Tol-in-Gaurhoth (Isle of Werewolves)

[Kuruharan]

I have always viewed this game as a team game. If I die, I still root for my team

Well, naturally, you still root for your team.

and feel that I have the right to share in their victory if they win

This is a matter of personal philosophy. Your side may win, but I don't think you get to claim victory for yourself.

This is why I detest the role of Cobbler so much. It is a role destined to lose no matter what.

Quite often, you can't help being killed.

Such is life.

Moreover, dying in the village's cause (for example a gifted revealing themselves at an appropriate point and thereby signing their own death warrant, or an ordinary villager playing like the Seer so as to protect him or her) is often a noble strategy, and one which should not be penalised by assigning - sorry, consigning - the player to the losing side if it plays a part in his or her team's victory. Same goes for Wolvish sacrifices intended to establish the "innocence" of fellow Wolves.

This is true. But I don't look at it as being put on the losing side. The losing side is the losing side. You can die on the winning side but I don't think the dead player can really claim too much credit for the victory. That is what makes it a noble sacrifice.

There is something very Tolkienish about that.