@Emptyger-I'm pretty sure they got a lot of fruitful information from that game. The scum did a good job manipulating the town into arguing with each other, resulting in my lynch.
= \ Vizzini was what did it, and me not understanding him properly. When I figured out what he was staying, I tried to back away, and actually found a scum.
I thought that in itself was a strong lesson. Don't just mindlessly listen to somebody. Look at the reactions closer and such. That's what these newbie games are really about. Experience. Sure you can just give them a guide and some older games to read, but if it's not put into practice, then it means nothing.
I myself know that before my first mafia game, newbie 277, my thought process was way different. I can remember obsessing over it, playing through scenarios over and over. Spending forever on my first PBP.
I most definitely wouldn't have learned as much without the ICs, and probably woulda coasted along, like I did at first. Nobody really noticed until MBL and SV called me out on it, just following people.
(P.S. I still consider that Bogre lynch was appropriate ^_^)
Also, I felt the need to respond to this.
Raffles wrote:One problem I see with ICs being in the game is the scum ICs misleading newbie town. If we get 2:5 and both ICs are scums, then for example they may persuade the town into no lynch on the first day. Whilst haing three ICs might solve this to some extent, it's not foolproof. The town IC maybe ridiculed in the face of two more experienced IC scums.
I personally feel that that is dirty and underhanded. Why play a game you know is an easy win? Not only that, it would defeat the purpose of the game. LEARNING.