I'd say you have a good enough grasp on things.
I did throw out a recommendation from the Notable Games above. I'd also throw in
Paranormal 16 for a longer read. (Fun fact: that was my first "big boy" game- don't look to my posts for spectacular play)
Flabort (and anyone, really)
Yes, I have tried lying to town as a town strategy (I said I was a seer(cop) when I was vanilla, just in order to get my suspect lynched). The results were that I got lynched, and the game went into 5 man LYLO the next day. And due to my previous lie, which was too late to take back, town acted upon my lie as if it were truth; luck would have it that it happened to hit a wolf (scum), so town survived, but it was close. the wolves (scum) won anyways, though.
So after that, I have never lied to town as town again.
I saw that play tried myself, back in BM 21. It totally failed for the claimant (despite him correctly IDing a scum team member). It didn't help that we knew he was lying about it since we blocked him the night he claimed to have gotten the result. That game was just bad in general.
Moral of the story is don't lie as town unless you are damned sure you know what you are doing. Claiming cop to strengthen your own case is never a good idea. (Unless you're scum; then it's fair game.)
Toaster, TolyK, Varee, PTDfun, EPenguin Those are some very different answers to one question. If each of you had a daykill to use day 1 only, would you use it? Who would you use it on?
Probably.
There are three answers to that. 1) TolyK, for being a Mafia-Ally. 2) Failing that, if another very strong suspect came out, that person. Failing that, whoever was shaping up to be lynched. I'd shoot them, and we'd then basically get to play D1 again with a bit more information.
EPenguin:
Varee, PTDFun, and EPenguin: I haven't played with you folks before. Have you read any previous games from this board?
Not really. I skimmed a bit of the Vampires Coven Basic.
Also fine. Also see suggestions above.
Persus:
Toaster:
TolyK:
I have a feeling this will be a hard game for me...
Why? Is it because...
Toaster, do you remember why you're one of the most dangerous scum? A more serious question (still answer the last one, though) is, if you were a Mafia-Ally, would you try to somehow tell (or hint to) them that you're an Ally, or that an Ally exists?
...you are a Mafia-Ally?
That was quick. Why are you attacking right of the bat?
Because I found scum right off the bat!
And noted on the RV response.