Hypothetical Senario #1

[Twomz]

Hey . In light of one of the Ethics threads, i've decided to start threads with hypothetical situations in mafia games (not necessarily endgame situations) so see how different players would handle the situations.

I'll start off with a simple one.

You're in Scum Group #1 and are your groups Role Blocker. You're the last surviving member of your group. You know who the Doctor and the Cop are. If the cop pings you tonight, you'll lose the game for your team. What is the best course of action (assuming that the doctor knows who the cop is)?

[Rainbow Brite]

how many players alive?

what else has happened so far? do you think the cop will investigate you?

good lynch targets for tomorrow?

etc etc

[Pie_is_good]

The only question I see mattering is, "Does the doctor know who the cop is?"

If no, kill the cop.

If yes, ask "Is the cop any more likely to investigate you than another player?"

If yes, block the cop. If no, kill the doctor.

[Axelrod]

You need to specify if you can use your ability

and

kill someone tonight? Or is the real question whether the best move is to kill the Doc. and take a chance of getting pinged or role-block the Cop, giving-up your night kill?

You pretty much need to kill the Doc anyway. If you could role-block

and

kill then you could block the Doc and kill the Cop. Otherwise you just have to suck it up and kill the Doc. You won't win if you keep skipping Night Kills to block the Cop.

[Twomz]

First off it's a "Hypothetical Scenario" so I'm not sure...

I suppose... 5, lots of lurkerlynching and some good vig hits, and you know there was another mafia, but think they're all dead along w/ the vig and the SK, you're unsure of the last 2s abilities, but they're probably townies. YES. Not really, but you're not high on anyones list right now.

[Twomz]

And yes, you can use your roleblock and NK.

[GreenLiquid]

Then most likely (with no suspcions info) I'd block the doc and kill the cop.

[Primate]

Then most likely (with no suspcions info) I'd block the doc and kill the cop.

I'd say that the docs a bit more dangerous to keep around. I'd block the cop and kill the doc.

[Thok]

Assuming that the choice is focusing only on the doc and the cop, I'd roleblock the doc and kill the cop-it will make the doc look suspicious when he has to explain why the cop he "protected" died.

[Rainbow Brite]

wait, you can block

and

kill?

in that case, it still depends on gamestate. if one of them is looking like a possible lynch, block that one and kill the other. in the absence of anything more compelling, tho, i agree with thok.

[Mgm]

If you're in the lucky situation that you know who both the doc and the cop are, I would block the doc and kill the cop exactly because of what thok said. Unfortunately, by the time you know the roles for sure, it's usually too late...

[Yosarian2]

Yeah, I think you block the doc and kill the cop, clearly. A doc without a cop is not much of a threat, especally if you know who he is. This is especally true if the cop has any innocent investigations he's holding back or anything, but I think no matter what the situation is, you need to kill the cop.

[Mr. Flay]

What Thok said; that being said, I'd say it's fairly unlikely to be scum with both abilities at once (not unheard of, just uncommon). I'd still say kill the cop first; the doc is a passive role compared to the threat of investigation.