# Werewolf (Mafia)--The Split \[Signups--In progress\]

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [February 13, 2009, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-mafia-the-split-signups-in-progress/485692 "2009-02-13T15:44:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 4, 2009, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-mafia-the-split-signups-in-progress/485692/912 "2009-03-04T21:54:37Z")

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> [@Oredigger77](#):
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> Lynch or lose typically meaning that there are only two more townies then scum so unless a scum in lynched the game is over.
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> You’re right the day could never come when we are uncertain about who is a wolf and we could go three for three on the up coming days if that’s the case what’s wrong with saving Seeker for Day 7?
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> On the other hand Telcontar had about double the votes of his nearest competitor with even more people listing him on their suspicious list, myself included. That kind of certainty doesn’t come often in my experience; in fact a perfect split is much more likely. If we had such a spilt wouldn’t it be good to have an extra day to test both candidates and lynch Seeker on the first day?

Why is it pro-Town to go after the next best candidate? If we have a very high likelihood of lynching a scum, why not lock it in so we can be sure of that before we proceed? Leaving a suspected scum alive only will serve as a distraction and will limit the amount of usable data we can get from the kill.

Frankly, Oredigger77, I’m having a hard time seeing why your position is pro-town. Choosing the next best candidate does not make any real sense unless you truly believe there is some sort of power in the game that hurts town when lynching a specific scum player. I cannot imagine why on earth this would be the case, it would throw off the whole balance of the game. I’ll say this much: my vote stands, and if Seeker shows up as scum as I strongly believe, I’m going to be taking a long, hard look at your posts.

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