Talk:Mayor/@comment-99.244.96.46-20150112012956

If you're playing on Custom or All Any, revealing on Day 1 can actually be effective in clearing out the town of possible Mafia/Neutral Killing roles. Granted, there has to be Bodyguards, but if multiple Bodyguards choose to guard you or end up chaining, they can easily take a large portion of the town with them. One of the games I did this in had 2 Bodyguards die, but at the same time cleared out a Mafia member and a Werewolf... and a Serial Killer, I think.

Of course, it's a ballsy move. This is also given that any Mafia/Neutral Killing roles perceive you as a credible threat to off at Night 1, which not always happens--many people believe the Mayor to be a useless role, and will hold off killing them in favor of more consistently credible threats like Investigators or Sheriffs.

One other thing I feel is worth mentioning is if you do survive well into Day 4-5+ as Mayor from day 1, the town can become dependent on you for their voting power if the Mafia looks to be overpowering them. There's some added pressure there in deciding who's who, and who to lynch, and can usually hurt more in the game if you make a wrong call.

If you've survived long enough to be the last man standing in the day with only one other person that's not town, congrats! You've won.