Re: [pbmserv-dev] werewolf voting

[Ted Rathkopf <ted-pbmserv-lists@rathkopf.net>]

I ordered 200 oxen, but Richard Rognlie <rrognlie@gamerz.net>
sent me this instead:

> On Wed, Aug 13, 2003 at 05:50:54AM -0700, Lyman Hurd wrote:
>> Does the voting stop as soon as anyone remaining casts
>> a vote not for swift since then even though he would
>> not have a majority, it would be impossible for anyone
>> to get more votes?  If one waited for all thevotes to
>> be in, there would seem to be little incentive for
>> swift to cast a vote at all (except I know him to be a
>> decent guy :-))...
>
> The voting style depends on the options selected at challenge time.
>
> -slow (default)  means EVERYONE has to vote.  plurality is enough.
> -fast           means voting continues until there is a plurality.
>
>
> FAST examples.
>
> if A has 2 votes, B has 3 votes, and C has 4 votes, and there is
>     1 vote outstanding, it's not over.   the outstanding vote
>     could vote for B causing a tie that needs an A vote to switch
>     of a B/C vote to switch.
>
> if A has 2 votes, B has 2 votes, and C has 4 votes, and there is
>     1 vote outstanding, it's over.
>
> in either FAST or SLOW mode, you can switch your vote at any time
> (until voting closes, of course)

And what mode is game 12 in?

I think you should make a slight modification to slow mode so that if
there is one vote outstanding, and it is the vote of the player who
already has the MAJORITY of votes, then it's over.  This will keep a
sore loser from holding up the game just because he's about to get
lynched.

Also, this can let a potential lynch victim hold his vote if there's a
plurality against him while he pleads his case, but others can plead
the case that he should take a short drop and a quick stop.  As soon
as the swing voters swing, so does the victim.

-- 
Ted Rathkopf