Forewarning: This is in fact my 5th actual forum mafia game. I played the bulk of 3 games on my 'home/original forum' and kind of fumbled *almost* playing other stuff. I tried out some fast-discordnchat-mafia once and fumbled a lot of it pretty hard. I will do my very best not to be annoying (don't count on it).
Zem already feels pretty "Hey, I'm essentially new here and worried people will be unfairly biased against me because people are meanies". This part seems extremely town for him. That insecurity of feeling alone and a potential target is exactly why I previously read him as town. That worry of "Oh no, I have no automatic teammates to rely on or to watch my back" strikes me as a source of town-based anxiety. The lack of trust in others, the concern of standing out in a negative way... town lean so far. Oh, and for the record, I was completely right with that previous read. I get lucky sometimes.
Sal not talking is ever-so-slighty scum lean. After seeing him play as mafia, I saw him also staying withdrawn and avoiding solving or sharing in the beginning. His contributions became heavy and intense later on, targeting what he would assume to be the weakest scapegoat as prey. To be less suspicious, I want to see him actually working with people on a moderately consistent level.
Imp feels consistent with the meta I have on her. Admittedly, ai quite like her and her style. The enthusiasm and digging is quite good for town, especially early game as we all trickle in. She seems less enthusiastic and pushy in this game, but it could be the complications of the materia. The number of possibilities must be overwhelmingly interesting for her, and if she really wanted to, the gal could probably write a while novel of ideas on who has what and in what combinations and blah blah. I adore it, but understand why she might be trying to keep her focus more targeted and subdued. Also, I absolutely giggled like a child at her post about not hunting me.
Elephant feels slightly town lean- contributing her honest views and subtle encouragement to be cautious strikes me as 'hey guys, let's please not willingly throw ourselves in front of scum as a convenient target'. She seems to think quite similar to me in terms of caution and info sharing, only on a sane person level and not like me, the hyperactive chihuahua with anxiety. A saner person on my wavelength seems like someone I hope is on my side.
Magma seems to be having more fun with this one and in less of a rush to move along. Perhaps it's because the game is larger, has much more mech to juggle, and it was granted a long starting phase. I view his offer to trade with anyone as slightly town- he wants to dig out info on everyone and the possibilities of what we could do, which would be helpful to strategize with other town. The probably is it could lean slightly scum instead- collecting the various mechanics of the OTHER materia in play ALSO while potentially holding 'evil' or whatever also means figuring out how to get around potential defenses that others may be hiding in pocket. So.. neutral so far?
Crystal feels quite consistent with her play from last game. The vibes are nearly identical. She was high on my sus list that game, but I was indeed wrong. Crystal is leaning town atm in my eyes.
As of yet, my biggest thought on Vermillion is "Imp has zero idea on how to read Vermillion. If my own thoughts aren't clear, I might end up just labeling Vermillion the exact opposite of whatever Imp reads.
I know almost nothing of Toony or Fallacy, so I'm biting my tongue and watching carefully for now. Something about Tric is... interesting. It's peaking my interest. I have almost no ideas on these three YET.
I don't think information on defense should be shared before N1!! Town- if you have the ability to defend yourself decently, please do so without sharing. If you only have partial protection, for example, wouldn't it be insane to share what you're safe from? Yeah, sure, you could lie about your defense, but lying to everyone day one is not a good look.
Oh, Imp! I very, very much think I also have the materia you mentioned... communiticating and such and dealing with certain types of math... if you have it, keep in my mind I have it, too. If you use it, try to hint who else may be involved, so that I can base my own possible usage with minimal waste. I'm praying as somewhat intuitive-reading players, we will make decent choices.
I'm open to trading one of my materia... but am cautious, as I don't want to make a newbie mistake and not recognize potential for materia. Blargh.
Anyone want to start making guesses on potential usage of material? We don't have to share what we have or anything, I don't wish to expose TOO much, but I want to stir ideas on usage, strategy, theories, etc. The content is too delicious to ignore.
...sorry for the essay.
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Topic: CYOM 5: Choose-Your-Own-Materia - Day One - Equivalent Exchange (Read 1821 times)