In what way have YOU deceived someone?

[Villagerlover]

Title.





My personal favorite deception was all the way back in the days of Mayor Whisper games.
I happened to be a Mayor.


Day 2, someone said they were witched. But I had a somewhat unusual vibe in my mind they they were evil, so I whispered them "Hey I'm the witch that controlled you. If you tell me all of you're mafia then I can make sure not to control them."

And they replied something like
"hi there witch ally. here's all the maf: *Lists name of all of the Mafia members and their roles*"

Me: Ahahahahhahahahahahahaha.
Townie: what's so funny?
Me: Yo bois I just won us the game.
Other townie: How??

Me: *Lists all of the mafia after I noted it down*
I just tricked a mafia member into telling me all of the mafia.
"(Villagerlover) has revealed themselves as the mayor!"


And then we won after a few simple vigilante shootings, jailor executions, and lynching. : )

That poor dude must've felt awful. I remember feeling sorry for him cause his teammates were talking shit to him all game for "being retarded", and he just kept saying "I'm sorry! I didn't know"

[ft029]

Just a few days ago I was werewolf and claimed investigator. By looking at votes, I "found" 3 mafias and thus "confirmed" myself. Everybody that was alive believed I was an invest; even when I stumbled into a 2v1 situation. I sided with a confirmed vigilante, and the medium stood no chance.

[Shilster]

I was Werewolf, and claiming Sheriff (yes I did claim Sheriff), and I was poisoned, attacked, and healed N2. I tricked the Town until D6 and lost the game since Doctor healed me and knew Vet was confirmed.

[Arnason]

I was exe and I convinced the confirmed veteran that my target was the last mafia member, obviously my real target was the transporter. Transporter got hung shortly after.

[qwertyuiopl]

Tricked jailor into thinking I'm exe and executing me (I was escort)

That's
That's blatant gamethrowing right there

Final four of an all any game. Last mafia is about to be lynched, there's veteran, sk, mayor (revealed), and ww (me). I tricked serial killer into visiting veteran, claiming that I was survivor who wanted him to win, told the vet to alert, then claimed veteran in the final three the next day, posting a 100% accurate will. Vet got lynched. Werewolf wins.

[Erired1110]

I had one game when I was Spy and I pretended to 'bug' the mayor and said to the Town that they were still being protected when the TP died, so this made the evils avoid the Mayor for the rest of the game and it is what ultimately made us win the game.

I also just came out of a Ranked game where I was Lookout, and I whispered to the Doctor to ask if they had a self-heal left, and of course they said that they didn't, so I said in the chat that the Doctor still had their self-heal left and the last mafia decided to attack me instead of the Doctor. Of course, I was healed and we hung the last mafia.

Using deceit as town when it's late game can be just as useful as bussing when you are mafia if your faction is almost doomed to lose. The only difference is that compared to bussing being very high risk-and high-reward, bluffing is usually worth it if you are a Town member (as long as it's intended to help you win, then its not considered gamethrowing). The only small risks are that it can throw off some town members and higher-elo mafia/NKs can sometimes lie about claiming to be the role that "protected" or "transported" them in a town bluff or can even frame the town member for lying, but it would be extremely risky for them to do this.

[wozearly]

The most mind-bendingly hilarious deception for me was in the Legacy season, where we still had the Any role.

I was Mafioso in a WW game with Consig and GF. I hadn't claimed openly, and was outed in the early game as She/Exe/WW by a devious WW who'd managed to "confirm" themselves as Investigator. I'd already pushed randomly on a Townie the previous day, so claimed Sheriff, whipped out my fake Sheriff will and accused the same person of being Mafia. Town took the bait and ignored me.

The Godfather wasn't that impressed by the Mafioso-claiming-Exe approach, but the Jailor felt I was beneath his attention. A day or two later, my "target" died, and I started acting openly suspiciously, voting Innocent on a proven Mafia member, trying to split VFR, etc. The Town bought it - with Mafia and WW still active, they had other priorities.

Town found the other Mafia members swiftly enough, but with the WW confirmed as Invest and me as Mafioso-claiming-Exe-turned-Jester, they were struggling and ended up mislynching two days running.

In the end, the WW killed the actual Jester, figuring they were Mafioso and we came down to a Medium, the WW and me. I immediately dropped the Jester act and openly claimed WW, saying the Invest was Mafioso who'd been claiming Invest with the Consig's help and that the mafia had tried to out me days ago. The Medium bought it, and agreed to kingmake in the NK's favour. The Werewolf, protesting furiously, was lynched.

I did feel slightly bad, because the WW had played really well. But there's something beautifully devious about winning a game when your claim is Mafioso-claiming-Werewolf-claiming-Exe-turned-Jester.

[miptheimp]

So I was executioner, and my target was named Taconator. Day 2 I say "Taconator, you are the ultimate combination of terminator and taco.
Will you use your powers for the forces of good?" And he says "lol no" or something like that. This was years ago. Immediately everyone votes him up. I barely get in a "He admitted he's evil, hang him."

[junkymonky43]

Tricked jailor into thinking I'm exe and executing me (I was escort)

admitting to gamethrowing?

[Renomash]

As a jester I was abstaining and nonvoting, which attracted a bit of attention. I was jailed the following night in which I claimed: "I am the Retributionist!" (already at a fishy claim). I kept repeating my absence in town discussion and voting until people were beginning to question me. In which, luckily the mafia decided to frame me, causing the sheriff to be convinced I was mafia. I was put up on trial and I kept pointing at other people, blaming them, claiming transported as if this wasn't what I wanted. They asked for my role and I claimed Vigilante. This got the jailor hooked, he said that I changed my claim and that at this point I was 100% mafia. Luckily, I was, of course, jester and not mafia so as a gift to the framer I killed the jailor.

[Joacgroso]

Lol, this stories are amazing. Shouldn't this be in the game stories thread, btw?
I don't remember exactly my best deceptions, but I can recall:
- When I was consort and tricked the witch into thinking I was a townie and sending me to the veteran (Of course I didn't want to die, but I was proud because of deceiving the witch, despite being in ranked practice).
- When I became confirmed sheriff as ww in rp by claiming that the janitor was mafia (he had voted scummy) and later killed 3 out of the 4 townies in a single night, giving myself the win without any kingmakers.
- One of my first classic games where I convinced everyone that I was maf as jester by posting "Joacgroso has revealed himself as the mayor!" and other things.

I wish I were able to make the deceptions you described. I'm planning to do something similar as what VillagerLover said, but as spy. Maybe one day I will get lucky.

[Gregreat]

I still remember perhaps my greatest deception.

The game itself wasn't spectacular. I was Witch, controlled a random guy N1, and fell for Vet bait N2. But what happened next was wonderful.
N3, Medium starts trying to talk to me. I decide to have a little fun, and tell them that Hagrid, the random person I controlled N1, was Janitor, which I knew because I see my target's role.

This was before Witch could do that. It was coming in the next patch, so people knew about it, but it wasn't a thing yet.

So the next day, the Medium calls out Hagrid as Mafia. He says he doesn't want to claim his role, and goes up on the stand. He finally claims Jailor, but seeing as a body had been cleaned N3, Medium fills in the blanks and informs Town that the Jailor was cleaned, and that this is Janitor faking Jailor to get off the stand. He gets lynched 5-2...and flips Jailor.

Town lynched Medium the next day while I took about five minutes to stop laughing.

[Jesoko]

Tricked jailor into thinking I'm exe and executing me (I was escort)

Stop. This is not something to be proud of.

[dyaomaster]

This wasn't me, but...

I was Consig, checked someone n1. N2, I was jailed, and, not having a will ready, panicked and gave him my actual N1 visit. D3, the person I checked and a Spy died. Spy had Maf visits in my will.

How did I survive? Turns out the person I checked was a Transporter that transed himself with someone else N1. Jailor didn't notice that Mafia had visited the one person I actually did check.

[qwertyuiopl]

Once in a game with a set rolelist I was arsonist and Escort found me on night one. But I convinced the town to let me live so I could "help" them. Long story short, I ignited their investigator and the last villager kinged me.

Oh wait, that was you? That was NFM38 right? That whole game was hilarious to read, at least for me.
Actually I have a question about that game, if you're willing to answer it.

[Shilster]

Once in a game with a set rolelist I was arsonist and Escort found me on night one. But I convinced the town to let me live so I could "help" them. Long story short, I ignited their investigator and the last villager kinged me.

Oh wait, that was you? That was NFM38 right? That whole game was hilarious to read, at least for me.
Actually I have a question about that game, if you're willing to answer it.

Didn't he mean in the game?

[qwertyuiopl]

Once in a game with a set rolelist I was arsonist and Escort found me on night one. But I convinced the town to let me live so I could "help" them. Long story short, I ignited their investigator and the last villager kinged me.

Oh wait, that was you? That was NFM38 right? That whole game was hilarious to read, at least for me.
Actually I have a question about that game, if you're willing to answer it.

Didn't he mean in the game?

No, that happened to dmsc in a game of NFM where they were arsonist.
https://www.blankmediagames.com/phpbb/v ... 17&t=61263

[Joacgroso]

But how did the escort find them? Aren't douses silent? And if they aren't silent, why didn't town lynch the arso after he doused the investigator?

[qwertyuiopl]

But how did the escort find them? Aren't douses silent? And if they aren't silent, why didn't town lynch the arso after he doused the investigator?

It was a game of FM (forum mafia). Douses aren't silent there.
Here (again) is the link to it: https://www.blankmediagames.com/phpbb/v ... 17&t=61263

[Wirewolf]

Just had a game where I was bitten as Amnesiac but managed to convince Town that I was a sympathetic Amnesiac and was going to remember Town when a good role came up (I actually would’ve remembered Sheriff if I hadn’t been bitten). Doctor kept healing me afterwards, thinking I was gonna remember Town. Did quite well from it and probably allowed us to bite the Investigator and effectively win the game. Then when we got to the end, there were three Vampires and two Town and he was one of the latter and I, er, got him lynched to speed things up. Admittedly, it may have been gamethrowing to bite him as he would’ve been obliged to heal, rather than deliberately not, but was a still serious dick move on my part and in hindsight should’ve been less callous about it. He did tell me to kill myself afterwards so that kinda removes some of the guilt.

More impressive was when in Ranked I was the last Mafia by Night 3 (Consigliere died and Godfather was unfortunately caught pretty unambiguously). Got the go ahead to bus him as he was a goner anyway. Persuaded the Town of my innocence right up until the end, when I stayed at home as Werewolf finished the last of them off. Ended up in a 1 v 1 with Witch as kingmaker. Had a masterstroke and whispered to the Witch that I was Werewolf and that it was far more difficult to win as one than Mafia. Witch agreed and announced her intention to side with me. Werewolf was disappointed but took it like a legend, GG’ing and all. It was only when we reached the guilty vs innocent window that:

Witch: Yeah, really sorry man, but Werewolf deserves it
Werewolf: ...But I’m Werewolf.

*The Town has found Werewolf guilty by 2 to 0.*

[michoo]

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[Cirque]

One time I was Framer and I got 3 TP killed because everyone thought I was Doctor. They believed this because I cc'd a TP claim. 1 died to NK, 1 got hung, and the last one got executed. Safe to say I won..

[Shilster]

Mafia Team: GF, Mafi, Framer, Disg
Town: 3 TP, 3 Sheriffs (rip scum claims)

Framer game

N1, I tell Mafioso and Disguiser to kill someone.

D2, The person who dies to Maf flips Sheriff. Disguiser starts annoying the Town to the point where he got lynched. He flips Sheriff.

N2, I frame someone, Mafia kills someome

D3, I accuse someone I framed of being maf. Town lynched him, he was Town.

skip

D5, I accused someone again, Town lynched him and flipped Town.

skip

D7, I accused someone AGAIN, Town still believes me and lynches him, flips Town.


Town basically killed themselves.

[GoogleFeud]

Back when the rolelist had Any in it...

I was Arso.. Not the only NK in-game, there was an SK as well.

When I saw the SK kill, I was laughing evilly and laimed exe Day 2, lynched a random townie and got "confirmed" executioner. Everyone left me alone. There was also a janitor in game, not sure if they cleaned the NE of it died, but either way - they believed I was exe.

Long story short... It was SK me and a mafia.

SK and I lynched the last mafia member. They whispered me "Thanks for siding with me"
you know what happened next...

Won the game without killing 1 person, there should be an achievement for that. I feel bad for the Serial Killer though.

[Purple998]

Back when the rolelist had Any in it...

I was Arso.. Not the only NK in-game, there was an SK as well.

When I saw the SK kill, I was laughing evilly and laimed exe Day 2, lynched a random townie and got "confirmed" executioner. Everyone left me alone. There was also a janitor in game, not sure if they cleaned the NE of it died, but either way - they believed I was exe.

Long story short... It was SK me and a mafia.

SK and I lynched the last mafia member. They whispered me "Thanks for siding with me"
you know what happened next...

Won the game without killing 1 person, there should be an achievement for that. I feel bad for the Serial Killer though.

Nice game!

But I don't think there should be an achievement for not killing anyone as a nk :/