A Forum Game of Blood on the Clocktower (GAME IS NOW OVER)

[Matt_W]

That’s five votes for my death. Gulp. While we wait for the final votes, I just want to say that it’s been my pleasure to be your mayor for my short tenure. If I may request the manner of my execution, could I be taken to the top of the church bell tower where I can look over the village where I’ve spent my whole life one last time before I’m pushed off to plummet the 41 meters onto the rocks below? (Did you know the Ravenswood Bluff church bell tower is the second tallest in the country?) Please wait to toll the bells until after…

Good luck with the Imp and though I won’t be around to help hold the village against it when things get dire, I’ll still lend my vote where it can be helpful from beyond the grave.

[jostly]

Maybe you should vote in this matter before you give up hope? :)

Anyway, I don’t get it. It could either be the claimed Chef or the claimed Mayor, and in that scenario, you all go for the Mayor? It makes no sense to me.

[CaseyRobinson]

Since we’re at 5 already, I vote No.

[scottagibson]

The Mayor is one of the most likely demon bluffs and doesn’t require / offer any corroborating info. The claim here amounts to don’t kill me.

I think everyone gets that we could be wrong.

[Matt_W]

@jostly

Maybe you should vote in this matter before you give up hope? :)

Ah right. I get a vote! I vote no :)

[Matt_W]

@jostly

Anyway, I don’t get it. It could either be the claimed Chef or the claimed Mayor, and in that scenario, you all go for the Mayor? It makes no sense to me.

I suppose we’ll get some useful info either way, especially if we have an undertaker.

[jostly]

@scottagibson

The Mayor is one of the most likely demon bluffs and doesn’t require / offer any corroborating info. The claim here amounts to don’t kill me .

Sure. And if the demon had the choice between Chef and Mayor, they would pick the Mayor. But the thing is, they didn’t have that choice. Since we have no doubles on Mayor or Chef, the bluff is very likely picked from the 3 shown safe bluffs. That evens the odds as far as I can see it.

Also, there’s the fact that we learn more from what happens to a living Mayor during the night than from a living Chef. If the Mayor dies at night, it’s either because his power failed, or because he never was the Mayor in the first place (the Imp sacrificing a minion or killing himself to switch bodies).

[CaseyRobinson]

I think you might have the mayor’s power wrong, @jostly.

I think it’s worthwhile to act on @rowe33’s info, since he’s not likely on team evil. However, it makes more sense to me to kill Chef @Lantz first. We know we won’t get any benefit from his power anymore and, if we have an undertaker, we might be able to have his claim corroborated.

[Matt_W]

@CaseyRobinson

I think you might have the mayor’s power wrong, @jostly.

No, I think that’s right. If the Imp were to try to kill me, another player might die instead. I’m guess it’s because I’m wily and know all the hidden places in town and the demon will have trouble getting to me.

[CaseyRobinson]

Oh, I missed the other player might die bit. Of course this is “might” so it’s also might not.

[jostly]

That’s why I’m suspicious of hard gunning for the Mayor. It’s the most reliable way for evil to kill him.

[Juan_Raigada]

@jostly

That’s why I’m suspicious of hard gunning for the Mayor. It’s the most reliable way for evil to kill him.

Mmmm. Ok I see your point.

[Matt_W]

I think everyone currently alive has voted, and the gallows stand ready.

I’ll follow in the footsteps of the Rev. George Burroughs

Our father, who art in heaven…

[scottagibson]

@jostly

That’s why I’m suspicious of hard gunning for the Mayor.

I don’t really know what ‘hard gunning’ means. Unless it means ‘nominating’ or ‘voting’.

Edit: As @Matt_W notes, all the votes are in. Anyone having second thoughts, want to change a vote here?

[Juan_Raigada]

@Lodgium

A reminder for the dead: You only need to use your token to vote YES on an execution, and you cannot nominate anyone to be executed. You also still need to vote during each voting period, even if most of the time you’ll say NO. However, if a dead player’s vote cannot meaningfully sway an outcome, I will default to a NO vote for expediency’s sake. A dead player can also just say that they don’t plan on voting on a particular day.

I think the dead must choose to wether use the token or not.

This also seems to imply that if the dead waste their tokens it will be impossible to get an execution later in the game?

What’s the threshold for executions based on, number of player or number of live players?

[rowe33]

I’m assuming my vote doesn’t matter here so I’ve abstained. If that’s not true, please let me know!

[jostly]

@Lodgium

If there are a number of YES votes greater than or equal to half the number of living players, then the nominee is “about to die.” If not, then they are safe for that day.

Just the living.

[Juan_Raigada]

Ah cool. So yes, it’s over the threshold already

[Lodgium]

In this case, the difference between 5 and 6 votes does mean something (makes it harder to execute somebody else today), so I needed you to confirm your intention to abstain (which is mechanically the same as voting NO, by the way, neither costs a token and the only check at the end is the number of YES votes), which you just did.

Verifying the outcome now…

[rowe33]

I’ll confirm my NO so I can save my vote.