Blitz Mafia - Debrief

[Jonathan Meer]

Whompt actually brought up something I meant to ask.

What's the reasoning for ending a day as soon as a majority is reached. It seems like a... well... bad idea given that we're spread across different time zones and it allows the Mafia, for example, to just jump on someone without anyone being able to react.

It's a fact of the game. Townspeople should be more cautious with their votes in an environment where the Mafia aren't exactly known. So far, they haven't been. Part of the danger is that Mafia can swoop in and finalize a vote at any time.

Of course, that they can do so makes all voting bum-rushes suspect. It's a thoroughly transparent process, and offers information.

It is somewhat unfortunate that days tend to end before those in other time zones get a chance to log on, but that's not something I have control over. It doesn't make much sense to me to keep things moving after a majority has been reached. If the townspeople want to encourage debate, they need to start withholding their votes.