Welcome, KJ. Beast is right that there isn't a lot to go on for D1 and it seems, somewhat surprisingly, we have quite a bit of support for a D1 no-lynch. At one point I was going to try and post some stats that show why a D1 no lynch is bad for town but the only stats I found (based on a small sample size) actually showed it as pro-town... I don't believe those stats but I'm willing to acknowledge that it likely won't make a huge difference either way in such a big game. BUT, by voting "No Lynch" we do lose information in terms of voting history... so, I would encourage anyone who votes that way to list their top one or two scum reads before the day ends (even if they are just hunches) so we have something to go on for D2.
It's also OK that you aren't "confident" in any of your scum tells... as that rarely is the case on D1 (and still not terribly common on D2, D3, D4, etc.). Try re-reading and taking notes somewhere as it's hard to remember who posts what in a 16-player game. Scum may try different approaches to avoid the noose... they might:
- Post prolifically and appear to be very active in hunting scum (Pika);
- Post just enough to not be the least active but not enough to offer ammunition for building a case against them (HotShot);
- Participate but without any substance (Minister Masker);
- Do whatever it is Thor is doing (perhaps described as some version of playing the Newb even though he specifically states he's not);
- Ask lots of questions of other players, whether valid or not (dakky);
- Try to befriend the new guy in order to ward off a future vote from him (MudPuppy - not what I'm doing but a valid interpretation of this post); or
- Anything in between.
These different styles of play will raise different flags for different folks and almost none will be concrete at the beginning.... As players start to contradict themselves (not to say you can't change your mind... just have a believable rationale for doing so) or have suspicious voting records, etc... folks will rise and fall on your scum list. Keep an open mind, though, and try not to lock someone into an alignment based on circumstantial evidence and gut feelings.
Most importantly, have fun and don't take any attacks on your play too seriously. Now go re-read and see if anything interesting pops the second time through.
ZaBeast wrote:And what about your role? Pika wanted to know if anybody was playing more than one character. He said he had information he would share if no one was.
You helping to promote Pika's role-fishing tease, Beast? The setup question is fine (though probably not very helpful) but then going straight into asking him about his role... with a decent potential for a brand new player to offer more than was asked?!? Hmmm.
