The Syndicate

S~V~S wrote:Uh oh Vesta, more abs

juliets wrote:Hello everyone!

We had a really good question come in about the sock puppet accounts and thought we should share the answer with everyone. The question was:

With sockpuppets, should we refrain from saying things that would give our identities away? Is it a tactical move to maybe mask one's identity if you have a playing style that people don't understand or that is very recognizable?

Sockpuppets are used to mask your identity so people don't suspect you for being *you*, or trust you for the same reason. Or base suspicions or lack thereof on your usual behavior. So hinting at or saying things that might make you more identifiable are generally a bad idea. The point is like playing dress up; you can pretend to be someone else and try on a new game style, or see other people differently. I played one sock game where the host did not even want us telling our BTS partners who we were - for S~V~S the hardest part of suckpuppetry is "~"; masking her tilde . I have even seen people use her tilde as if they were her!

People will try to "nudge" people, to say things they think might get certain people to tip their hand. So play Dress Up, *be* whoever you want to be, not necessarily your real site self. It gives you and advantage that people can't say "well I know how he plays and ...". This is part of the fun of playing mafia with sockpuppet accounts.

So, with that in mind have fun playing as someone that no one knows!

Please continue to ask any questions you have about this or any other aspect of the game.