Or the guard could just hit JM so even if the Cooke protected Rb we'd still get a dead pirate.
If we went to tie and last second switch then they might out think us and protect JM instead. If we just tie and the random goes to the protected one we get nothing. I'd rather see one dead and since the Cooke can't protect a Guards hit that person will die. If we stay the course and Rb is protected by the Cooke it just reassures his pirateness. Maybe JM is Cooke and the hit kills her and leaves Rb unprotected.
You, know Ice that sounds like a good idea there. I was thinking about the guard once I read your post and went back to look at his/her role a little better, I found something interesting, something I didn't notice before.
Guard – You are the guard and have a one time shot to execute anyone within the game of your choosing. You will email me your request on whatever night you choose. Your execution cannot be protected by anyone. You NOT communicate with the governor, magistrate or watchmen outside of the thread. Depending on the number of people who sign up there may be two of these roles.
Could we possibly have 2 guards???