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Re: Day 1 no-lynch is a lose-lose tactic for the Light. Fanatic-Templar Send a noteboard - 03/09/2009 04:57:54 AM
It's hard when you're anti-day 1 lynch like I am. (I'm not getting into another discussion on this, FT). I'd elaborate but I'd be opening my mouth like I told myself not to. :P


Day 1 No Lynch is a perfectly decent tactic, whenever your odds of lynching are roughly the same as random it makes sense, personally I'm against it today though.


You gain nothing, and lose something.


A day 1 no lynch has advantages, when you have no viable target to lynch, much like hypocopping it can hurt or help, depending on various factors. Personally, I'm against a no lynch today, that doesn't change the fact that sometimes it makes sense. The best thing you can get out of townie near-random lynch on day 1 is a vote record to use on the DFs later. I really can't think of a case where a random day 1 lynch benefited the town.

You do gain something too, the town has a cop, the cop can make an investigation, about 1 in 3 the cop IDs a DF, that alternate is he clears someone.


Which we only learn if the cop reveals himself. But never mind that, there is never real evidence for anybody on Day 1. Sometimes people think they are, but that can lead to cases like the lynching of Delmaradrid Saighan in whatever number game that was.

More often than not, players enter the second day with no better clues, and one less Lightsider. In case of a random lynch, at least there's a voting record to go by, and the reactions to it. And you're no worse off, because even if you do lynch a Lightsider, it doesn't actually reduce your number of chances at lynching a Darkfriend, as I demonstrated to Fox and Ravens last time.

Ultimately, it's the number of chances you get at lynching Darkfriends that counts, not the number of Lightsiders you have. If you only get two chances at finding the Darkfriend, it doesn't matter if you have five or five thousand Lightsiders - you still only get two chances. Heck, less might be better, because your probabilities are higher.
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Mafia Day one Yunalesca - 30/08/2009 10:53:04 AM 2833 Views
Alright!! Fox and Ravens - 30/08/2009 10:58:50 AM 1523 Views
Vote tally Yunalesca - 30/08/2009 11:10:18 AM 1470 Views
Tee hee hee. Fox and Ravens - 30/08/2009 11:18:09 AM 1514 Views
OMGUS - Vote: Fox and Ravens *NM* Isaac - 30/08/2009 03:03:21 PM 872 Views
Congrats on the acronym by the way *NM* Gher - 31/08/2009 07:08:15 PM 850 Views
Yeah, now that I think about it no one has used it yet Isaac - 01/09/2009 12:29:15 AM 1346 Views
All right - new usernames (table) Isaac - 30/08/2009 03:35:59 PM 1495 Views
Well, I'm not playing, but I'll be in next game. Hobo - 31/08/2009 02:37:22 AM 1414 Views
I'll follow Isaac's lead and claim my first name! *NM* mcrumiller - 31/08/2009 10:39:59 PM 946 Views
And by that I mean this. *NM* Marshall - 31/08/2009 10:40:43 PM 880 Views
Got really confused for a second when I saw this post..... Kronin al'Sulc - 30/08/2009 04:34:49 PM 1436 Views
Alrighty!! Darth_Katie - 30/08/2009 05:42:17 PM 1494 Views
Hypocopping always sounds like a solid plan to me. Kronin al'Sulc - 30/08/2009 06:28:51 PM 1520 Views
awh, thanks. your SN is cool too *NM* Yunalesca - 30/08/2009 06:30:54 PM 816 Views
You should have changed you name to.... Napoleon62 - 30/08/2009 06:52:46 PM 1514 Views
Haha Darth_Katie - 30/08/2009 07:18:10 PM 1445 Views
Well, I confirm that, I'm an Aes Sedai Isaac - 30/08/2009 08:37:32 PM 1382 Views
What I really think we should do.... Napoleon62 - 30/08/2009 08:49:04 PM 1491 Views
Okay, that's a bad idea Isaac - 30/08/2009 08:52:42 PM 1430 Views
Yeah. I agree completely. Fox and Ravens - 30/08/2009 09:51:09 PM 1547 Views
Wait... Napoleon62 - 30/08/2009 10:04:34 PM 1463 Views
Haha. Fox and Ravens - 30/08/2009 10:09:53 PM 1399 Views
So this means you owe me money, right? Darth_Katie - 30/08/2009 09:16:17 PM 1475 Views
Re: So this means you owe me money, right? Isaac - 30/08/2009 09:24:22 PM 1508 Views
Technically Darth_Katie - 30/08/2009 09:27:29 PM 1463 Views
Re: Technically Isaac - 30/08/2009 09:42:16 PM 1484 Views
I'm guessing you meant to quote that. *NM* Fox and Ravens - 30/08/2009 09:52:21 PM 822 Views
yes, the new format is, well, new *NM* Isaac - 30/08/2009 09:54:36 PM 798 Views
See, now that we have others.... Napoleon62 - 30/08/2009 10:09:00 PM 1392 Views
Why are you so dead set on Ajahs anyway? Darth_Katie - 30/08/2009 10:15:22 PM 1421 Views
Well.... Napoleon62 - 30/08/2009 10:17:08 PM 1341 Views
No way, me too. Kronin al'Sulc - 30/08/2009 11:15:01 PM 1431 Views
Well, I might as well say it Fox and Ravens - 31/08/2009 12:20:58 AM 1437 Views
So that's three Isaac - 31/08/2009 12:50:31 AM 1479 Views
Yeah, I think we ought to wait to reveal Ajahs Darth_Katie - 31/08/2009 12:54:41 AM 1481 Views
Maybe we should just lynch Isaac. Fanatic-Templar - 30/08/2009 07:32:50 PM 1495 Views
Just to address that Isaac - 30/08/2009 08:29:01 PM 1431 Views
Re: Just to address that Fanatic-Templar - 30/08/2009 08:57:17 PM 1376 Views
Re: Just to address that Isaac - 30/08/2009 09:01:20 PM 1403 Views
I'm going to facepalm . Fanatic-Templar - 30/08/2009 09:22:57 PM 1371 Views
LOL, you miss the point Isaac - 30/08/2009 09:27:31 PM 1435 Views
How does it do that? Fanatic-Templar - 30/08/2009 09:30:14 PM 1405 Views
Re: How does it do that? Isaac - 30/08/2009 10:02:33 PM 1519 Views
Re: How does it do that? Fanatic-Templar - 30/08/2009 10:42:39 PM 1327 Views
Probably better to just end this line of speculation now Isaac - 31/08/2009 03:02:12 AM 1488 Views
Do you mean that since you can't lie, saying you're for the Tower proves your goodness? Gher - 31/08/2009 01:44:01 AM 1327 Views
Or so you say. Fox and Ravens - 30/08/2009 09:53:09 PM 1542 Views
BTW Yunalesca - 30/08/2009 08:43:16 PM 1468 Views
I would suggest you do it anyway so they're at least saved on this site. *NM* Fox and Ravens - 30/08/2009 10:07:26 PM 888 Views
I just sent myself the saved copy I had. Darth_Katie - 30/08/2009 10:17:46 PM 1431 Views
The saved copy of the rules we had every game, correct? *NM* Fox and Ravens - 30/08/2009 10:50:10 PM 821 Views
Nope, my personal role message. Darth_Katie - 30/08/2009 10:54:33 PM 1249 Views
hello fistofpainx - 30/08/2009 09:17:20 PM 1430 Views
Re: hello Darth_Katie - 30/08/2009 09:29:51 PM 1322 Views
Hahahaha! Fox and Ravens - 30/08/2009 10:12:09 PM 1311 Views
Game Rules Darth_Katie - 30/08/2009 11:45:00 PM 1466 Views
Thank you. That's good to have for this site. *NM* Fox and Ravens - 31/08/2009 12:19:53 AM 802 Views
Voting Record (Table) Darth_Katie - 31/08/2009 12:43:54 AM 1443 Views
Hey all. Gher - 31/08/2009 01:38:12 AM 1263 Views
watch the horizontal scroll guys! *NM* Yunalesca - 31/08/2009 10:25:11 AM 779 Views
Ok.... Napoleon62 - 31/08/2009 02:01:39 PM 1426 Views
Howdy White Flame of Tar Valon - 31/08/2009 04:42:47 PM 1356 Views
I still can't see the fuss over Isaac's post Fox and Ravens - 31/08/2009 05:25:14 PM 1422 Views
It was a misunderstanding, I think Darth_Katie - 31/08/2009 06:07:54 PM 1379 Views
^Read this^ Rather than the long discussion by Isaac and F-T *NM* Gher - 31/08/2009 07:07:41 PM 775 Views
Yep, that's pretty much it *NM* Fanatic-Templar - 31/08/2009 09:40:26 PM 730 Views
See, that looks pretty bad for you. Kronin al'Sulc - 31/08/2009 07:37:28 PM 1382 Views
I think I have to agree with that Isaac - 31/08/2009 08:49:45 PM 1348 Views
Re: I think I have to agree with that Isaac - 31/08/2009 08:50:00 PM 1465 Views
? Never double-posted that way before *NM* Isaac - 31/08/2009 09:15:21 PM 815 Views
Congratulations of discovering new and exciting ways for us to embarrass ourselves . *NM* Fanatic-Templar - 31/08/2009 09:42:49 PM 774 Views
Well, Fox and Ravens - 31/08/2009 09:00:47 PM 1327 Views
I agree here.... Napoleon62 - 31/08/2009 09:11:52 PM 1324 Views
He said it was suspicious saying "For the Tower" as opposed to "For the Light". Kronin al'Sulc - 31/08/2009 09:13:25 PM 1373 Views
It does look suspicous at this point.... Napoleon62 - 31/08/2009 09:54:56 PM 1396 Views
What do you mean? Darth_Katie - 31/08/2009 10:24:53 PM 1332 Views
Just.... Napoleon62 - 01/09/2009 01:37:26 AM 1347 Views
Okay, thanks. *NM* Darth_Katie - 01/09/2009 01:42:25 AM 800 Views
I see what you mean but hardly agree with it Fox and Ravens - 01/09/2009 02:05:07 AM 1401 Views
It's the best we've got right now. Darth_Katie - 01/09/2009 02:44:20 AM 1342 Views
I've done so much today. Hours of engineering and chem...again. *NM* Fox and Ravens - 01/09/2009 02:57:08 AM 845 Views
im here again fistofpainx - 31/08/2009 04:48:28 PM 1439 Views
I'm here Stephen - 31/08/2009 06:16:40 PM 1306 Views
What's with everyone switching their usernames to their real names? lol *NM* Fox and Ravens - 31/08/2009 08:51:23 PM 817 Views
i didn't *NM* Yunalesca - 31/08/2009 09:10:23 PM 844 Views
Well, neither did I. But a lot of people here did. *NM* Fox and Ravens - 01/09/2009 02:01:06 AM 841 Views
Might as well move along Isaac - 01/09/2009 12:36:28 AM 1407 Views
Tower Alignment (Table) Isaac - 01/09/2009 12:45:59 AM 1373 Views
I am Aes Sedai. *NM* Napoleon62 - 01/09/2009 02:04:10 PM 804 Views
I'm not an Aes Sedai *NM* Gher - 01/09/2009 07:47:43 PM 836 Views
I'm an AS *NM* Stephen - 01/09/2009 08:19:50 PM 799 Views
Okay. Darth_Katie - 01/09/2009 02:50:21 PM 1397 Views
Well, WF has had two days to reply, but hasn't even tried to defend himself. Kronin al'Sulc - 01/09/2009 03:24:11 PM 1429 Views
I don't intend to let him get out of it either. Darth_Katie - 01/09/2009 03:45:31 PM 1349 Views
hey there fistofpainx - 01/09/2009 06:54:20 PM 1323 Views
Re: I don't intend to let him get out of it either. White Flame of Tar Valon - 01/09/2009 07:23:00 PM 1308 Views
Well, it's easy to mount a defense after you've been told your error.... Kronin al'Sulc - 01/09/2009 07:26:29 PM 1379 Views
Re: Well, it's easy to mount a defense after you've been told your error.... White Flame of Tar Valon - 01/09/2009 07:36:31 PM 1292 Views
jk White Flame of Tar Valon - 01/09/2009 07:37:30 PM 1401 Views
Wait, now you're trying to throw the blame on ME? Napoleon62 - 01/09/2009 07:45:26 PM 1391 Views
See my response to Gher aka I'm lazy. *NM* Darth_Katie - 01/09/2009 08:07:35 PM 801 Views
Re: Wait, now you're trying to throw the blame on ME? White Flame of Tar Valon - 01/09/2009 09:29:46 PM 1350 Views
I don't want a repeat of Game 2. Gher - 01/09/2009 07:50:57 PM 1387 Views
This is a good point. Darth_Katie - 01/09/2009 08:06:24 PM 1419 Views
I'd like to add a few point to this. Fox and Ravens - 01/09/2009 09:21:27 PM 1398 Views
As soon as he starts getting accused... Napoleon62 - 01/09/2009 09:49:14 PM 1335 Views
What you did was suspicious Fox and Ravens - 01/09/2009 09:50:56 PM 1331 Views
I wish wotmania were still alive.... Napoleon62 - 01/09/2009 10:06:03 PM 1358 Views
Yeah, and we cut you slack because you were a newbie. Darth_Katie - 01/09/2009 10:10:34 PM 1368 Views
Oh, well... Napoleon62 - 01/09/2009 10:53:57 PM 1337 Views
Well...it doesn't change what your doing Fox and Ravens - 01/09/2009 11:02:48 PM 1320 Views
Yes, but I'm not doing anything wrong... Napoleon62 - 01/09/2009 11:24:33 PM 1368 Views
Not really watching your words does put suspicion on you Fox and Ravens - 01/09/2009 11:29:52 PM 1320 Views
Yes, but Darth_Katie - 02/09/2009 02:55:03 AM 1313 Views
Re: As soon as he starts getting accused... White Flame of Tar Valon - 01/09/2009 10:52:03 PM 1396 Views
to avoid loads of editing Yunalesca - 01/09/2009 09:22:36 PM 1452 Views
And Isaac is at L-5? I still have my vote up! *NM* Fox and Ravens - 01/09/2009 09:24:29 PM 744 Views
thanks for reminding me Yunalesca - 01/09/2009 09:29:56 PM 1351 Views
I'll add in my vote too, Vote: White Flame *NM* Isaac - 04/09/2009 12:15:50 PM 860 Views
All right, I think we need to throw in the towel Isaac - 01/09/2009 09:33:04 PM 1429 Views
I'll trust your judgement here... Fox and Ravens - 01/09/2009 09:35:46 PM 1459 Views
nuts Yunalesca - 01/09/2009 09:48:11 PM 1409 Views
Re: nuts Isaac - 01/09/2009 10:24:36 PM 1410 Views
*sigh* Yunalesca - 01/09/2009 10:27:57 PM 1346 Views
I still don't think we need to quit. Darth_Katie - 01/09/2009 10:31:30 PM 1415 Views
If that's what's up then let's keep going. Fox and Ravens - 01/09/2009 11:04:30 PM 1346 Views
Well, I've thrown in my two cents Isaac - 01/09/2009 11:16:23 PM 1410 Views
I don't understand, but.... Napoleon62 - 01/09/2009 09:52:33 PM 1293 Views
Wait a minute. Darth_Katie - 01/09/2009 10:17:08 PM 1371 Views
I don't care if you stop it or not but I'm in the next one *NM* Murtach74 - 01/09/2009 10:57:19 PM 801 Views
Right then Yunalesca - 01/09/2009 10:40:41 PM 1300 Views
Guess I'll vote for White Flame as well. Fanatic-Templar - 01/09/2009 11:46:00 PM 1475 Views
I'm torn. Darth_Katie - 02/09/2009 03:09:00 AM 1251 Views
It's Day 1. Fanatic-Templar - 02/09/2009 05:35:46 AM 1413 Views
I know, that's why I'm torn. Darth_Katie - 02/09/2009 08:22:36 PM 1371 Views
Well, it seems White Flame might be screwed. Kronin al'Sulc - 02/09/2009 05:53:59 AM 1298 Views
Great. Everybody's going to be looking at me tomorrow if WF turns out to be a DF Fox and Ravens - 02/09/2009 07:21:56 AM 1304 Views
Re: Great. Everybody's going to be looking at me tomorrow if WF turns out to be a DF White Flame of Tar Valon - 02/09/2009 06:58:22 PM 1391 Views
I think you should probably claim. Darth_Katie - 02/09/2009 08:24:02 PM 1302 Views
I would add my 2 cents here but I'm telling myself to stay out of it. Fox and Ravens - 02/09/2009 09:42:48 PM 1300 Views
Re: I would add my 2 cents here but I'm telling myself to stay out of it. Isaac - 02/09/2009 11:08:44 PM 1307 Views
Day 1 no-lynch is a lose-lose tactic for the Light. Fanatic-Templar - 03/09/2009 03:24:43 AM 1388 Views
Re: Day 1 no-lynch is a lose-lose tactic for the Light. Isaac - 03/09/2009 03:59:05 AM 1438 Views
Re: Day 1 no-lynch is a lose-lose tactic for the Light. Fanatic-Templar - 03/09/2009 04:57:54 AM 1366 Views
Who are your warders? Isaac - 02/09/2009 11:10:28 PM 1376 Views
Do we want him naming names? Gher - 02/09/2009 11:28:54 PM 1306 Views
Not much choice really Isaac - 03/09/2009 12:01:11 AM 1355 Views
My claim White Flame of Tar Valon - 03/09/2009 05:04:26 PM 1429 Views
Ok.... Napoleon62 - 03/09/2009 05:08:25 PM 1276 Views
It doesn't sound that outlandish to me. Darth_Katie - 03/09/2009 07:11:06 PM 1322 Views
Not quite to the level of outlandish, no.... Napoleon62 - 03/09/2009 07:31:49 PM 1374 Views
I don't know. Darth_Katie - 03/09/2009 08:02:45 PM 1432 Views
Nor I, but we now have some definite leads to work with Isaac - 04/09/2009 05:13:18 AM 1347 Views
I'm not a warder Fox and Ravens - 04/09/2009 01:01:27 PM 1299 Views
Re: I'm not a warder Isaac - 04/09/2009 05:03:10 PM 1286 Views
Well, don't worry about me voting for WF Fox and Ravens - 04/09/2009 06:07:04 PM 1281 Views
That's an excellent point, actually. Darth_Katie - 04/09/2009 07:57:20 PM 1265 Views
I am not Aes Sedai, nor Warder. Kronin al'Sulc - 05/09/2009 12:26:01 AM 1269 Views
All right, the advised day 1 strategy Isaac - 03/09/2009 01:18:09 AM 1370 Views
Sounds Good to Me Darth_Katie - 03/09/2009 02:14:41 AM 1356 Views
Re: All right, the advised day 1 strategy Fanatic-Templar - 03/09/2009 03:30:27 AM 1362 Views
the situation so far Yunalesca - 04/09/2009 06:02:36 PM 1309 Views
Can you keep some kind of constant form for the vote counts? Fox and Ravens - 04/09/2009 06:11:53 PM 1333 Views
sorry Yunalesca - 04/09/2009 06:26:17 PM 1374 Views
Speaking of votes Isaac - 04/09/2009 07:39:17 PM 1382 Views
RBIRL... Napoleon62 - 04/09/2009 08:00:50 PM 1282 Views
my non voting reason fistofpainx - 04/09/2009 11:32:46 PM 1308 Views
Not really any reason. Fox and Ravens - 05/09/2009 08:49:00 AM 1275 Views
VOTE: White Flame Stephen - 05/09/2009 01:48:23 AM 1289 Views
Alright Gher - 05/09/2009 05:09:48 AM 1427 Views
Not really any reason Fox and Ravens - 05/09/2009 08:47:03 AM 1364 Views
Crap. Ignore this. Should have been a reply to Isaac. Fox and Ravens - 05/09/2009 08:48:10 AM 1271 Views
Twilight Yunalesca - 05/09/2009 10:11:54 AM 1428 Views
Re: Twilight White Flame of Tar Valon - 06/09/2009 05:13:46 AM 1347 Views
night has fallen. Yunalesca - 05/09/2009 10:27:26 AM 1353 Views
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