Commonly Asked Questions on Mafia Theory

[The Fonz]

OK, I'm going back to the beginning of the Mafia discussion forum and flagging up things

that seem of particular relevance. I've picked up everything up to page 10, ie August of

2007.

Optimal doctor strategy

Random voting discussion

Is it good strategy to not read

your role PM day one?

More random voting stuff

First massclaim discussion

Metagaming I

Metagaming II

Metagaming III and Lynch All Liars

(Discussion on whether employing any kind of metagame policy at all is incompatible

with playing to achieve your win condition).

Is policy-lynching acceptable?



Is encryption acceptable?

Interesting how hard the meta moved against this in the period between this thread, and the

appearance of Adel.

Dealing with habitual lurkers

How to play SK

Discussion of scumhunting tactics



Why premature claims are bad

When to roleclaim

Another one on doc strategy

Should I share my thought process?



Dealing with VIs

(Specifically a discussion of whether it is acceptable to policy lynch Internet Stranger

just for being himself).

Dealing with VIs II

What is OMGUS?

[The Fonz]

Sometime in this next week I'm going to crawl the archive looking for useful stuff in this vein from the last couple years.

[The Fonz]

Took much longer than a week, but here's a list of the most notably useful MD thread from 2008-9:

A discussion of WIFOM, what it is, an its application in games.

How not to play as town - examples of some of the worst play ever seen

A discussion of the principles of good scum play

When to claim

Massclaims - just make sure you don't stop at Pie's Contribution

Debate on how to scumhunt

Logic vs Psychology in scumhunting

A wonkish discussion on Doc Strategy

My thoughts on how to fakeclaim effectively

Is faulty logic a scumtell?

Is lurking?

Ideas for playing as Vig

Ideas for playing as One-Shot Vig

Ideas for playing as SK

General scumplay discussion

Discussion about choosing Investigation targets as Cop