Stargate SG1 - game thread

[gib]

did i wander on to the set of a radio 4 panel show

[irretating]

Yes

[Magicziggy]

I agree with Irre on that.

Gib, back to you.

(triangulation?)

[Feck]

Scum tend to avoid the beginning and end of bandwagons. This isn't one size fits all, but it's usually a good idea to keep an eye on who's in the middle and watch for scummy behavior.

Edit: I have no idea if this holds true in timed games though.

I tend to avoid avoiding doing anything that people think scum tend to do. Reverse psychology and that.

I avoid doing anything that Irre thinks scum like to do. Reverse psychology with a half twist.

Listing Scum tells would be fine but scum might be listening

[Linus]

Isn't mafiascum really stupid? Like they actually use things like "3rd on a vote" as scum tells?

they used to. some of the best players there include statistics in their analyses of what is going on. and statistically, 3rd and 4th votes do turn up scum more frequently.

I guess it also depends a bit on the voting mechanics/conventions (does a vote majority end the day? is there a consensus in the community that two---not one, not three---main BWs each day is the best for town? does the community consider it scummy to vote outside the main BWs?). The best is maybe to understand the psychological rationale/community convention behind such scum tells, so that one can adapt them to the game & context at hand.

i don't

iirc almost all the recent games have featured a stage where the true townies are unsaitified with the main BWs, one person breaks away, then others follow, often successfully

Yeah, I think it's not widely regarded as a tell here. The point was that if a rule of thumb such as "the 3rd and/or 4th vote on a BW is disproportionately likely to be scum" originated based on systematic statistics or intuitive impressions in another Mafia community, it may not be directly transferable to this community. I guess it depends on to what degree it is convention and to what degree it is a general psychological tendency.

[Linus]

also did we ever work out what triangulation actually consists of?

strangling triangles

I think it means that 3 town players stand in a triangle around a scum player and push him/her around.

[Gonzo]

Great work, rc, you did good.

[Don't Panic]

Scum tend to avoid the beginning and end of bandwagons. This isn't one size fits all, but it's usually a good idea to keep an eye on who's in the middle and watch for scummy behavior.

Edit: I have no idea if this holds true in timed games though.

I tend to avoid avoiding doing anything that people think scum tend to do. Reverse psychology and that.

I tend to avoid doing anything that involves thinking. Random is the key.

Not sure what it's the key to, but it's definitely important.

[gib]

##vote DP##

[Don't Panic]

##vote DP##

Now I remember, key to an early lynch.

[higgs2]

good job scum, thanks for the game oblivion

[irretating]

Scum tend to avoid the beginning and end of bandwagons. This isn't one size fits all, but it's usually a good idea to keep an eye on who's in the middle and watch for scummy behavior.

Edit: I have no idea if this holds true in timed games though.

I tend to avoid avoiding doing anything that people think scum tend to do. Reverse psychology and that.

I tend to avoid doing anything that involves thinking. Random is the key.

Not sure what it's the key to, but it's definitely important.

Finally... your gameplay is explained

[Bilirubin]

Speaking of which, any comments on the special hunting discussion in my WoT to Zigmen?

Guess not eh? No problem, not planning to play here again anyway. Enjoy, and thanks all.

[charlou]

I have no comments, bili ... but would like you to play here again, nonetheless.

[MSG]

also did we ever work out what triangulation actually consists of?

yep
http://talkrational.org/showthread.php? ... ost1501325