Why you should not NL (Explained by Auryxx)

**Why you shouldn't NL.**
I'm sure if you're reading this you've probably had the mindset of "No Info = No Vote" and then gotten gassed into oblivion without understanding why so I'll do my best to explain why NL'ing is bad in almost all scenarios.

**Point 1:** From a purely mechanical standpoint, Mafia is a game of numbers. Every setup, Town has a certain number of "Mislynches" they can use before the Mafia inevitably win. The number of Mislynches town has available varies based on the Ratio of Town:Mafia and the Kill Power in the setup. When you vote "No One" you are effectively **wasting** one of your few Mislynches and handing the Mafia a free kill.

**Point 2:** From a logical standpoint, Mafia is a game about information where an Uninformed Town are put up against an Informed Mafia. This doesn't mean that you as Town are completely clueless. This *also*doesn't mean that your only source of information comes from Cop reports or Announcer visits. As Town you should be actively pushing and wanting to use your few Mislynches to gather and harvest information. Gauge interactions between players and then pick who you think would give the most information if lynched, they don't even necessarily need to be the scummiest player. A lot of new/inexperienced players are afraid to push their reads to get lynched because they think if they push a Townie to death, that's scummy, but it's actually quite the opposite. Generating information for Town is Pro-Town, and pushing players, calling for lynches are all Pro-Town because you are trying to generate information by doing so.

***Honestly those 2 points alone should be enough to explain to you why NL'ing is bad.***

So you may be wondering why we even have the option to NL in the first place after reading my points above besides "NL for jAiLeR" so I'll do my best to explain the scenario(s) in which you *should*NL.

**What is Mylo?**
First of all you're going to need to know what Mylo is.
Mylo stands for (roughly) Mislynch and Lose, meaning the game is at a state where Town has no more Mislynches left and the next Town you lynch will lose you the game the following Night.
For example, there is 5 Town and 3 Mafia. If Town mislynches a Town it becomes 4 Town and 3 Mafia and also Night Time, Mafia execute their Night Kill and they win the game. (5 Town | 3 Mafia is an example of Mylo)
There is an equation you can use to figure out when it's Mylo and it goes as follows:
**(Number of Mafia) 2< (Number of Town) = Mylo.**

**When do I NL?**

Now that you have a basic understanding of what Mylo is and how to identify *when* it is Mylo, you can use this information to calculate if it is optimal for you to NL.

The only time you should consider NL'ing is when you are in Mylo, however, being in Mylo doesn't just mean you should auto NL.
There are a few factors you need to take into account like:
**Number of Confirms**
**Potential Information**

So, the whole idea of NL'ing in Mylo is because it's safe, you have Zero Mislynches left and if you lynch incorrectly, you lose.
However, if you are in Mylo and you have a Confirmed Town like an outted un-cc'd Doctor, you shouldn't NL. Why?
If you NL, you can refer to my statement in "Point 1", you are giving Mafia a free kill. NL'ing when you have a Confirmed Town in Mylo just means Mafia are going to kill that Confirmed Town for free.

There is also "Potential Information". This is a bit of a blurry broad line but the line is there nonetheless. Information like having a Cop alive and NL'ing so they can get another check. Having an Announcer alive and NL'ing so they can get visits. Any sort of information you can get that requires a Night-Day phase should be looked at and then you should decide whether that information is worth potentially losing a Confirmed Town.

**So when should I absolutely always NL?**
If you want the sweet simple answer, you should always NL when:
-You are in Mylo.
-There are no Confirmed Towns.
-There is no Potential Information to be gained.
*If all 3 of these conditions are met, then you should absolutely NL.*

***And that's it, that's when you NL. If you NL at any other point in the game, you are misplaying.***