# The Screamed: FORBIDDEN thread for Screamers **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 29, 2009, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-screamed-forbidden-thread-for-screamers/512034 "2009-09-29T21:36:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-screamed-forbidden-thread-for-screamers/512034/6 "2009-09-30T12:00:18Z")
> [@Screamers Mafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screamers-mafia/510938/486): > > Tell me if this idea is crazy. Lynch me, with NO ADDITIONAL VOTES on me from here on out except for the Leader (I don’t want scum hiding in a unanimous bandwagon, and I have enough votes on me to die currently). Then, we hope we have a town-aligned Vig. Clearly if **peeker** is a real doc, he’s going to be self-protecting toNight. A Vig is more likely to hit town than scum if they choose a target randomly, so aiming a Vigging at **peeker** toNight wouldn’t really hurt if he’s a self-protecting Doc, and would bag a scum or PFK-type if he isn’t. > > The only problem I see is if we don’t have a Vig, but I’m banking on the fact that we do in a game this large. It’s too early to test a claim with a vig. Particularly on a weak case and on a Doc, no less. What if scum have a watcher? (They’ll know who the vig is.) What if scum have a target redirector? (They can switch another person as the vig’s target, who won’t be self-protecting. It’s like a bonus scum kill.) What if scum have a blocker? (They’ll prevent the doc from saving himself. It’s like a bonus scum kill.) There are all sorts of bad scenarios that can arise from having a vig go after a power role. Honestly, a lynch is better, because scum are less apt to be able to screw with the lynch. Vigging to test claims is something better left to mid and end game, when a lot of power roles (on both sides) are exposed or dead. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-screamed-forbidden-thread-for-screamers/512034)._