[SETUP] BIOLOGY!

[BBmolla]

Science is kinda scumsided so this is my attempt at making it slightly less so.

BIOLOGY!!

7 Players

2 Mafia Goon

2 Masons
1 Town Hidden Soldier
2 Vanilla Townies

• Masons and Mafia have daytalk.
  
• At the start of the game, Mafia recieve the name of the Soldier.
  
• If the game ends with the Soldier as one of the last two players, Town wins.
  
• Soldier is told they are a VT.

[Realeo]

According to computer simulation, BIOLOGY! is a 55% mafia win and 45% town win.

An improvement compared to SCIENCE!: 63% mafia win and 37% town win.

[Realeo]

The following statement that I believe is strategy equilibrium is committed to the program:

> If mason is about to be lynched D1--the other mason claim
> If both masons make it town D2--at least 1 mason claim (EV:1/3). It doesn't matter 1 or 2. Mafia shouldn't cc.
> On D3, the mafia is aiming to CC VT instead of the mason.

[BBmolla]

Thanks Realeo! That balance seems pretty good actually.

[callforjudgement]

@Realeo: I believe you can improve the strategy like this: if a mason is about to be lynched D1, that player claims; if scum claims mason then one mason counterclaims; if scum counterclaims a mason claim then the other mason countercounterclaims. This plays out almost the same as your strategy, but makes it harder for scum to aim their N1 kill.

[Realeo]

I feel you're correct, but I will crunch the logic first. I feel something is off.

[Map Wolf]

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but what exactly is stopping scum from just killing the soldier immediately?

[callforjudgement]

It means that they don't get to kill the Masons instead, which will potentially lead to them getting caught by PoE. The Soldier's basically there to ensure that if scum can't get them lynched during the day, they have to make suboptimal kills at night.

[House]

I've never seen a PR I'd prefer VT over before this.

[RyanK]

If the mafia goons pretend to be masons...

[House]

If the mafia goons pretend to be masons...

One mason flip outs the team.

[Infinity 324]

I've never seen a PR I'd prefer VT over before this.

It's strictly better than a VT...I don't get it.

[House]

I've never seen a PR I'd prefer VT over before this.

It's strictly better than a VT...I don't get it.

Not for the sucker stuck with it.

[Infinity 324]

You don't need to survive to endgame as town to have a successful game

[House]

You don't need to survive to endgame as town to have a successful game

No, but it still sucks to be chosen to die not for what you can do but simply because of your nonutility role.

[Infinity 324]

Fair enough

[Firebringer]

There is now a completed game version of this setup found here:
Biology Blitz

[House]

*takes a deep bow*

[Something_Smart]

*kicks house from behind so he falls over*

[House]

*kicks house from behind so he falls over*