Actually, since we're talking about the overpowered mafia, let's discuss that for a moment. This is the first time I've ever been chosen as the godfather for a game (please, hold the applause) and let me tell you, someone else can have it. Whew. Not the responsibilty I needed for the busy week I've had. Still, at least I can hide if investigated and maybe waste a townie investigation. Plus, I can kill whoever I want.
But then I look at my mafia. DrewMG, Maxi, and Golden Phoenix. I could have used another veteran. I mean, I can only hide from suspicion so long before I'm gone. And if I'm gone, who is going to guide them? They are still new at this game. We've got a suicide bomber but that's GP who I've made a big fuss about in the past whenever she is killed. Now I'm just supposed to try and get people to vote for her somehow? The outcry when she dies has been growing every game. I don't think she's ever going to be chosen.
By killing off townies, my goal, like I said, was for an experienced player to be chosen to lead the mafia when I'm dead and gone. Every night, I gave my mafia a primer in mafia advice and tips. Maybe too much info. But I had to educate them fast.
While my goal was to bring in an experienced player through the Great Pumpkin, I also wanted to do so something different. In most mafia games, the skilled players, the good players are killed fast since they are a threat to mafia. Well, I didn't want to do that. I wanted to leave the good players in the game. You see, to be the best, you have to beat the best. Moreover, it would serve my purpose of hiding as a townie if the townie roles kept living. Yes, I wanted to have a mafia victory where the townie roles were all still alive and make it a great crushing. It didn't work that way but maybe that is for the best.
You see, by leaving the good players in, it made it harder to discern who might be mafia since all good players would be a threat. Thus, the townies may start picking themselves apart voting out strong players while my group of weak players lay low and keep to themselves to maintain a low profile. Plus, with the wierd mafia hits, it would keep people guessing as to the true motive of the mafia or why they making these hits.
Of course, my goal is also to spread misinformation and truth so that when I'm gone, what I've said and done will be of no use to the townies. Look at what happened with thatguy thinking Drew and Golden Phoenix were innocent. That was truth. Yet, there were other things I told him that were lies.
When Maxi was being voted out Day 3, I wondered about switching the vote to GP somehow. Then I realized, the most powerful thing about the bomber wasn't the ability to take out numerous players, it was the fear it created in players. This could be used to prevent from ever mountinag a huge bandwagon. But if found out or killed, that fear would be lost. Thus, I stopped talking about GP.
That's another thing. Perhaps if you had voted any other mafia member but Maxi, the townies may have stood a chance. The mafia investigatior was useless at that point. We knew all the roles. But if Sally had been killed or the bomber taken out, heck even if I was removed, things could have become different in the end.
But please, let's not think this was an wasy cruise to a win. I had to instruct my mafia and be the one to face the most danger since it would be hard for them to start approaching townies and getting in allainces or getting information. I had to switch my plan from the Pumpkin Play to the Schroeder Switch with further back-up plans if that failed. And when the Pumpkin Play failed, I had created a dangerous situation by leaving all these experienced players in the game still. Thatguy, Dasmos, Vudu, Nickmitch, Pale, stevey (who's been hounding for my blood all game). Insanolord and Toruresu both had roles so they would have an alibi to join the townie allaince. I worried that the twist might have done us in.
Sure enough, when I left for the night, thatguy finally took the chance to declare me mafia. I was afraid it would happen but not much you can do about that. Then I committed to the Schroeder Switch by killing him off thus ensuring only a Sally death kept Toruresu from becoming mafia. I had hoped to keep thatguy's role nullified and drag him along to the end but I couldn't do it anymore at that point.
Topic: Mafia XXIX: "It's the Great Pumpkin (Mafia), Charlie Brown" Day 4 (Read 45606 times)
