I love what the small number of players has done to the dynamics of this game.
i can not say i love it - the simple fact is that one of my favorite players (other than me) has to be mafia. i love playing with all of you. i like playing with several others but i love playing with all of you. i do not have to tippy toe around wondering those toes i am stepping on and might make mad and be the cause of them to not want to play again. i can point out things like this
clubs - if you are mafia = that is a brilliant statement to make about me - that plants a seed that if i do not get killed by mafia 1st = it must mean i am mafia. then, as mafia , you do not kill me 1st and then you lead a lynch against me thereby getting 2 kills for one. if i am mafia = then you get to claim victory and be the savior of the world due to your deductions.
i could very easily say the same about you = if mafia does not kill you 1st = it means clubs is mafia. and if clubs dies 1st and is town = it makes me look like the bad guy. all this really does is put a target on another player when 2 or more townies/students have a battle of words. they think that there is no reason to kill either of the traditional early targets 1st because they are helping the mafia cause and will kill each other. mafia has to decide which of the other super talented players to kill that are the real threat to their existence.
jacob has shown that he is not afraid to voice his opinion in the forum and usually has some very thoughtful insights.
others have learned to sometimes play their cards very close to their chest while at times openly sharing when needed to help expose the mafia or cover their mafia tracks. much of the info gathering and deception usually takes place behind closed doors in PM - but not so much this time.
so there is my manifesto for this game
[quote]I love what the small number of players has done to the dynamics of this game.[/quote]
i can not say i love it - the simple fact is that one of my favorite players (other than me) has to be mafia. i love playing with all of you. i like playing with several others but i love playing with all of you. i do not have to tippy toe around wondering those toes i am stepping on and might make mad and be the cause of them to not want to play again. i can point out things like this
clubs - if you are mafia = that is a brilliant statement to make about me - that plants a seed that if i do not get killed by mafia 1st = it must mean i am mafia. then, as mafia , you do not kill me 1st and then you lead a lynch against me thereby getting 2 kills for one. if i am mafia = then you get to claim victory and be the savior of the world due to your deductions.
i could very easily say the same about you = if mafia does not kill you 1st = it means clubs is mafia. and if clubs dies 1st and is town = it makes me look like the bad guy. all this really does is put a target on another player when 2 or more townies/students have a battle of words. they think that there is no reason to kill either of the traditional early targets 1st because they are helping the mafia cause and will kill each other. mafia has to decide which of the other super talented players to kill that are the real threat to their existence.
jacob has shown that he is not afraid to voice his opinion in the forum and usually has some very thoughtful insights.
others have learned to sometimes play their cards very close to their chest while at times openly sharing when needed to help expose the mafia or cover their mafia tracks. much of the info gathering and deception usually takes place behind closed doors in PM - but not so much this time.
so there is my manifesto for this game