That is exactly what will happen which is why we also talk about the 4th pairing.In post 668, Ankamius wrote:Ftr going by final 3 pairings isn't the best idea since scum can just force one of those three to leave at intermission
Like, here's kinda the way this works when we get more into detail:
The top FOUR townreads -- the players we actually are counting on to be town to win the game
the THIRD pair of townreads -- must contain at most one scum
the FOURTH pair of townreads -- must contain at most one scum
this is why "heavy chainsaw" pairings for 3 and 4 can sometimes be okay. We can have one scum in the final four, so long as we are sure that the total numbers aren't too bad in the final 4 that town is ever outnumbered
but these sort of meta-strategy decisions are only viable when reads are actually solid which they will not be and should not be until some of our MIA slots (Reinhardt) post at least some and our reads of the active, solid townreads solidifies