Mafia Round 37 Thread

[Baalzamon]

spurgeonryan said:

Baalzamon said:
I'm surprised you put so much faith in what Hatmoza has to say this game after he rick-rolled you last game Spurge.

I personally am quite suspicious of Hatmoza, because he has the perfect situation, where he knows the overlying theme so well he ought to be able to use it to his advantage.

Well I was going for you next either way because I had faith in NoCtis. Why not let Hatmoza talk? The more he talks the more people can pick it apart and try to find out what is actually going on. Although if I was theprof, who knows that Hatmoza loves whatever this game is, then I would make him a character with very little powers. No one answered my "Are players picked randomly question," So that is where I am at. Also I have no idea what is going on and theprof answers zero percent of messages.

You will likely be there the whole game then, buddy.

As was indicated with Prof's last game, he is trying to test the bounds of mafia.  Rather than having certain clear cut rules, he is leaving it very open.  Players may or may not be told specifically what their role is (mine was written in a way where I was not blatantly told what I was), the rules are not specified at the beginning, etc.

In a game where he is trying to leave certain things open, I have high doubts that he will answer a question and tell everybody whether players are picked randomly.

Also, I'm having a hard time with your idea of letting Hatmoza talk so people can pick it apart and find out what is actually going on.  This is somehow inferring that you believe there is some inherent truth to what he is saying, only it needs to be picked apart to find it.  Simply understanding the game of Catherine should not mean somebody has an apparent understanding of a mafia game that is themed off of Catherine.

Contrary to that, somebody who immediately comes out as having important knowledge should be watched extremely carefully.  This "important" knowledge could easily be used to manipulate players throughout the game (which is something Hatmoza loves to do).  One has to note that this important knowledge might arise from the fact that he wants us to think the game will operate in that specific manner, as it will make him much less suspicious.

This apparent "understanding" of this particular game could also simply be a trick by Hatmoza in an attempt to see how people react, allowing him to come to conclusions on what each person's role may be.

Regardless of what Hatmoza's attempts truly are, I'm telling you now, be careful.  What starts as simply allowing him to continue so you can pick his words apart turns into you being manipulated into voting for somebody you later regret voting for.