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[Mephansteras]

Only problem with the set-up is that you might get a VERY short game if the spy is mislynched day one.

It's interesting, since the Mafia want to use the chat to try and ferret out the Spy, but have to be careful doing so. And the spy, likewise, is powerful if they can figure out who the mafia are but risks everything if they die.

[origamiscienceguy]

Do the people have to use their real name in the chat?

[flabort]

Do the people have to use their real name in the chat?

not at all.

[Deus Asmoth]

From the town's perspective, it feels a lot like ending the game when a jester gets lynched. If they lynched scum on day 1, then spy and the last scum counter claimed each other and the town chose wrong, they'd lose despite having only two town dead, right?

[TheBiggerFish]

So griffinpup said something, and that got me thinking.

A game where people play two 'people', who are independent entities in the conversation, etc., perhaps with wildly differing wincons, perhaps not.

The mechanics would be odd, though.  How to not identify the players behind each role and all.  You'd probably need to do a lot of weird stuff with PMs...Or maybe a quicktopic or something.

[hector13]

Could just have each player have variants on their username eg TBF alpha/1/a and TBF beta/2/b, and have them post that name at the top of every post or in a spoiler or something.

I imagine it would get very confusing very quickly that way though.

I'm not sure it would work with the traditional scum/town dichotomy though, as someone might be town and scum, which kinda defeats the purpose. Maybe rules regarding mutually exclusive alignments would fix that.

[TheBiggerFish]

You win if either of your roles win, I guess?, but the whole point is you're not supposed to know which role is which player...

[hector13]

I think that gives a player too much of an excuse to ignore the more difficult wincon of their two roles, so in order to avoid that, both roles need to win for a victory.

Maybe just have each player have two wincons, which hopefully aren't mutually exclusive. Maybe a lyncher or assassinator or jester type deal. A jester in this kind of game would be kind of interesting, seeing as how you now can't really go all out with trying to get lynched.

[TheBiggerFish]

Maybe everyone is a third party.

Because that worked out so well... Uhhh... Has anyone actually tried that?

Nonono.  Again, the roles play separate.  Lynches too.

[hector13]

I think there was a bastard game in which everyone was a serial killer.

[origamiscienceguy]

Maybe everyone is a third party.

Because that worked out so well... Uhhh... Has anyone actually tried that?

Nonono.  Again, the roles play separate.  Lynches too.

I did one where everybody was cult (except Hector. haha.)

That was fun

[hector13]

It was, until I went a bit mental at the end. Town shoulda won though

[origamiscienceguy]

It was, until I went a bit mental at the end. Town shoulda won though

You fully embraced your inner villain mastermind.

[hector13]

A bit too much. I am ashamed of the final day behaviour.

[Skynet]

Maybe everyone is a third party.

Because that worked out so well... Uhhh... Has anyone actually tried that?

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