Board Thread:Debate of The Week/@comment-36558623-20191205010244/@comment-36558623-20191211045055

Actually, it’s in the sheriff’s best interest to not push the N1 check instantly out there- they should be pushing the person they checked privately and get them to have an answer if not, push suspicion on them, but not call for a lynch.

A sheriff may be clear and cut, but just saying ‘hey 2 is evil since I checked them, lynch’ and believing it is simply illogical- unless the person checked isn’t speaking and a vfr is required. Depending on the role claimed; some time should be given to help the defendant prove themself in a day or two. Ofc, if the person doesn’t give a role or does really suspicious things, obviously you’d lynch them. But saying that it’s best for the town isn’t true.

Not lynching them actually decreases your risk of losing unnecessary townies- it’s for the benefit as a whole. Chances are and eye for an eye doesn’t work in favor for the town, since evils would kill at least 4 townies by the time all evils would be lynched in the eye or an eye strategy

D2 claims like that aren’t very effective, and chances are you *wont* get your target lynched due to other things happening D2. I would never push someone privately, as it raises suspicion after many whispers if one person just called them out saying their not claiming. Public information is almost always better. The most important role in the game comes out d1. Instead, I would pressure my target into claiming. I would just announce my results and let them defend themselves, immediatly. Waiting just seems like building risk.

I also completely disagree that the 1v1 strategy is illogical. Obviously, you don't want to sacrifice a townie for every ​​​​​​​mafia member got, but early on it is definitely much more beneficial to lynch someone suspicious.