Mafia: general discussions.

They didn't do it with 5 people, but they definitely would have if there were only 3.

Yeah, that's true. A lot would depend on the rhetoric during the day and the remaining neutrals. The town also doesn't want to lose. One option is to overwhelm them with neutrals, the other is to prevent the execution; to do that, you need to push that idea during the day. And you don't even necessarily need to come up with a plan on how to pretend to be on the town's side, because subduing the serial killer benefits everyone. Everyone was so focused on you before because you were at full health. By losing a person or two, even if you eliminated the mother, you and the town would have reached a temporary parity to resolve the serial killer issue. You would still have the Reaper for the next night, and I, for example, wouldn't be sure if he or the father would be active. Even with the execution of Heaven on the fourth day and the mother surviving, you could have quite easily left with some effort and advocated for me to be put on the list. With just one vote, I eliminated two powerful town members during the night – nobody would have liked that. Moreover, nothing would have prevented me from isolating myself for safety if necessary, so that I could only be executed during the day. I would also have cut off whoever was necessary, not necessarily you. In general, your point about the daytime execution could have been quite easily conveyed. If you wanted to. In general, everyone had a chance. But in the end, things turned out the way they did. Now we're all sitting here, completely screwed over by the town.