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Macalaure · 12-20-2006, 07:33 AM

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Cobblers! .............. What if they try to deflect the attention and support someone who is not their werewolf?

Very possible. Once we (or maybe even the wolves) get one of them, we have to be very careful: there might be traps in their posts for those who reread them for hints.
One other thing: how do you think the cobblers will try to signal their wolf their identity? I mean, it would be the most unfortunate thing for them to be killed by those whom they protect. Maybe a dead wolf will leave a trail to its cobbler if we look for hints like that? I'm just thinking aloud since not much else is happening at the moment.

Celuien · 12-20-2006, 07:48 AM

About the cobblers...

I don't think I'm going to spend much time looking for cobbler hints. Because the wolves know who they are, they can spot hints addressed to them, even if hidden in a list of similar looking hints addressed to half the village. Those of us who don't know anyone else's identity run a serious risk of falling headlong into a cobbler trap. It applies after the cobbler/wolf is revealed by death as well, after which I'll probably run straight into the circular reasoning of 'it's a hint but it could be a trap but it could be a hint' that I always end up in when wolf hunting.

Macalaure · 12-20-2006, 07:55 AM

Celuien,

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Originally Posted by the Rules

In this game, there will be two Cobbers, and each Cobbler knows the identity of one of the two Werewolves (each Cobblers knows a different werewolf). Neither Cobbler knows who the other is, and the Werewolves are completely in the dark as to who the Cobblers are.

Celuien · 12-20-2006, 08:46 AM

Ah, I see that I've been unclear.

Mac, I know that the werewolves aren't told who their cobblers are. That's not what I was suggesting. Let me clarify. What I meant is that the werewolves know their own identities, so that if a cobbler leaves a note to werewolf X, X should be able to pick up on that clue, even if the cobbler has hidden the message in a group of similar appearing statements about innocents because X will be looking for statements addressed to him/her. But if the villagers look for a message to X without knowing who X is, it would be quite a bit more difficult to find werewolf tracks versus cobbler confusion.

Is that better?

12-20-2006, 07:48 AM	#2
Celuien Riveting Ribbiter Join Date: May 2005 Location: Assigned to Mordor Posts: 1,767	About the cobblers... I don't think I'm going to spend much time looking for cobbler hints. Because the wolves know who they are, they can spot hints addressed to them, even if hidden in a list of similar looking hints addressed to half the village. Those of us who don't know anyone else's identity run a serious risk of falling headlong into a cobbler trap. It applies after the cobbler/wolf is revealed by death as well, after which I'll probably run straight into the circular reasoning of 'it's a hint but it could be a trap but it could be a hint' that I always end up in when wolf hunting. __________________ People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect. But actually, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey... stuff.

12-20-2006, 08:46 AM	#4
Celuien Riveting Ribbiter Join Date: May 2005 Location: Assigned to Mordor Posts: 1,767	Ah, I see that I've been unclear. Mac, I know that the werewolves aren't told who their cobblers are. That's not what I was suggesting. Let me clarify. What I meant is that the werewolves know their own identities, so that if a cobbler leaves a note to werewolf X, X should be able to pick up on that clue, even if the cobbler has hidden the message in a group of similar appearing statements about innocents because X will be looking for statements addressed to him/her. But if the villagers look for a message to X without knowing who X is, it would be quite a bit more difficult to find werewolf tracks versus cobbler confusion. Is that better? __________________ People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect. But actually, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey... stuff.