Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-28092296-20180613145851

I know that many people are upset that the Ambusher's name is revealed to everybody that visits their target. I know. When I first saw that, I thought that was a stupid idea, too.

The point of the 'revealing name' game mechanic is to prevent 'kamikaze' Ambushers. For instance, if Ambusher's name wasn't revealed, an Ambusher could just ambush a Mayor until everybody that is trying to protect the Mayor is dead. With the idea that your name is seen by your targets, this prevents situations where all of the Protective roles/Lookouts or Town Investigative roles are dead by an Ambusher going mad on a confirmed town member or an important player (This same concept is also reflected with Bodyguard and Trapper, who will both attack Ambushers). Instead, an Ambusher would kill a Lookout, the other Town Protective role would see that the Ambusher killed someone or a Medium would tel everybody who the Ambusher is. Town Protective roles are important, so eliminating one of them is VERY important. 