The Prometheus: Large Mafia Game [Concluded]

[Askthepizzaguy]

Vote: Abstain

If the mafia is not killing, it may be said we are digging ourselves into a hole if we're lynching people without significant evidence. If we lynch no one and the mafia continues to leave us alive, we may get closer to finding the guilty party without lynching the innocents on the way.

EDIT: Scratch that, it's a night phase isn't it? You and your food-voting confused me! My argument holds if the mafia continues not to kill.

I entirely disagree. I am convinced that we are dealing with a cult. Mafia is converting townies behind our back, and will win the game covertly. We must continue to lynch. A town who doesn't lynch cannot win.

1. There seem to be no vigilantes, or else the vigilante is lying low. This doesn't prove or disprove the cult theory, but it does suggest town's only way of truly fighting back if there is one.

2. The mafia have yet to kill after a couple nights. It seems to me to be bad strategy unless they were incapable of killing on nights one and two. (two and three, including "night one")

3. The lack of killing of the lynchees tells me that they could become reactivated. If there was a cult, having additional townies makes sense. Someone might be able to release them from cryostasis.

I need more evidence, but unless there starts to be some deaths, I would conclude mafia is not mafia at all, but a cult which is snagging us from within. The consequences of such a thing are pretty bad, I think. Unless the cult is unable to convert followers or town is given some additional abilities, this ship could be doomed.

There is a bit of hope, however; if this is all true, the game would be unfairly weighted in the cult's favor. Town must have some saving tactic, or there must be some game-changing event.

It's also quite possible that I'm entirely wrong. I just do not suspect a typical mafia setup, and CR told us as much. This puzzle might be just a bit too complex to solve by the typical obvious clues.

[Askthepizzaguy]

3. The lack of killing of the lynchees tells me that they could become reactivated. If there was a cult, having additional townies makes sense. Someone might be able to release them from cryostasis

Incorrect according to CR's post:

Also, the prisoners cannot be freed.

It's still possible there is a cult, but there might be something quite different about this one. My current (updated) theory is that the cult must recruit members, then it becomes a normal mafia once it reaches a certain size. If this is true, it would explain why all the clues fit.

However, I have the unfortunate habit of being wrong about certain details even when I'm on the right track. Feel free to offer more alternative theories.

EDIT:

Because when I said it like this: You ignored it.

Apologies, I wasn't trying to ignore it. I was both posting on this thread and talking to YLC at the time, and I did not see it.

[Yoyoma1910]

I think what we might have is a "Godfather and two goons type scenario."

[Askthepizzaguy]

I think what we might have is a "Godfather and two goons type scenario."

This is also quite possible. I am actually not relying on evidence alone, but intuition. I feel based on what I know of CR's views on left-wingers, that it's very possible he developed a mafia game based on a satirical take on those views. The environmental wackos are a crazy militant group, trying to propagate their extremist viewpoint and forcing it onto others via brainwashing. That smacks of "cult"-type mafias to me. There's no reason to discount either theory at the moment.

[Yoyoma1910]

That is an excellent point. Dang pinko-commies. Now I'll never get to see through my 5 year plan.

[Askthepizzaguy]

I may be going out on a limb here, but it's too tempting an idea not to mention:

What if those of us here at the .org who were left-wingers/progressives were the ones selected to be mafia? It would add an additional layer to the game, for sure. Those who are mafia aren't always random. I don't believe such a notion yet, but it would be a most interesting twist.

Thoughts?

[shlin28]

*is confuzzled*

Man this game is confusing... I'll vote in the morning when I can actually think straight.

[Beefy187]

I may be going out on a limb here, but it's too tempting an idea not to mention:

What if those of us here at the .org who were left-wingers/progressives were the ones selected to be mafia? It would add an additional layer to the game, for sure. Those who are mafia aren't always random. I don't believe such a notion yet, but it would be a most interesting twist.

Thoughts?

Right wing person here

As mafia hoster my self (really bad one too) I always attempt to put some kind of a message in my games. So that theory is quite interesting and worth considering.

Just to avoid WoG for now, Ill vote Peasant phill. Not that I think your guilty, 85 percent ill change my votes later. Please allow me to vote on you now just incase Im too busy to come back on. My apologies

Vote: Peasant Phill

[Yoyoma1910]

Sorry I had what I believed to be a semi eureka moment, and lost my sense of decency. I was killed fair and square, and shouldn't really be talking