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Originally Posted by strombad

Again, it's not a death pact.
The thing is, and it's simple really, the town out number the mafia. The more town that go home, the better read you get on mafia. You're not just going to magically get out mafia without some town heads rolling. Well, you might, but only if you listen to me all the time. If I go out, I benefit the game because that's a whole day with a town person as a target where people still have the chance to slip up and take themselves out of it. It doesn't even need to be a quick hammer, but if it is? Hey, check the voting patterns. If it's not, check the voting patterns. Use your intellect.

The "death pact" has value in the sense that in the mafia, numbers are more precious. No mafia is going say, "Hey, if this guy is town, vote me out!" because the goal is to get town out, and going 1 for 1 for the mafia is disastrous. It's an unsustainable strategy.

There are two scenarios where the "death pact" works, near the beginning, and near the end. The death pact won the town the game last time by simple elimination. Do it early, and it really doesn't harm the numbers.

It's a calculated risk, but that's how the game is won. If you can't get someone out yourself, your own death can certainly have benefit to the team.

I definitely agree with you that in the end game it is a useful tool. At the start I can't help but think the town in general just ignores it as there was at least one other one offered up by someone on day one. To me it seems early it would be a good mafia gambit to offer one out because no one can say know and you get town credo.