A term used in Mafia variants.
Related to safeclaim. The relative proportions of claimable power roles and roles that are not practical to claim. A setup with many unique town power roles and few villagers has very low claimspace, since Mafia would have to directly CC a player if asked to RR. Setups with only one town role have claimspace extending to all players, since all players would meaninglessly claim the same role. Claimspace can expand or contract as a game progresses - as Villagers die, a player might realize that they are a Miller or an Announcer, or mafia-aligned players might be forced into counterclaims. A role dying might open up your ability to claim, as they can no longer disprove or otherwise hinder your claim, or it might close off a formerly safe claim as your two roles are incompatible.
Related to safeclaim. The relative proportions of claimable power roles and roles that are not practical to claim. A setup with many unique town power roles and few villagers has very low claimspace, since Mafia would have to directly CC a player if asked to RR. Setups with only one town role have claimspace extending to all players, since all players would meaninglessly claim the same role. Claimspace can expand or contract as a game progresses - as Villagers die, a player might realize that they are a Miller or an Announcer, or mafia-aligned players might be forced into counterclaims. A role dying might open up your ability to claim, as they can no longer disprove or otherwise hinder your claim, or it might close off a formerly safe claim as your two roles are incompatible.
Dude, this setup doesn't even have enough claimspace! You should add more villager roles are something!
by ProKameron January 07, 2022