Mafia 111. Buruaka

Yeah, the initial reaction is, unfortunately, predictable. Yes, right now, in the midst of this euphoria, it seems like the Mafia are almost exposed, the game is practically won, but that's not the case at all, I assure you. And I have something to say.

1. My game yesterday was absolutely typical for me in this setting. I always rely primarily on clues and probabilities based on information from the newspapers, and only then on everything else. If you're not lazy, read any game log from the first few days, especially in recent games. I always do this, I'm always suspected, I'm right in the end sometimes, and I'm wrong sometimes. Yesterday, I made a mistake in deciphering a clue, but you all saw it: the solution fit well, there were no other options. Regarding Mental, I only found that an asteroid was named in honor of Tesla, but there were no leads to Pretoria from that. In the end, the execution was based on psychology, and it was successful, but things could have easily gone differently, as they usually do in the first few days.

2. Actively defending a teammate as Mafia is absolutely atypical for me. I don't remember any game where I openly saved someone from my own team. I pushed for the execution of a town member – I remember, I voted against my own teammate – I remember, but saving someone? I don't remember. I'm even a little offended that those who know how I play might think that I would so obviously start saving a teammate at a time when he wasn't even in danger. I'll say right away that I didn't reveal myself as any particular role. When I was asked if I was voting based on a clue or on psychology, I said directly that it was based on a clue. When asked how confident I was in the clue, I replied that I was about 80% sure. I also added that they shouldn't just blindly follow me, but should think for themselves. Where is the giveaway that I'm a checker who definitely knows that he identified a Mafia member?

3. Okay, let's assume that years have passed, my playing style has changed, or I've come up with a clever strategy that's new to me. Fine. Let's move from psychology to facts. It's obvious that I can't be the Serial Killer. I hope there's no debate about that. Who could I be? Let's say I'm Gorio. If I'm Gorio, then the only scenario that could explain today's events is: the Serial Killer investigated me last night, and today he went to kill and additionally block me or Nebo. The question (presumably rhetorical): why would the Serial Killer use both night actions instead of investigating me again and ensuring his kill for the next night? To make me a suspect? But I'm already the main suspect because of the "supposed protection" of Mental... And here I want to address the town blocker. If you went to block tonight and your action was successful, you should understand that I can't be Gorio, otherwise there would have been 3 blocks in the newspaper. Why aren't you protecting me? If you, Nebo, are the town blocker, why aren't you considering the possibility that you were investigated last night, and that's why you have a block on you today, and the Serial Killer used his block on me?

4. If I'm not Gorio, then theoretically I could be Balzac. There's not much to say about that, except that I'm Balzac, who didn't know on the first day that Balzac checks status.

Okay, let's assume that's also my clever move, to pretend to be clueless.

There's really nothing more to argue about here, except that I want to address Louis – didn't you feel the urge to come to me tonight to be absolutely sure whether I'm Mafia or not? If you did come, why aren't you protecting me?

And regarding the suspects: for me, at the moment, the most likely candidates for Mafia are Arandor, Neyra, and Yashchur.

I've said everything I know, don't say later that I just gave up.