It’s okay if you mess up as scum. You have buddies to help, and win or lose it’s just more fun to play. 
UTR (Under the Radar a lack of posting) imho is only viable if all the chefs in the kitchen are town and ripping themselves apart and 100% have ignored prior statements.
We can apply these ideas by looking into some common tells and articles from people who are waaaay better than me at mafia.
https://wiki.mafiascum.net/index.php?title=Category:Common_Tells
https://www.mafiauniverse.com/forums/threads/11752-11-Effective-Wolf-Hunting-(by-Klopp)
By looking at this guide you shouldn’t expect to be a god instantly out of the gate. The most important thing in mafia is acting with intentionality.
Practice and experimentation are extremely important. You shouldn’t sit idly by and let the TLs play the game for you even if you think that you aren’t as good at reading.
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You may know what they are at surface level, but what’s the connotation of those wincons?
Final secret tip:
Reaction testing should only be used against players that don’t know it exists
It’s funny as shit when it works but don’t use it unless it will work
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Anyway, I can’t keep talking about this: 1% battery. No charger. SOS. Send help!
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If anyone would like I could go over some practical examples of reading.
Some of the best places to start off on in my mind when reading scum are:
Magnus from 2d3 II
Insanity from Dustpan Deception
Geyde from Adiart Lovers
They get sequentially harder in difficulty, but using the principles we established earlier it shouldn’t be all that hard.
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In my book, meta reads don’t help players get better.
You should try to avoid using them excessively, and try to read players using other reasoning as a basis.
Meta makes a good pair of glasses to look at someone from, but they shouldn’t make your read.
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Meta is more like guide rails for a walking path. It guides you towards a person and provides a start but you gotta know when to hop over it and when to follow the path.
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No problem.
I’m more than willing to help players become more intentional with their play.
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How do you create false scumteams and get several town under suspicion early without looking especially scummy for it?
I usually pretend that I’m in a bastard multi ball game searching for an opposing wolfteam.
I…I’m not sure if you are serious or not
https://giphy.com/gifs/the-princess-bride-westley-inigo-montoya-SfWwvwZrgy7FC
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