Pokemon Mafia - Official Game Thread (On hold)

[[M] Caprica]

Geodude

Wow. uhm, okay. Geodude has to do during the day. Like. Eat rocks and stuff.

Let's look at it this way. You can go with this theory of lynching those who aren't talking. Here is why that's a dumb idea.

The majority of pokemans are going to be townsfolk. It logically follows that basing a lynching around something as broad as "activity" (and guess what, I HAVE been active. Just because I've only made one post doesn't mean I haven't been sleuthing it up like the rest of you.) is bad news. Basing lynching decisions on broad criteria practically guarantees that you're going to kill off townspeople, since they comprise the largest group. A LOT of townspeople. I am a townsperson - but I'll get to more on that later.

It's also a dumb idea because killing off people without knowing if they're with or against you leaves you with a pretty good shot that you're killing off what could end up as substantial brainpower. Not to toot my own horn or anything, but you have a 50/50 shot at me being a townie like y'all. And you see how I'm already jumping into the fray and arguing - not for my life per se - but arguing to win. Do you really want to knock off someone as smart as me? Sure, I could be mafia. But I could be an essential weapon in the townie arsenal. But you guys are willing to kill off people just because they haven't posted as much as, say, Psyduck? Who hasn't said ANYTHING of merit in the thread?

Which brings me to my next point. How is someone who is less active but brings good points to the table worth LESS than someone who is crazy active and doesn't do anything but pretend to be a pokemans all day long? Look around you and see who exactly has added something worthwhile. Most of those are current targets. Is the plan to kill off all the smarties from go? Bad plan.

Finally, with regards to above, I do happen to be a townsperson. A townsperson with a special ability. I'm not revealing it, but I can do something most others can't. I might be the only person in the game who can do what I do. Again, you don't have to believe me. If you kill me I have nothing to lose. You guys (townies) do.

So, onto my pick for lynching. Psyduck. It's already been postulated (by sandshrew, maybe?) that Psyduck is behaving an awful lot like the jester. I must agree. And if we kill off the jester, what happens? S/He wins anyway. The only thing a jester will do is get in our way and spam up our thread JUST LIKE PSYDUCK HAS BEEN DOING THIS WHOLE TIME.

Lynching Psyduck can't hurt us, because Psyduck isn't helping out at all. Lynching Psyduck can't hurt Psyduck if s/he is the jester, in fact it will help him/her. Lynching Psyduck will hurt the mafia is Psyduck is mafia. There is no reason to not lynch Psyduck. There are many reasons not to lynch me.

VOTE: Psyduck.