[littlemanpoet]

Originally Posted by the guy who be short

I'd like to add that the death of either Wizard would completely unbalance the game.

Sorry I forgot to say this in the original idea post, but the wizards can only both die at the same time. Only a wizard can kill a wizard.

If the EW dies, the remaining werewolves have to work independently and thus their team falls apart completely.

Another good point I didn't see right away. If the EW dies, part of the curse is removed such that the werewolves know who each other are and can/must work amongst themselves. Darn, this is getting complex (but since when did that ever scare LMP away? )

I suggest that the lives of the Wizards be tied to one another - the death of one must result in the death of the other to keep the game balanced.

Precisely.

Either wizard lynched.

Nope. They can't be...successfully.

GW killed by wolves.

Nope again. Only a wizard can kill a wizard.

this would solve the problem of a Wizard finding out who the other Wizard is.

Actually, the way I see this working out is that the GW doesn't really mind revealing, because the EW won't want to take the GW out until EW has created enough werewolves to satisfy his/her strategy. Meanwhile, the GW will want to take out the EW as quickly as possible, so the EW will want to remain hidden for as long as possible.

If this were to happen, the consequence would be that one Wizard knows who the other is - and would most likely prolong his existence so as to preserve his own life. This could even develop into an interesting situation with both Wizards knowing each other's identities, but neither daring to strike. Conversely, once a Wizard knows who the other Wizard is, he could intentionally get one of them lynched if he thought the removal of both Wizards would favour his side.

Hmmm.... this is an interesting option, but I think it would tend to allow the game to become too unbalanced. The only way to maintain balance is for both wizards (so powerful) to be in, or out, of the game simultaneously.

If the wolves choose to kill the EW, he'd more or less have to tell them who he is, whether bluntly or not, to prevent his death. This could result in all the wolves knowing who the wizard is, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. Then some of them could move over to the Good side and still know who the Evil Wizard is. We could see a situation where the identities of the two wizards are widely known, but to preserve equilibrium, nobody kills either of them.

Now, that is an interesting notion, too. But this is just as likely not to happen, rendering the equilibrium nil.