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Plurality voting is in contrast to the [[majority voting]] mechanic (where someone is lynched when they have 50%+1).
'''Plurality voting''' is a voting method wherein decisions are made based on who has the most votes, regardless of whether it is a majority.  Most Mafia games require a majority vote.


Plurality, rather, is simply that at the deadline the player with a plurality of voting is lynched.
Plurality voting usually comes into effect if no player has a majority of votes at a [[Day]]'s deadline, though usually only if [[elimination]] is [[compulsive]].


A moderator using Plurality Voting will have to decide what happens when there is a tie at the deadline. It is suggested that ties should be treated as a no lynch.
A moderator using plurality voting will have to decide what happens when there is a tie at the deadline. It is suggested that ties should be treated as a no elimination.


== Variations ==
An advantage of using a plurality voting system is that it allows a dominant group of players to decide the [[elimination]], even if they cannot get a majority in the end.  On the other hand, with plurality elimination an elimination can be achieved with just two or three votes (possibly put down by scum).


As used by [[Zoraster]] in [http://www.mafiascum.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12224&postdays=0&postorder=asc&&start=0 Mini Normal 842], it is combined with the [[Lynch + 24 hours]] Rule. Rather than being straight up plurality, if at any time a player reached majority, the game has 24 hours to change their votes and discuss.
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Latest revision as of 04:16, 3 July 2020

Plurality voting is a voting method wherein decisions are made based on who has the most votes, regardless of whether it is a majority. Most Mafia games require a majority vote.

Plurality voting usually comes into effect if no player has a majority of votes at a Day's deadline, though usually only if elimination is compulsive.

A moderator using plurality voting will have to decide what happens when there is a tie at the deadline. It is suggested that ties should be treated as a no elimination.

An advantage of using a plurality voting system is that it allows a dominant group of players to decide the elimination, even if they cannot get a majority in the end. On the other hand, with plurality elimination an elimination can be achieved with just two or three votes (possibly put down by scum).