On the other hand, scum gain a significant disadvantage by not understanding the game. Rocket surgery, it is not. We are each one of two things from everyone else's perspective, the trick is figuring that out. I could go further into possible means for each player to win the game, but that would be a pointless endeavour because it doesn't mean anything.
Thus, knowing how the game works isn't alignment indicative. I'm slightly disgusted that you appear to think it is given I'm pretty much beatifying you later.
Leafsnail
Why are you indicating trust toward Luckyowl over non-alignment-indicative things?
Knowing how the game works inside your head isn't alignment indicative in and of itself, no. But
sharing that information with other players is, to some degree. A town player benefits from his fellow townie also understanding the game. A scum player does not benefit from the opposing town players doing so.
This is the contrast I saw in those early posts. LuckyOwl has, I feel, demonstrated insight into how the setup works and shared it with the thread. You on the other hand have I think demonstrated some awareness (with your initial vote and the comment about bluffing being a super saint) but have not made any attempt to explain - in fact I'd go further and say that some of your posts are potentially misleading.
You do say further down in your post that you voted LO rather than me because you trusted me not to rush to a hammer, and I do understand that. But town!LO misunderstanding the setup could still be a problem for you if you're on the same team. I have the same objection to you declaring that he has to be scum even as an RVS tactic - what if LO were to take the bait and refuse to unvote you?
What did I walk back? I maintained my vote on Luckyowl. Actions speak louder than words, yes?
The thing I "should have thought of" was that scum have much better reason to be aggressive than town, as they lose nothing by being the first vote on a wagon, and could potentially lose the game by being the second.
This isn't right. A townie has just as good a reason to be aggressive - they also win by being the first player on a super-saint lynch. I... thought you already realized this? Why else would you vote first?
Also that post just felt self-conscious to me, a scramble to distance yourself from appearing as mafia. I accept there is some need to care about what alignment you appear as even when you're playing town, but usually working out who's playing as which alignment is more at the fore in that case.
Overall I really appreciate that you opened the day with substantive content because it made the game a lot more interesting. But I'm struggling to build a mental model for you that makes sense - the amount you know about the setup seems to vary from post to post.
