Re: [pbmserv-dev] werewolf voting...

[Richard Rognlie <rrognlie@gamerz.net>]

On Fri, Jun 06, 2003 at 12:15:28PM +0200, Miguel Villaverde wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard Rognlie" <rrognlie@gamerz.net>
> 
> >By that I mean...
> 
> >Player A casts a vote for B
> >    (all players ver notified that A has voted for B and the tally is
> >       A 0, B 1, C 0, ... N 0
> >    also any comments from A get passed on)
> >
> >Player B casts a vote for A
> >    (all players ver notified that B has voted for A and the tally is
> >       A 1, B 1, C 0, ...
> >    also any comments from B get passed on)
> >
> >if A or B votes again, their earlier vote is cancelled.
> >
> >lather... rinse... repeat until one player has received a majority of
> >the eligible votes (even if not all players have voted yet)
> 
> This is the preferred method and the usual procedure in the face to face
> game, but I think it would probably be too slow in here. I'd suggest that
> players be able to cast their votes in any order, to save time. Perhaps you
> could implement both ways as subject line options.

No order was implied.  Players can play in free form in this game.

> As for that bit about not being necessary that all players vote before
> deciding who gets lynched... assuming the voting is simultaneous as I
> propose, it could turn out to be a bad idea. Some players could be tempted
> to remain silent and not cast their votes early or at all so as to not give
> away hints to the other players nor attract unwanted attention upon
> themselves... thus causing sort of a deadlock. Then again, this could be
> partly solved by setting a deadline for the voting (the "sunset"?).

Yes.   There will be a 1 week deadline for moves.  

(simple majority.)

If N of M players have voted...  does any player have enough votes 
such that if M-N is added to any other player's tally he can be
out voted...?  if so, no majority has been reached.

If we hit a tie situation...  what to do?   say we've got
7 votes for A and 7 votes for B and 3 votes for C.

I say... wait.  let one of the players who voted for C to change 
their vote.  (to D, of course...)

or one of the B's to change to anything else. 

if we run out of time...  then what...?

does the seer (if still alive) break the tie?  that requires the moderator
to declare that X is dead.  You now know that the seer is one of the 
players who voted for X.  

Or does a deadlock (after waiting for a suitable grace period) imply
no lynching victim...?  I think I might prefer that.  the villagers lose
their "chance".  and the werewolves get another shot.

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