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High Level tricks

pranay7744
almost 8 years

Forcing NL to stop Governor from overturning

Governor, can't OT, if NL is forced. So town needs to be aware of this. And mafia needs to take advantage when they have the chance.

Killing PRs night1

If you manage to pick all your mafia meetings before the 9-12 second mark and then unvote and the night has not ended, then you can get some information about who might be a PR. Then you will not be taking a guess, but rather an informed decision.

Coded claims

Develop your own codes in games such that they can be decoded only by you or the person you intend to send the information too. Codes are always handy. You can use it to claim later in the game. Your code should not be such that they are picked up by others and used against you. Use new codes.

Half claims (someone can give a better phrase)

Sometimes, you can claim in a way that most people think you are unccd, because the actual cop/oracle didn't know you claimed and might let you lead because he is too ignorant to understand why someone is hammering.

Pseudo slips

Many times, players say something that can be marked as a slip. If you believe that person is not on your team, then you have to put it forth as a slip. For example, if a town implies that they have mislynch, when it is known that there may or may not be a mislynch, then you need to take advantage of the situation.

Lynch on mylo if there is a gunsmith

Know when to not out your cop report

Know when to claim your role

Sometimes, mafia may try to keep you from claiming your role as doctor/gunsmith, so that they can counter claim you later to avoid autoloss.

Mafia meeting codes

If you need to out a stalk code or a read during the day when you are getting lynched, you can use a code that you have set up in the mafia meeting.

Additions by other users

Zhuorb

If there are a lot of noobs in the table you can claim PR to hammer(doesn't matter what your alignment is), no one's gonna ask you to hardclaim

Becomeclear

Pretend you're the boss even when you're not (this often makes people trust you more and you often get reactions from players that you can easily pin to alignment)

Cody

If a player indicates that he wanted the game to veg before either side had an advantage, I typically see it as reflecting a mafia mindset. This is because it takes more effort to blend in as mafia and fake a genuine town thought process than to just be town. The cognitive dissonance generated by faking your game builds up psychological stress that sometimes "slips" out in the form of wanting the game to veg.

harodihg

no matter who died n1 say you would never n1 said person and metaclear yourself

(this puts a subconscious thought in other user's mind. If not everybody, then at least one of them may stick to it and it might be useful later in the game. However, if you repeat this with the same people, it will be useuless)

Rydia

become a formidable player by doing the following:

1) Ignore all questions 2) Pretend nobody is currently voting for you 3) When ccing as mafia pretend the cop isn't speaking 4) talk about the weather and/or food you have recently eaten 5) lynch the one who brings up old sh*t 6) those who find scumslips in everything are probably scum themselves 7) lynch anybody who uses the acronym "OMGUS" on principle 8) try to forget who your mafia partner(s) are as soon as day 1 happens 9) do not do what anybody tells you to do 10) and do not unvote if somebody demands you do so if it is not kicktime

Examples

I request others to share examples of the listed tricks/strategies and to add new tricks with examples as well.

I believe

That you can play the game even without using these tricks, but it doesn't hurt to have aces with you. Sometimes, you may be overdoing it or putting yourself in a bad situation by using these tricks when not required. If you are in a good situation already, just take advantage of it.

pranay7744
almost 8 years
come on guys. We don't wanna know how to read people based on what normal things they do. We need high level tricks. Tricks like i mentioned in the OP. Tricks that blow people's minds. What you said is just way to read normally. It is no trick.
tyrannosaurusrex
almost 8 years
This is especially true in 3 or 4 ways in my experience. If you are in a mylo situation, most people who argue for their innocence and then have to randomly afk are maf. It's a weak strat for them to not have to keep participating and possibly slip.
pranay7744
almost 8 years
@slow- Those are god level tricks. Too complicated for the mediocre minds to understand. If we list those tricks down, we won't be able to use them. That is literally the best trick in box.
Irreverent
almost 8 years

Slowbro says

leaving the game before you can lose


a common competitive strategy often abbreviated to GRS
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leaving the game before you can lose
Rydia
almost 8 years
oh, and the most important thing to note-

everybody has really good ways of catching out the mafia- but not all possible scumslips are scumslips- if you have ever played a game where somebody has done everything a mafia would do and then that person flips blue/town and screams at you post-game for being completely suck, this should be obvious.

Everybody messes up, whatever their alignment is. This is a game played by humans about human scenarios. People will trip up over themselves for no reason. Factors that make people trip up usually involve confusion with conversation during the day, not understanding the setup itself very well, or understanding the setup but still finding it hard to keep up with all the mindless chatter and a couple player's egos.

bbbbbbbbbbe careful out there kids
vilden
almost 8 years
you can get the last mafia to out himself in janitor by saying/lying: 'x is clear he was the inno'

only the maf has the report and player memorized after d3 and he will be the most inclined to correct you
pranay7744
almost 8 years
In order to append to the OP, I had to delete some of the previous stuff.
citeopmI
almost 8 years

Rydia says

7) lynch anybody who uses the acronym "OMGUS" on principle


this worked so well for you last game!

edit: altho i was pr so it's pretty much the same
JM123
almost 8 years
another good tip: play only on tables filled of friends of yours and do a lot of meta abuse ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Irreverent
almost 8 years
Rydia i finger of suspicion u ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Irreverent
almost 8 years
"omg guys did you see that he just oh my god you suck'd me"
Irreverent
almost 8 years

Rydia says

16) BREATHE


thx, good tip
Irreverent
almost 8 years

Rydia says

7) lynch anybody who uses the acronym "OMGUS" on principle


7a) always spell out "oh my god u suck" to avoid getting lynched
Rydia
almost 8 years
Never buss your nooby mafia partner you should also always fos two towns because mafia players have a bad habit of fosing their partner and a blue at the same time
Rydia
almost 8 years
18) n1 harodihg every game for bad vibes
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17) be good to each other

no.
JM123
almost 8 years
if you have a noob as maf partner its a good idea to buss him to look towny, if you have a good player as partner its a good idea to buddy him because if he stays alive he may carry.

this is kinda obvious yet many people dont do it
Rydia
almost 8 years
become a formidable player by doing the following:

1) Ignore all questions
2) Pretend nobody is currently voting for you
3) When ccing as mafia pretend the cop isn't speaking
4) talk about the weather and/or food you have recently eaten
5) lynch the one who brings up old sh*t
6) those who find scumslips in everything are probably scum themselves
7) lynch anybody who uses the acronym "OMGUS" on principle
8) try to forget who your mafia partner(s) are as soon as day 1 happens
9) do not do what anybody tells you to do
10) and do not unvote if somebody demands you do so if it is not kicktime
11) do not take any sh*t
12) suggest that certain players have already sh*t the bed early day 1
13) you cannot get away with anything by claiming it was a rxn test, especially when time is up and you've been tunneling someone for 20 minutes straight
14) do not f*ck with me
15) do not f*ck with others
16) BREATHE
17) be good to each other, kids
Rydia
almost 8 years
The best trick is to voteslip every game
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The most important high level trick is AtE
Escurai
almost 8 years
N1 all the good players as scum, your win on an online computer game is more important than their feelings or friendship
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You're Hiroshima and I'm the USA
pranay7744
almost 8 years
We could also have avoided the nuclear explosions. But thats moot.
deletedalmost 8 years
We would've won that game if you were a better player and didn't hammer the doctor d1. I wrote that tip specifically for you so that you can win more games without cheating