MTG Salvation

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Are we allowed to talk about what people are saying in the other 2 games here?

As long as we don't think it'll influence the game one way or the other, according to Eco.

Basically, I didn't think Az would pretend not to understand my statement about starting the game with a vote and why that would confirm somebody, and then tell kpaca to do the same thing.

Also, the "I totally expected bad answers from you guys!" thing was completely disingenuous and felt like posturing. Not to mention the "busywork for the sake of looking busy" stuff he's been doing. I can feel the intent behind Az's mindset, and he's looking for an opening.

I think it would be anticlimactic if you don't let Az and I battle it out to convince you one way or the other, Rhand, but this case is pretty airtight insofar as 1-Day games go.

Knew I nailed it.

Alright, Az. Ball's in your court.

...okay, I just read the other two games, and I think the correct play is to Vote Az, no brakes, etc.

Vindicate me, Rhand.

You'll note the "V" in "RVS" stands for "Voting". Given that, it's extremely difficult to have an RVS without the defining trait of such a stage, that namely being "Random Voting". As such, that, and lack of poor or nervous voting justification (primarily due to lack of voting) significantly neuters me.

The vote gambit involves voting for one player (obviously). If the other player posts without hammering, they're confirmed town, because there's no reason scum shouldn't end the game right there. That effectively makes the other player an IC, meaning the odds of winning the game for the town get a significant bump.

...of course, the other 50% of the time, the town instaloses because the player that didn't get voted is scum, so it's a bit of a wash.

With all of that in mind, consider my vote on Az.

Rhand, give me your thoughts.

I don’t know how to townread me, because I’ve seen so few people do it correctly in the past. I thought about starting toDay with a vote to clear someone else, but didn’t want to risk not being around to remove it in the event that I saw someone checking the thread to try to entrap scum.

We can’t RVS, and there’s really not a lot that I rely on to catch scum that I can utilize, here.

I currently think Az is scummier than Rhand, FWIW.