Beginner's Mafia. Mafia wins.

They would have roleclaimed at the beginning? Weren't you chastising Words about revealing too soon? I only mention the beginning because that's when the random lynching was initiated, if semi-random lynching is acceptable once the doctor or detective is revealed why random lynch when probability says one is nearly as likely to kill them as a mafioso? I understand both your points (I think):

• Important characters ought not reveal themselves too early.
  
• Random lynching is advantageous when you know the detective and/or doctor (thus semi-random).
  
• When probability dictates, it is also acceptable to random lynch.
  

But to me, it doesn't seem either of those were in effect.

For bullets one and two: We didn't know either when random lynching started and we shouldn't have known. At first random lynch we there was a 17% chance to kill either v. 25% chance to kill mafia. Since Words revealed himself at second lynch it was probably favorable to random lynch 9% v. 27% if we disregard vanilla townies.

For bullet three: If we do regard vanilla townies + special townies, unless people were acting suspiciously, probability would dictate that random lynching was still not appropriate until around a third murder.

Of course, it doesn't help that the doctor was from foreign lands with mannerisms that the locals didn't exactly understand (read: acted extremely suspicious).

It's unlikely you random lynch the doctor or detective day 0. You only reveal if you're clearly going to get lynched or you have good information.