They would have roleclaimed at the beginning? Weren't you chastising Words about revealing too soon? I only mention the beginning because that's when the random lynching was initiated, if semi-random lynching is acceptable once the doctor or detective is revealed why random lynch when probability says one is nearly as likely to kill them as a mafioso? I understand both your points (I think):
- Important characters ought not reveal themselves too early.
- Random lynching is advantageous when you know the detective and/or doctor (thus semi-random).
- When probability dictates, it is also acceptable to random lynch.
But to me, it doesn't seem either of those were in effect.
For bullets one and two: We didn't know either when random lynching started and we shouldn't have known. At first random lynch we there was a 17% chance to kill either v. 25% chance to kill mafia. Since Words revealed himself at second lynch it was probably favorable to random lynch 9% v. 27% if we disregard vanilla townies.
For bullet three: If we do regard vanilla townies + special townies, unless people were acting suspiciously, probability would dictate that random lynching was still not appropriate until around a third murder.
Of course, it doesn't help that the doctor was from foreign lands with mannerisms that the locals didn't exactly understand (read: acted extremely suspicious).
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