Hey all - a little late to the party sorry.
When the game started I did not think I had seen this show. Then I went to the fandom page and realized that I had in fact seen the first 2-3 seasons a while ago. With that, plus some research on the Fandom page... I have some insights I wanted to get out right away:
1) Kind of has to be a multi ball - there are sooooo many factions in the show. From memory, and a little brushing up, it the main ones are [Militia, Bezerkers, Espheni, Volm, Skitters, Harnessed Humans]. There are lots of others too, but I feel like the game has to include at the minimum [Militia, Espheni, Volm, Skitters, and of course as it has been mod confirmed - Harnessed Humans].
2) Between the Bezerkers, the Collaborators, and Skitters... I think we can safely assume there are traitor(s).
3) The Espheni pretty much have to be the primary "Mafia".
4) The Militia, the Mason Family, and the Volm most likely make up the most/all of the "Town" faction.
5) There are probably items in the game. The show has so many options for games like this.
*Don't know how that info will pan out, or its usefulness, but I don't see how getting it out there can hurt us*
So yeah, because of all the possibilities we currently have to deal with, I do not really see the point in the number claim.
It says in the set up that people with higher number scores will be given fake claims. It also says that the numbers are determined based on Ash's personal interpretation of how good or bad of a person the character is in the show. So, we claim... skum gives their fake claim number... or whatever, any number really, because if they have to back it up later with a claim we are never going to be able to determine if it is truthful or not because it is based on Ash's POV.
I don't really have a better idea of how to approach Day 1 here, but I do think that focusing on the score numbers will ultimately just end with us spending a lot of time doing something that will not lead any where. Where as not talking about it, at the very minimum, will keep skum from potentially being able to isolate the "townier" players that have lower number scores.