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Currently the player roles are chosen randomly, with nothing being carried over between rounds.
Some players might prefer that since they play over a number of rounds, players who were not the Fake Artist will get a higher chance to get the role.
An addition to this would be that the chance to become a Fake Artist will increase the more rounds have passed since he last was Fake Artist.
This will add meta thinking for the game, which is OK.
A good solution would be easy for the players to understand.
I found this issue tricky, so if someone wants to give this a go I suggest we discuss it here.
When the Fake Artist draws first he is completely clueless, and is prone to exposing himself, which makes the game less fun.
In this variant he still might be first, but has a lesser chance to.
The reason to not eliminate the possibility for him to be first is that it will make the first player automatically a Real Artist.
One player becomes the Mad Artist, while thinking he is a Real Artist.
The Mad Artist gets a different word from the same category.
Wins by pointing at self or at the Fake Artist. (I'm not sure about the victory condition)