Quote Originally Posted by Askthepizzaguy View Post
I have an idea, I don't know if anyone would think it's a good one. It's in spoilers.

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The premise: We can trust the people who were dead while there were two murders.

That is absolute proof that they were not mafia, and that they were townies. Everyone else is a suspect. There are 2 or 3 mafia remaining, I believe one of the mafia were killed but they could be trying to mess with us. Don't see why but it is technically possible.


So: We ask the dead people who we should lynch. No one votes until they tell us. Then, the living players vote to lynch said people. If we lose the game, it will not be due to mafia coercion and interference.

I'd be willing to consider the dead from this point on also most likely innocent. If one mafia sneaks in, we just need to get the Godfather dead anyway, and the other proven innocents outnumber him.


If this is against the rules or otherwise unpalatable, I withdraw the suggested strategy. But I put it forward for consideration.
This is a good idea in principle ATPG, but I know of at least one major flaw. While the dead can certainly be trusted, as they were killed by the mafia and thus must be innocent, there is no guarantee that they are right. As an example, in Mafia VIII (in which I was mafia) I was lynched in the second-last round, due to a quick change of heart by Kukrikhan. Just about every 'dead person' still posting in that round backed me and said to lynch Kagemusha, the town didn't listen, lynched me and won. If they had have listened to the dead I would have actually won a game of mafia.

Whilst listening to the opinion of those who are murder victims is certainly a good idea, accepting their ideas as gospel is definitely not.