Talk:Blackmailer/@comment-109.69.91.155-20170604213620

That feeling when (in Ranked) you see N1

"John Hathorne has decided to blackmail Ann Hibbs tonight."

and you instantly know the Blackmailer is a total noob. As a Blackmailer you should almost never blackmail. Every time you blackmail someone:

- you confirm them as non-Mafia, not only to Spies but also to the rest of the Town when he gives signals about being blackmailed

- you risk being killed by the Veteran, the Werewolf or caught red-handed by a Lookout

- you reveal what Random Mafia is to the Town thus claiming Spy is very risky

- you make everyone very careful with whispers

Not blackmailing, claiming Spy, harvesting info from whispers and - when there is no real Spy - giving false info about the Mafia visits is the best strategy. For example when the Mafioso (or even yourself) is busted by a Sheriff you can just say that he was visited by the Mafia so he is framed.