@AlmasterGM-
-Your initial point starts off assuming the game will play similar to a Stratego game and therefore it would be helpful to speculate on powers scum may have, but your second point departs from this and argues that this game cannot be similar to a Stratego game. I don't like this inconsistency.
-You aren't directly addressing the point that you quote. Setup speculation at the expense of "regular" scumhunting is detrimental to the town. This is true regardless of whether the game theme suggests that setup speculation will be helpful.
-Scum team compositions are often made in an arbitrary manner. In a theme game based on a two player game where each player has an identical set of pieces pitted against each other, the chances are quite good that there is an arbitrary determination of who is scum.
From flavor, the bomb is a defensive piece. It could easily be pro- or anti-town. It could even be neutral third-party.
I agree that if there is a single "Flag" player who mafia is searching for, then there would need to be mechanics in place to protect that player. However, I strongly disagree that this would be impossible or extremely difficult for a moderator to come up with mechanics to do that. I think your claim otherwise is bogus.
It's more likely that the flag is a target for the town, not something we want to protect.
This is completely unjustified by anything you posted. I strongly dislike this assumption. If there is a flag in this game, then your post strongly suggests to me that you are anti-town searching for it.
Vote: AlmasterGM
-I agree that there is nothing inherently wrong with allowing Sajin to take 72 hours prior to making his case. However, I hope his case actually makes sense with needing to wait.
If his case is simply that he feels Gorrad gave away information that he is a numbered piece that interacts with other numbered pieces, then I see no reason why he would need to wait 72 hours. Also, he would be mixing thematic mechanics with game mechanics. I also hope he is not simply taking 72 hours to discuss with his buddies and gauge townie feelings prior to committing himself to any particular argument.
Generally, though, if there is a case strong enough for a townie to place a serious vote within the first day of the game, it is something that townie should share with the rest of the town. I find it hard to conceive a situation where communicating scum can come up with a "correct answer" to the case, but an individual scum player cannot do the same. This changes on a game by game basis as individual players may have differing amounts of private information.
Since Sajin has stated he will probably claim as part of his case against Gorrad, there is an implication that he has some private information which would be better shared when scum are unable to discuss it.
@Vaya-
Claiming to not be a particular role narrows the field for scum. This is especially dangerous if/when flavor suggests possibility that scum could be searching for that role. Even without that suggestion, the reasoning is the same as why townies don't generally claim "not cop" or "not doc".
@Hoopla, 61-
I believe you are misunderstanding or misrepresenting dramonic's post 47 and he seems incapable of calling you out on it. Post 47 IS referring to the Gorrad wagon and is explicitly the reason why dramonic says he will not vote for Gorrad yet. It has nothing to do with the votes on him.
Post 65 is a direct misrepresentation of what dramonic posted. He did not suggest the game should stall or go on hiatus. He did not ask players to remove their votes from him or stop discussion. He only explained why he is choosing to wait before placing a vote.
I am disliking Hoopla's posts just a bit less than I dislike AlmasterGM's posts. Hoopla seems to be looking to jump on an easy lynch target rather than looking for scum.
