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Old 08-27-2005, 11:04 AM   #1154
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I think we need to be careful not to stack the odds against the Villagers simply because they won the last game.

There are a number of tactical options available to players on all sides in this game. Mass lynchings, if allowed, are one such tactical option. But remember that they can be used, in appropriate circumstances, by the Werecreatures too to severely deplete the Villagers' numbers. And they are only effective for the Villagers in limited circumstances. They need at least one known innocent and are generally unfeasible when there are two or more werecreatures, or one werecreature plus the Cobbler, still on the loose.

Having said that, I have no problem with introducing measures to nullify mass lynchings. I would prefer to retain non-retractable votes for the reason stated by SamwiseGamgee, so one option might be simply to choose one Villager at random when two or more are tied for votes. An alternative, which might allow for more tactical play, would be to make the first vote decisive in the event of a tie. In other words, when there are two or more Villagers tied, the one voted for first is lynched.

I am nervous about the Cobbler being allowed to help the Beorning since the Beorning can be difficult enough to track down as it is. An alternative would be to remove the Cobbler from the game as and when all the Wolves are killed off.
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