AlexeyM comments on Werewolf, Cambridge UK Less Wrong Meetup April 1st 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: [deleted] 02 April 2012 12:39:46PM 2 points [-]

I totally agree that it was a great experience! Having played Werewolf before, it has never been as much fun as this time, probably due to playing with other LessWrongians. I liked that we had very long and detailed discussions, trying to decide on the most optimal strategy, bluffing on several levels-- and it was very interesting to see how minor less rational thoughts could affect our decisions very substantially! Like that time when I was playing werewolf, I decided to maul Thomas during my last night, thinking that I knew I was dead the next day anyway but at least I would have some revenge. I should have thought a bit longer and mauled James instead - he would have passed the sheriff badge to me!

I definitely learned a lot about myself during this game - how I analyse things when pressed for time; how emotions affect my rationality; how hard I find it to bluff in a game more complex than poker...

I would strongly recommend other meetup groups try playing this game!