# The Engine Room: FORBIDDEN thread for Mafia SS Insipid

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**Created:** [August 4, 2009, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-engine-room-forbidden-thread-for-mafia-ss-insipid/505327 "2009-08-04T20:02:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-engine-room-forbidden-thread-for-mafia-ss-insipid/505327/6 "2009-08-05T14:41:33Z")

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> [@Mafia: Mutiny on the SS Insipid \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-mutiny-on-the-ss-insipid-game-over/504896/70):
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> Anyhow – It occurred to me overnight that in the midgame we just might be able to break this game apart, if I read the rules correctly.
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> I believe people in the Brig cannot take any actions, including participating in the Mutineers’ Night discussions and spacing. If this is accurate, then once we have trusted people as CO, XO, and Security, we can throw people in the Brig and methodically lynch the rest, then methodically lynch the people in the Brig.

Exactly right! Well, except for the no Night discussion. Players in the Brig can talk, but nothing else.

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> In other news, I want to experiment with this game’s rule that we may cast multiple votes to lynch. In the interests of fairness and non-randomness: **Lynch Everybody**. (Yes, that means I’m voting to lynch all ten players, even myself.)

Making busy work for the moderator will not improve your odds. 😛

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