Talk:Blackmailer/@comment-27656236-20170708013129

I disagree with the above claim that faking blackmailed is a strategy with few benefits, especially in Ranked Practice when players may not keep track of the Mafia so well. For instance, I had this one game as a Serial Killer when it saved my life and netted me a win:

It was down to me, a Blackmailer-turned-Mafioso, and a Townie (that turned out to be Retri.) For some reason, no one had realized I was the SK, but I was the only one without a role claim, so I got voted up. I had been relatively quiet before, and any role claim I made was going to fall flat, so I decided on a last-ditch strategy I was sure wouldn't work: faking blackmailed! Retri innoed for some reason, I was pardoned, and that night I killed the Mafioso and won.

Still not sure why the Retri thought that I could've been BMed with one Mafia left, but hey... if you're ever in a game chock full o' noobs, try it! Surprisingly effective. I give this strategy 3.5 out of 5 stars (I recognize that this is an outlier situation.)