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[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

There could be 4 deaths in one night?

Count me in the game, by the way; even though this is slightly more confusing than I was prepared for!

[Volo]

Originally Posted by Eomer of the Rohirrim

There could be 4 deaths in one night?

In fact there can be 6 deaths in one night, if both the Hunter and the VHunter succeed... But let's hope that such things don't happen.

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

My initial reaction is scepticism (though don't think I'm not intrigued by these new ideas ). It's perfectly feasible, even perhaps likely, in that case, for the game to be over in 2 days. There's a high chance it will be a swift and utter bloodbath.

[Boromir88]

I'm a bit skeptical too...I'm still undecided about the PMing of our votes (eventhough if this way the Vamps don't get to vote to muddle things up)...secretive votes seems to be cutting off one of the ordinary villager's greatest advantages to the game and putting a lot of focus on the reliability of the gifteds. If the gifteds get whacked early, I think this will be a bloodbath (in the vamps' favor) as Eomer has so dubbed.

Though I like challenges and I think this one will be even more challenging than Nogrod's game without the seer!

[Volo]

Originally Posted by Boromir88

Though I like challenges and I think this one will be even more challenging than Nogrod's game without the seer!

This is the reason I want many players. If that is the case is somebody NOT willing to send their votes by e-mail?

We'll never know whether this works if we don't try. A lot will depend on the Shade and all the anti-Vampire things we decide to put into the game, this being one of them.

[Brinniel]

Originally Posted by Volo

I suppose I have missed something.
Hmm... Didn't think about this... If we want to make the Varmpires' game harder, we could leave this like it is. Otherwise, the Vampires should post several kill candidates.

I kind of like the idea of leaving it how it is. This way the Vampires won't be at a total advantage, and there won't be a complete bloodbath.

[Boromir88]

You're right, it doesn't hurt to try something new...and we won't know until we give something a try.

I'm ok with sending in secret votes (and I think the vamps inability to vote balances that out). I just wanted to raise a concern that votes are the biggest advantage (no matter how 'circumstantial' and 'biased' they might be) to ordinary villagers. Wolves (or vamps if you prefer) can hide behind their words, but not their votes too well. Perhaps I've always been dilusional and it's simply been blind luck, but with no 'gifted' knowledge the villagers use votes and discussion to help them make their decision. And essentially what's being done is part of the ordinary's advantage (as slight or little as it might be...as I think most of it is just luck) is being taken away. Therefor, there is definitely added pressure on the gifteds to stay alive and figure out information, because if they go I doubt the innocents will have any chance.

Anyway, that was my concern that I just wanted to bring out...and we won't know how things work until we try it. So, I say go for it, who knows I could be completely wrong and the vamps inability to vote might prove to be a bigger asset to the village than making everyone's vote public.