Strategy & Tactics: Mafia

[doc_bean]

Act like a townie :

-Don't post too much or draw too much attention to yourself
-Don't defend yourself too much, use a logical defense, don't appeal to emotion
-Don't behave too differently from previous games

Other tips:
-Go invisible (I'm keeping it on for good, again )
-Kill your the best 'detectives' first, especially those who will lose interest in the game if they are killed
-Try to figure out who the doctors/detectives are

[Seamus Fermanagh]

Act like a townie :

-Don't post too much or draw too much attention to yourself
-Don't defend yourself too much, use a logical defense, don't appeal to emotion
-Don't behave too differently from previous games

Other tips:
-Go invisible (I'm keeping it on for good, again )
-Kill your the best 'detectives' first, especially those who will lose interest in the game if they are killed
-Try to figure out who the doctors/detectives are

Pretty straightforward.

What signs do you look for in spotting a detective?

[Silver Rusher]

Pretty straightforward.

What signs do you look for in spotting a detective?

-Use of language such as: "Trust me", "Just vote/don't vote for him" or "I know", stuff which makes them certain without telling you why.
-Defending other members, even when they haven't received much suspicion.
-Attacking others and providing what seems to be a mostly made-up, flimsy and tenuous argument. Easy to confuse with bad players or mafiosi, both of whom should be lynched, so be careful.
-Sticking with voting for a certain player without letting up no matter which argument is presented.
-And of course the common tell, talking about the detective an unusual amount especially if it implies they are not the detective. I think this only happens to new players, anyone who has played the game a few times knows that this is a very bad mistake to make and should be avoided.

Any good detective, however, will try as hard as possible to avoid these. Remember, as many have said a detective for a mafioso is a good trade and so you should only like for the ones about attacking players randomly in new players. More experienced ones would probably reveal instead at this point.

[Kommodus]

What signs do you look for in spotting a detective?

Often, detectives will try to look inconspicuous - not unlike a mafioso. Look for them among players who make one or two short posts per turn, and more only if they have to.

As the game progresses, look for someone who consistently draws some suspicion, but not enough to get lynched. Such a person may be a detective trying to make sure he's not a tempting target for you.

[Kagemusha]

Keep poor old Kage alive, or you will be cursed.

[doc_bean]

Pretty straightforward.

What signs do you look for in spotting a detective?

Detectives are much harder. I've rarely if ever identified one (Killing Gertegoor in Sasaki's first game was due to Silver Rusher).

I think PMing the innocents is the way to go when you're a detective, just make sure you don't do it too early, so they won't turn against you too soon (they always do...).

[Dutch_guy]

I think PMing the innocents is the way to go when you're a detective, just make sure you don't do it too early, so they won't turn against you too soon (they always do...).

This isn't allowed in the newer / current games you know

[doc_bean]

This isn't allowed in the newer / current games you know

Really ? I don't remember reading about this in the rules. Makes sense of course.

[Silver Rusher]

Really ? I don't remember reading about this in the rules. Makes sense of course.

It's generally included in the detective's starting PM rather than in the rules.

[Death Match]

As the game progresses, look for someone who consistently draws some suspicion, but not enough to get lynched. Such a person may be a detective trying to make sure he's not a tempting target for you.

That is what I tried...