[Game] Naruto Shippuden Mafia Game #43

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This is exactly the issue with these kind of background players, they become hard to read, and because it is mixed with inactive townies it makes it also highly possible to mistake them as such. its a valid tactic
 

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Pigeon did nothing for most of the game on purpose.

I do find him sus.

or a crappy town member.

To be fair, he did replace in, so only had a day.

I am not liking how day 3 is less content and less solving than day 2 from AP, however.
 

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This is exactly the issue with these kind of background players, they become hard to read, and because it is mixed with inactive townies it makes it also highly possible to mistake them as such. its a valid tactic

This is why, unfortunately, I feel Hunty was the correct "least bad" elimination on a townie yesterday.

If stargate is town, doubly so.

I know we need to hit wolves but sometimes they're not obvious, and removing the players who are essentially providing them cover to hide behind, the inactives, helps the solve.

It's very, "if you want to make an omelette you have to crack a few eggs", and I don't like it.

But the situation was pretty dire given how little content several slots had.
 

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We hit a guy with zero posts in Dead of Winter. He was town.

We also found all 4 wolves otherwise. Sometimes, it's a thing that needs to happen to make progress.

It sucks though. I also loved Hunty, they were very friendly and thanked and liked half my posts.

If they had shown up for like 10 minutes my vote would have been elsewhere.
 

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This is why, unfortunately, I feel Hunty was the correct "least bad" elimination on a townie yesterday.

If stargate is town, doubly so.

I know we need to hit wolves but sometimes they're not obvious, and removing the players who are essentially providing them cover to hide behind, the inactives, helps the solve.

It's very, "if you want to make an omelette you have to crack a few eggs", and I don't like it.

But the situation was pretty dire given how little content several slots had.

I don't disagree with the vote on Hunty, despite being town, his reasons for voting and participating were little and suspect. his inactivity provided unnecessary cover like you mentioned. Its not something that can always be helped but unfortunately, these are the votes that Wolves will jump on.
 

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If you have experience you know that a lot of games, nuanced thoughts like that aren't allowed.

You just get shouted at for accusing a townie and that's it, that's the depth of thoughts that exist that game. Town almost always loses when it gets like that.

Thanks everyone who is thinking at least a step or two ahead of that in depth and complexity.

Game's neither easy nor straightforward and solving it requires a better view of the chess board than "i see a pawn, imma grab it".
 

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@The Big Boss

You've played plenty of games I would assume, so I wouldn't need to give you unsolicited advice.

What I would ask you to do is treat Gutsy as if they were a confirmed clear and the game is riding on whether or not your answers are honest, and villagery.

Just explain yourself to the jury, meaning everyone else.

That's best practices and would help me maintain the town read on you, if that is something desirable to you.
Nothing but townies have been dying.
This leaves us with a lot of wolfs.
The wolfs are picking us off while we turn on each other.

for now I will treat gutsy as a townie since you asked me too.

I wish to live but if I die It will expose the wolf hypocrisy.

9 left , minus my death will leave 8.

town survival is more important to me, so is teamwork.

waluigi you may vote me off too, if you can’t get better reads on a wolf. It will make your job harder but you have to save the town.
 

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Noted on the JOAT. Process wise, if you tracked AnimePigeon on Night 2, just drop the result first. Then we can ask animepigeon to confirm or deny. Also say when you learned the motion detect was stolen. was it end of night 2 or 3. ill look at the pressure after the result on this record. Result is what matters.

Not always a good move. If they come out with the evidence then the story can be changed to match. But if Animepigeon gives us the story and it doesn't match the evidence then it becomes suspect.
 

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Nothing but townies have been dying.
This leaves us with a lot of wolfs.
The wolfs are picking us off while we turn on each other.

for now I will treat gutsy as a townie since you asked me too.

I wish to live but if I die It will expose the wolf hypocrisy.

9 left , minus my death will leave 8.

town survival is more important to me, so is teamwork.

waluigi you may vote me off too, if you can’t get better reads on a wolf. It will make your job harder but you have to save the town.

With a game this size, it is likely only 2 wolves exist. I don't see it being too much more than that. if at all.

finding the first wolf could be the very thing needed to find the second or third. But I think we have at least 3 good prime wolf suspects tbh
 

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With a game this size, it is likely only 2 wolves exist. I don't see it being too much more than that. if at all.

finding the first wolf could be the very thing needed to find the second or third. But I think we have at least 3 good prime wolf suspects tbh
Always assume more.
Never let your guard down.
 

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for now I will treat gutsy as a townie since you asked me too.

To be clear, that's just a thought exercise-

lets say you both wolf read each other, but youre both town.

Treating each other as town, even for a single post, can help stop the mutual tunnel.

And, if the other person is a wolf, it doesn't actually cost you anything.

That's why i do stuff like that. It's basically free and positive and never hurts.

You can absolutely suspect each other, I just, for best practices, occasionally take a break from the suspicion and treat each other like you knew they were town.

For just-in-case reasons. It can break you out of a bad tunnel and work with this person in the world where they're town.

And if they're a wolf, you still suspect them, so it's still fine.
 

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With a game this size, it is likely only 2 wolves exist. I don't see it being too much more than that. if at all.

finding the first wolf could be the very thing needed to find the second or third. But I think we have at least 3 good prime wolf suspects tbh
Caution, in my experience, especially with a town vig, it has to be three.
 

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I fear I have been speaking too much again.

The game is lopsided, I badly need the folks who havent been posting or solving to do so.

i dont want to bury them further.

May I step aside and take a break for the next 8 hours or so? there's 25+ left.

If I do this, it will help people catch up to present day.
 

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I will use that time to reread the whole game again from start.

Normally that sounds daunting but its under 900 posts.

That's like, a day 1 all by itself, on MU.

Sometimes they're like 2000 post day ones, and the game is 4000 posts by day 3, so I can handle this.

Will take a bit but less than usual since its only 900.
 

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Caution, in my experience, especially with a town vig, it has to be three.
I see, this has not always been my experience, especially since most of my game experience comes from DN style games.
 

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Not always a good move. If they come out with the evidence then the story can be changed to match. But if Animepigeon gives us the story and it doesn't match the evidence then it becomes suspect.
If animepigeon comes out and is sus im willing to change
 

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I will use that time to reread the whole game again from start.

Normally that sounds daunting but its under 900 posts.

That's like, a day 1 all by itself, on MU.

Sometimes they're like 2000 post day ones, and the game is 4000 posts by day 3, so I can handle this.

Will take a bit but less than usual since its only 900.
You will have to invite me to those games :)
 
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