Good writeup! Deception games like Secret Hitler, Werewolf, Mafia, tend to form cartels between players which creates really interesting dynamics. This is explicit in the "villain" team of these games, where fascist players are revealed to each other at the start of the game so they can collaborate. I think the optimal fascist strat is to insinuate yourself into a cartel of liberal players, so you can misdirect accusations/cast suspicion on liberals. Early game, the best way to do that is to play a liberal card when given a choice b... (read more)
Good writeup! Deception games like Secret Hitler, Werewolf, Mafia, tend to form cartels between players which creates really interesting dynamics. This is explicit in the "villain" team of these games, where fascist players are revealed to each other at the start of the game so they can collaborate. I think the optimal fascist strat is to insinuate yourself into a cartel of liberal players, so you can misdirect accusations/cast suspicion on liberals. Early game, the best way to do that is to play a liberal card when given a choice b... (read more)