Regarding Third Parties

Otolia · Post Post #2 (isolation #0) » Tue Mar 24, 2015 3:09 am

1. The add
2. I've never played SK on MS but I like being the sole person responsible for my actions.
3. Being alone, Mafia is a social game and SK are more often than not better off lurking than participating.
4. Almost always poorly balanced or poorly included in setups.

I'm trying to experiment around having Mafia-aligned 3rd Parties in the sense that they can win with scum but can also win alone or even with town if specific conditions are met. So far, everything I've thought about can be broken by a reveal from said 3rd Party (he won't win but destroy the game nonetheless). I'm not sure it's even possible to find something workable like this.

Otolia · Post Post #12 (isolation #1) » Tue Mar 24, 2015 7:44 am

In post 10, ZZZX wrote:
In post 8, Kagami wrote:
In post 7, ZZZX wrote:the thing about third parties is that you feel you are the strongest solo player in the game. (which you prob are if its anywhere near balanced)
its also easier to bend in town esp that you are truthfully scum hunting/.

Imo, these are both reasons why SKs are bad design.

AND they are the reasons its fun

A game should be fun for all parties not just the one with all the shiny toys.