* sorry - long time to craft this message
you must be trying to convince one of them.
Not particularly. As right now, I am leaning towards voting one and then the other. You are the one I'd like to convince.
My approach has been exactly as I laid out in my proposal: identify ONE townie, and that partnership cannot lose if they don't vote each other. Even w/o any type of read(s), odds are still good, 2/3. You are better off trying to pick a townie than trying to zero in on the one mafia.
I am a bit concerned that you seem to have zeroed in on me though (flashbacks of Ioupain
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). #1 This firms you up as town in my book. I don't think a mafia would stay focused on me when I am suggesting partnering up with them. Mafia are more opportunistic. Willing to vote anybody as long as it keeps their neck away from the gallows. #2 however, means this would handicapping town. If you really are completely convinced to vote me (this round or the next), then basically we only have 1 shot at catching scum, 1/2 chance.
The other option is for me to try and vote you out (assuming you're 100% convinced I'm scum). Since I know 100% that I'm town, and can never be that certain about you, I am slightly better off trying to pick between Noodle and Huck next round than leaving it to you. This is still basically a 1 out of 2 pick though.
Neither of those options are particularly appealing to me though. Think about this: I agree it would be a good mafia strategy to "partner up" with someone, and those two go all the way to the end. Again, mafia would be more opportunistic, basically willing to partner up with anybody as long as it means they will reach endgame.
I don't really have much read on one vs the other between Noodle and Huck (although I am leaning towards Huck). I am much more confident of a town read on you. So, I really don't want to partner up with one of them, because it's basically a coin flip if I am inviting scum into my house. Would I really be such a stickler if I were a mafia pursuing this partnership strategy? I'd grab on to anybody that believes me without a second thought.