Ostracism - Simple yet challenging game of mafia [Concluded]

**Diamondeye** · 01-27-2011, 21:00

Originally Posted by Skooma Addict

Sparta may be our enemies, but they are still civilized greeks. The Persians are the savages. What's the matter Diamondeye? Couldn't bring yourself to call your own people barbarian, Diamondeye the Persian spy?

No, there simply aren't any Persian heroes. Addicts, on the other hand...

**Skooma Addict** · 01-28-2011, 02:19

Originally Posted by Diamondeye

No, there simply aren't any Persian heroes. Addicts, on the other hand...

Hey hey hey, this is not about me and my vices, it's about the spys. I assure you I am no barbarian addict nor am I a traitorous Spartan addict. I hail from a long line of Athenian hedonists, thank you very much.

**Tiberius of the Drake** · 01-28-2011, 02:31

As a devout Platonist, I have attempted to look to the highest good for guidance. that failing, I have appealed to the God of randomness and through my prayerful dissertations have found Captain Blackadder to be of Persian Origin

**Yoyoma1910** · 01-28-2011, 06:00

For from Parnassus’ heights, enwreathed with snow,
Gleaming, but now there shone
The oracle that bade us, one and all,
Track the unnamed, unknown one.
For, lo! he wanders through the forest wild,
In caves and over rocks,
As strays the mountain bull,
In dreary loneliness with dreary tread,
Seeking in vain to shun
The words prophetic of the central shrine;
Yet they around him hover, full of life.

**Askthepizzaguy** · 01-28-2011, 07:14

The spies, if they know each other, will likely bandwagon their votes, as there are no repercussions to doing so.

A spread vote by the Athenians means death in this game. Pick a target and crunch.

**Ibn-Khaldun** · 01-28-2011, 07:29

Originally Posted by Beefy187

Okay this is the current set up. 11 players. 2 mafias not knowing each other, 1 kill each night so mafia A will get to kill on odd nights and mafia B on even nights. Tally will be randomly manupilated by random.org to prevent the obvious way to win. But only by one or two votes and I won't do that on close vote rounds. Upon tie votes, random.org will randomly decide the victim.

The spies don't know each other. So, they can't bandwagon their votes.

**Askthepizzaguy** · 01-28-2011, 07:32

Originally Posted by I-K

The spies don't know each other. So, they can't bandwagon their votes.

Don't discount that. Both understand that they have a partner out there wanting to bandwagon votes with them. Subtle communication is possible.

I've played a lot of mini games with a similar setup; they will work together. If we don't take proactive steps to counter that, the game will be over on the second lynch.