Micro 857: Burden of Proficiency Mafia

[RadiantCowbells]

For the record if town/paragon wincon is to lynch scum OR have paragons guess that's exactly 50% winrate

[Jingle]

I think, as is shared wincons is probably better, but the design concept here is a setup where you can guarantee you're 'town' in return for a more difficult win condition.

I don't think I'd run it as is again, because honestly having town have a harder job AND a lower winrate than paragons seems ass backwards. I think honestly, this could split into two setups: one with three distinct factions and one with 2 factions, one of which is populated by people who choose to be that faction.

The more I think about it, the more I think the former should probably just be Paragons guessing preflip. Make it one Dayphase, and paragons have 14 days, with plurality lynching when they submit their guess. They're still incentivized to scumhunt and interact, but they're not necessarily on town's side. Scum wants to convince them early so that town has less time to decide on a flip. Town wants to convince them to townside so that they give town the time they need to decide.

I think my next run is gonna be the 2 faction version, though, in case anyone is interested in joining.

I also think I'm going to make Paragons work a little differently. I'll have one paragon slot necessary in signups, and then allow anyone to join as a paragon over the course of the game. I had a couple spectators join, and it occurred to me that they were basically paragons. It wouldn't have been fair to scum to let them join in without announcing it beforehand, but I think it would make spectating more fun. And besides, as a paragon you never actually have to post in the main thread.

[Jingle]

If there's a Paragon round 2, pre-in me as paragon. I need to get better as town.

Which head?

[Michael Scott]

Auro, but Volxen will join too. If you run this after a month though, overloaded rn

[Jingle]

Alright. I'm planning on /inning to mod now, but as I have no limit to the number of Paragons, there's no reason to pre-in. I'll let you know when it hits signups.

[RadiantCowbells]

I'll pre in to play the actual game but I might switch to paragon

[Jingle]

[Enter]

Thanks for playing, RC! It was so much fun to get to play with you! I have so much respect for you as a player and you have no idea how much ... Nvm!

[RadiantCowbells]

I'm glad you guys won even if I didn't

[Enter]

I count it as a you win, if that counts for anything.

[RadiantCowbells]

I am marking it as a loss and am down to 4/3 w/l

[Jingle]

On the plus side, you were involved in breaking a perfect scum streak, so that's something to be proud of!

[Michael Scott]

I think I'm 5-1 or 6-1 at this point, scum games wise.

Bah

[Aubrey]

Shoshin and U2 nearly broke my scum streak in our last game.

[u r a person 2]

damn rough game

RC, If I hadn't voted Suade at the end, do you think you would have lynched me or MS?

[RadiantCowbells]

I would have attempted and failed to lynch MS (saud wouldn't have voted with me) and i'd have ended up voting sau anyway

[u r a person 2]

ah, GG all

Thanks for mod, Jingle.

[RadiantCowbells]

i thought scum was ms/sau fairly confidently when i actually lynched sau.

[Jingle]

Thanks for mod, Jingle.

NP. Thanks for the entertainment, urap.

[RadiantCowbells]

at least i feel better that i was the best of the townies

[u r a person 2]

at least i feel better that i was the best of the townies

lol jesus

[RadiantCowbells]

[u r a person 2]

I'm not saying you're wrong but like why

[u r a person 2]

Although, tbf, once I had you as a town read I had to accept never lynching shoshin ever which was not exactly helpful

[u r a person 2]

and i did help you to establish a game state in which you were off the table as a mislynch