I'm here, didn't remember the game started UK Monday...it's Monday morning here...sorry to start in late.
I've been reading up on the rules that TCH posted especially for this game...wow...seems to me that with the possibility of the ring being sort of the difference in this game there might be a significantly unknown role in this game like the mimic role in last with Xmen. I am going to have to reread and look over the roles...been ages since I've seen the movie and can't remember all the names and so forth, just remember things like...short guys with ugly feet, old dude with long beard, cute knight turned king dude, and elf people..lol!
I was reading over all of the banter back and forth on the no-lynch. At first I read that no-lynch thing and thought...what crap?? What would be the benefit of letting moderator kill off someone if we don't lynch, but then TCH said that if we don't vote to lynch someone then there is no-lynch...duh...not sure how I missed that first time. But I was confused there for a bit.
I can actually, hate to say it, see both sides of the arguement, if we choose to do a no-lynch on the first day we "might" actually save a townie as the only games I've been in townie has always died day one...so the odds of that happening....well as sad as it is...appear quite good it will happen again. By doing a no-lynch we at least have some hope we don't kill off one of our own. BUT at the same time, as axeman and hippo point out, it gives us almost nothing to go on. Makes mafia's job quite easy as they can kill easily in the night phase and come out looking absolutly as clean as town. Soooo....I see really more advantage for mafia in looking at it that way.
At least if we vote we have a chance to sus out evil roles. We have a chance to have something to go on for day two. If we have a doctor and/or cop role, we give them some ideas of people to protect and investigate. I think if we just give up and don't post like we aren't going to vote anyone on day one...then it really does kind of make the game harder for us townies.
Those are just my initial thoughts at this moment. I've got to work a bit, but will try to get back on today.
***Someone is posting while I am again...going to post this and then respond****