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Author Topic: Don't Out Guess the Mod Mafia 2 [Game Over: Mod Loses]  (Read 23690 times)

Pandarsenic

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Re: Don't Out Guess the Mod Mafia 2 [Day 1: What's in a name...]
« Reply #135 on: November 14, 2009, 01:12:02 pm »

Can we get the list of letters and who had which again?
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Re: Don't Out Guess the Mod Mafia 2 [Day 1: What's in a name...]
« Reply #136 on: November 14, 2009, 01:12:23 pm »

Now that we have all of the claims, I might as well calm on ExKirby for a second.  Unvote

@mod Vote count please

Under general rules, mafia would have 2 members with our size.  We don't know if they had been given letters or if they guessed.  Based on the last game, there's someone(s) who's trying to manipulate events to get us to the wrong conclusion.  As such, there's a trick to this that, when found, means the difference between winning and losing.

Yes, putting down the obvious helps me think, so hush.  No, it doesn't work if I erase it :P

For now, everyone-and I mean EVERYONE-get to experimenting with the letters, and post your results, even if they fail.  If you can't think of anything, COME UP WITH SOMETHING.  Simply tagging along is unacceptable here and also scummy and we don't HAVE to figure out any puzzle if you are scummy enough to get lynched anyway.

All right.

We've all been assigned letters.  Every one of these letters is in at least one other player's name.  I wouldn't be surprised if we all had a personal win condition--make someone with the given letter in his name die.

So, here's the question.  If that is the case, how do we maximize the winners and minimize the losers?  It's clear that I have to die if I am to win, under this schema.

I'll go through and analyze things later.  I think that D1 is typically throwaway, so we might as well lynch the "optimal" person and find out what happens, then regroup D2 to think around a bit more.
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Re: Don't Out Guess the Mod Mafia 2 [Day 1: What's in a name...]
« Reply #137 on: November 14, 2009, 01:13:41 pm »

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S
Mr.Person
Pandarsenic
Leafsnail
zchris

R
dakakarian
Mr.Person
Pandarsenic
ExKirby
Vector
Org
RedWarrior0
zchris13

G
Org

E
Mr.Person
Pandarsenic
Leafsnail
ExKirby
Vector
RedWarrior0

Z
Zai
zchris13

C
Pandarsenic
Vector
zchris

M
ToonyMan
Mr.Person

V
Vector

L
Leafsnail

N
ToonyMan
Dakarian
Mr.Person
Pandarsenic
Leafsnail

A
ToonyMan
Zai
dakarian
Pandarsenic
Leafsnail
RedWarrior0
Here are the letters and the people who have those letters in their name.  Didn't see anything interesting in there, but there may still be something.

Ninja'd: Hmm... interesting idea, Vector.  That would basically make you a jester, wouldn't it?
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Re: Don't Out Guess the Mod Mafia 2 [Day 1: What's in a name...]
« Reply #138 on: November 14, 2009, 01:14:21 pm »

And sorry for calling you dakakarian, dak.
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Re: Don't Out Guess the Mod Mafia 2 [Day 1: What's in a name...]
« Reply #139 on: November 14, 2009, 01:17:10 pm »

Also, I think we should let people claim their role before lynching them.  It could help us see if there's bastardry in the roleflips (so if someone claims townie and flips cop, for instance).
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Re: Don't Out Guess the Mod Mafia 2 [Day 1: What's in a name...]
« Reply #140 on: November 14, 2009, 01:19:07 pm »

Webadict made it so everyone of us was included with the letters.
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Re: Don't Out Guess the Mod Mafia 2 [Day 1: What's in a name...]
« Reply #141 on: November 14, 2009, 01:19:35 pm »

Because you're the only one with a G in your name, and I want to know what happens to townie G when you die.
...I hadn't thought of that.

...Looking back through at people's names and the letters. This would appear to work because every person has at least one of the letters in their name...Except that Vector is apparently Townie V. He's the only one with a V in their name. So, if something happens to me and Zchris when Pandar (Townie Z) dies (or vice versa, with one of us dying), then what would happen to anybody when Vector dies?

Vector would appear to be alone in this regard.

[PPE:] And of course he addressed this while I was posting.

[PPE2:] Indeed it would, Leafsnail. However, that should also mean he's irrelevant to the rest of us winning.

...If I'm to win this game by Vector's logic, I have to have 8 people die. Or perhaps just 1 of these people?

...If this all is true, then wouldn't the best thing to do be to just kill everybody?

...Ah well. I suppose we should go one step at a time. See what happens after the first person is lynched.

[PPE3:] Leaf, pretty sure everybody's just going to claim Townie [Letter].
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Re: Don't Out Guess the Mod Mafia 2 [Day 1: What's in a name...]
« Reply #142 on: November 14, 2009, 01:22:51 pm »

Unvote.

I just checked.  Not everyone can win, under this schema.

Oh, well.  Even if I lose, at least I will have cracked the puzzle >_>


Pandarsenic is the optimal lynch for today.


[PPE]: Zai, I was thinking you'd need only one of the given people to die.  Bastard games can't be unwinnable (.... generally.  Don't read too much into that, mod)
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Re: Don't Out Guess the Mod Mafia 2 [Day 1: What's in a name...]
« Reply #143 on: November 14, 2009, 01:23:53 pm »

...If this all is true, then wouldn't the best thing to do be to just kill everybody?
That's what the solution was last time.
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Re: Don't Out Guess the Mod Mafia 2 [Day 1: What's in a name...]
« Reply #144 on: November 14, 2009, 01:27:23 pm »

Actually, I'd much rather see what happens to Vector; if we're Lynchers to our letters, that makes Vector a jester, so...
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Re: Don't Out Guess the Mod Mafia 2 [Day 1: What's in a name...]
« Reply #145 on: November 14, 2009, 01:28:34 pm »

Actually, I'd much rather see what happens to Vector; if we're Lynchers to our letters, that makes Vector a jester, so...

How does lynching a Jester help us?
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Re: Don't Out Guess the Mod Mafia 2 [Day 1: What's in a name...]
« Reply #146 on: November 14, 2009, 01:29:07 pm »

Just for lols?

Vote Vector.
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Re: Don't Out Guess the Mod Mafia 2 [Day 1: What's in a name...]
« Reply #147 on: November 14, 2009, 01:32:13 pm »

Actually, I'd much rather see what happens to Vector; if we're Lynchers to our letters, that makes Vector a jester, so...

How does lynching a Jester help us?
Seconded.

Oh wait. I see. We'd see if Vector won by killing off all of the people with his letter in their name.
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Re: Don't Out Guess the Mod Mafia 2 [Day 1: What's in a name...]
« Reply #148 on: November 14, 2009, 01:33:20 pm »

Actually, I'd much rather see what happens to Vector; if we're Lynchers to our letters, that makes Vector a jester, so...

How does lynching a Jester help us?
Seconded.

Oh wait. I see. We'd see if Vector won by killing off all of the people with his letter in their name.

Exactly.

This allows us to somewhat-safely test whether our win condition is based on us being Letter Lynchers.
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Re: Don't Out Guess the Mod Mafia 2 [Day 1: What's in a name...]
« Reply #149 on: November 14, 2009, 01:34:08 pm »

Actually, I'd much rather see what happens to Vector; if we're Lynchers to our letters, that makes Vector a jester, so...

OMGUS.  But whatever; I cover 4 letters, so why not.

Wait, side thought.  Maybe everyone who has a letter that's in the lynchee's name loses?  I just realized that I'm failing to cover that possibility....

In which case, I'm still probably the best lynch.  I thought I'd put that out there, though, before I die.

Unvote.
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