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littlemanpoet · 08-26-2005, 10:00 AM

Funnest game I've played yet, and to think I almost missed it. At first I was extremely frustrated not to be believed by anyone, just about everybody reading duplicity into my words. After I ranted, I began to see that it could be used to my (and the village's) advantage. But even then I didn't play very well.

Concerning mass lynchings, maybe this sports analogy helps explain my view. Think of the old days of Bobby Knight's Indiana Hoosiers college basketball team. The game might be incredibly close, but the two guards, with five minutes left to play, would just dribble the ball and pass back and forth between each other until the opponents' frustration mounted and one of the guards got fouled. To the foul line, and back in play until the guards do it again. Or some teams actually put up with the frustration because their coaches would discipline them if they didn't, and finally in the last 15 seconds, they'd make a desperation foul, sending the Hoosiers to the line, and game on a knife-edge, but the Hoosiers were incredible foul shooters because ol' Bobby banked on this strategy game in and game out. Finally the NCAA established the 25 second rule, ending Bobby's incredible win streak. Bobby's ploy stopped the game from being good basketball and instead became the Bobby Knight show. Nobody liked it except for the state of Indiana.

So if you have a mass lynching plan in this game, you've ALMOST guaranteed your win, but you've curtailed the spirit of the game. That's my problem with it.

Multiple lynchings (like 2 maybe 3) I don't like much better, for the same reasons.

Consider this: if this really happened, the village's primary concern would be saving as many lives as reasonably possible. Lynching more than one victim a day would go against that. Yes, one might argue that getting the werebeast is worth the price of multiple lives, because then the evil has been destroyed, but this should still be done with great trepidation, and I think that a moderator, if allowing multiple lynchings, should have some kind of consequence built into the game, with more teeth than "a boring death".

Menel, I thought for sure you were the werebear right up until Gurthang admitted it.

Hmmmm.... so I did get something right after all, but wouldn't you figure it'd be by mistake!

08-26-2005, 10:00 AM	#465
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Funnest game I've played yet, and to think I almost missed it. At first I was extremely frustrated not to be believed by anyone, just about everybody reading duplicity into my words. After I ranted, I began to see that it could be used to my (and the village's) advantage. But even then I didn't play very well. Concerning mass lynchings, maybe this sports analogy helps explain my view. Think of the old days of Bobby Knight's Indiana Hoosiers college basketball team. The game might be incredibly close, but the two guards, with five minutes left to play, would just dribble the ball and pass back and forth between each other until the opponents' frustration mounted and one of the guards got fouled. To the foul line, and back in play until the guards do it again. Or some teams actually put up with the frustration because their coaches would discipline them if they didn't, and finally in the last 15 seconds, they'd make a desperation foul, sending the Hoosiers to the line, and game on a knife-edge, but the Hoosiers were incredible foul shooters because ol' Bobby banked on this strategy game in and game out. Finally the NCAA established the 25 second rule, ending Bobby's incredible win streak. Bobby's ploy stopped the game from being good basketball and instead became the Bobby Knight show. Nobody liked it except for the state of Indiana. So if you have a mass lynching plan in this game, you've ALMOST guaranteed your win, but you've curtailed the spirit of the game. That's my problem with it. Multiple lynchings (like 2 maybe 3) I don't like much better, for the same reasons. Consider this: if this really happened, the village's primary concern would be saving as many lives as reasonably possible. Lynching more than one victim a day would go against that. Yes, one might argue that getting the werebeast is worth the price of multiple lives, because then the evil has been destroyed, but this should still be done with great trepidation, and I think that a moderator, if allowing multiple lynchings, should have some kind of consequence built into the game, with more teeth than "a boring death". Menel, I thought for sure you were the werebear right up until Gurthang admitted it. Hmmmm.... so I did get something right after all, but wouldn't you figure it'd be by mistake!