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neonreaper posted...

I would probably lean towards making mafia shoot at night because they don't technically control the lynch until they shoot, and yeah that could mean they shoot the survivor. It's an interesting discussion to me!

I don't actually agree with this one, though it's a bit interesting to think about.

My take is that the endgame conditions for scum winning are as follows:
Entering Day Phase: Does scum control the lynch (at least to force a no lynch, even if not an outright majority)? If yes, end game.
Entering Night Phase: Does any combination of night actions exist (Including scum choosing not to shoot) that would prevent scum from controlling the lynch the next day? If no, end game.

2-2-1 entering day, scum does not control the lynch alone, so don't end game. Survivor is not scum. If Survivor/Scum team up mid-day, they control the lynch together. But that has to play out. If it does, then they enter night at 2-1-1. Scum controls lynch the next day even if they don't shoot, so end game without taking night actions.

2-2-1 entering night is trivial. Scum has to shoot to control the lynch at 2-1-1 or 2-2 the next day. So scum has to shoot, but nothing stops them from winning as long as they shoot somebody.
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