The "no deadline" setup I last played in was fun, long, and WE HAD A ROADMAP! The previous game was shorter and funnerererererererer.

Lol, I was one of those a few months back.

The sign-up thread is up!

Is the host supposed to contact those who wish to be contacted when there is a new sign-up, or is that a GOGfather task?

It is a favor bestowed out of the extreme magnanimousity of the GoGFather's generosity.

But someday, and that day may never come, I may ask you to do a service for me.

WHAT.

THE FNCK.

I come back after nearly 8 years and some shloub called SirPrimnproper is taking credit for my spotless win record! Not only that but I find Vitek stabbing me in the back!

Who's this numberless clown?

That's Joe. He's a very well respected clown about these parts.

Joe? trentonlf is Joe.

Oops, yeah. Ignore me. I thought it was Trentonlf because the avatars are similar. I don't know who that clown is.

Yes, but it's extremely unlikely for Town to choose two roles from the same bucket (doctor/RB or watcher/tracker). Town is going to vote to get one max from each. So while strongman and Ninja counter 2 roles, in practice they will counter only 1, just like Godfather.

Cop has the advantage of being the only role, aside from Doctor, who doesn't give any false positives so to speak. RB, watcher and tracker can as you noted backfire if they target a town PR.

On top of that, if a cop misses, he still provides a tiny bit of useful info in saying that X is town (or Godfather). If a doctor or RB misses, the net result is nothing useful.

All in all I think town should choose 2 x 1 from each bucket (cop),(doc/RB),(tracker,watcher). WIth RB ideally skipped, and preferably tracker over watcher.

Maybe not as bad as you think. If the tracker/watcher see someone target someone that isn't the NK, then the tracker/watcher found confirmed town. If they see someone target the NK, they found either scum or a town PR.

In theory, I agree - in practice I don't think it's quite as certain.

If the voting were sequential, then that sort of outcome is more likely. (i.e. everyone votes on choice #1, a determination is made, then a separate vote for #2 already knowing the outcome to #1).

With both votes going down simultaneously, as appears to be the fashion, the results will be messier. The reason it's less likely is really that doctor is likely to garner votes regardless.

But it's going to be discuss+vote isn't it? Or just post our choices and that's it?

*shrug* Yes? That would depend heavily on the players involved.

By way of example, in the lovers mafia game, I think the longest lover thread had around 13 posts in it.

So, with any half-decent players + discussion, there is no way to end up with Watcher+tracker or doctor+RB.
That's true love. You don't need to talk much.