You can make inferences based off multiple people making soft claims of flavor. Mafia knows who they are as a team and who is not mafia so once non-mafiosos start soft claiming they can build off of that. If mods claim the game is balanced/rm/insanity etc it narrows down or broadens the possibilities. The game theme and day/night flavor also helps narrow down the possibilities when the flavor is properly written by the mods.

There are only so many roles that can be used and only so many roles can be used based on the game type and player count.

Yeah... It gives away important information townies should be hesitant to give away on first day, eapecially power roles. Making yourself a target by saying you are vital just because one person votes for you on first day is either a scumtell or a inexperienced townie. Either way they lose usefulness and make it easier for those with more information (mafia and third party). Actionable info is what levels the playing field for town, so it is vital to get to the second day. The risk of losing a townie by quick train first day is worth it versus several people soft claiming role or flavor and giving mafia an easier means to create a strategy.

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