Really weird glitch with varibles in my gamemode

[Jackyminer]

I am coding a gamemode for gmod. It is a simple teamdeathmatch gamemode with some custom content.
This is my first time scripting in lua so please excuse me if its a really obvious solution but anyway.
I create a local variable named cageFfa and set it to a convar set when you start the server.
Later in the code I send it to players so they know which menus to show and what teams to join.
BUT around the time I started using timers to keep track of the time left in the round, it started acting really weird.
When i first set it it would always be "true" or "false", in this case I have it set to "false", now just after the GM:Initialize() call
it changes to something like "function: 0x21d006d8". Even more confusing is after sending it to the client the client thinks its "true"
when its "false". Code for init.lua and cl_init.lua

init.lua:

AddCSLuaFile( "cl_init.lua" )
AddCSLuaFile( "cl_hud.lua" )
AddCSLuaFile( "shared.lua" )

include( "shared.lua" )


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local cageFfa = GetConVar( "cage_ffa" ):GetBool()
print (cageFfa) -- Prints "false"
local cageFrag = GetConVar( "cage_maxfrags" ):GetFloat()
local cageMapTime = GetConVar( "cage_maptime" ):GetFloat()

function mapTimerEnd()

end

function GM:Initialize()
	print (cageFfa ) -- Prints "function: 0x00SOMETHING"
	timer.Create( "mapTimer", cageMapTime, 1, mapTimerEnd )
end

function GM:PlayerInitialSpawn( ply )
	
	ply:SetModel( "models/player/kleiner.mdl" )
	sendConvars(ply,cageFfa,cageFrag,timer.TimeLeft( "mapTimer" ))
	ply:ConCommand( "cage_teammenu" )
	
end
 
function sendConvars( ply, ffa, frag, timer )
	umsg.Start( "sendConvars", ply );
	umsg.Bool( ffa );
	umsg.Float( frag );
	umsg.Long( timer );
	umsg.End();
end

function GM:PlayerLoadout( ply )
 
	if ply:Team() == 0 then
		ply:KillSilent()
	end
	
	ply:StripWeapons()
	ply:SetMaxSpeed(350)
	ply:SetRunSpeed(500)
	ply:SetCrouchedWalkSpeed(280)
	ply:Give("weapon_crowbar")
	ply:Give("weapon_pistol")
	ply:Give("weapon_smg1")
	ply:GiveAmmo(9999, "Pistol", true)
	ply:GiveAmmo(9999, "SMG1", true)
	
	
	if ply:Team() == 1 then
		ply:SetPlayerColor( Vector(255,0,0,255) )
	elseif ply:Team() == 2 then
		ply:SetPlayerColor( Vector(0,0,255,255) )
	elseif ply:Team() == 3 then
		ply:SetPlayerColor( Vector(255,255,255,255) )
	end
 
end

function GM:PlayerShouldTakeDamage( victim, pl )
	
	if pl:IsPlayer() then
		if( pl:Team() == victim:Team() and GetConVarNumber( "cage_teamdamage" ) == 0 ) and pl != victim and cageffa == false then
			return false
		end
	end
 
	return true
end

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function cageRed( ply )

	if cageFfa == false then
		ply:SetTeam( 1 )
		ply:KillSilent()
	end
end
 
function cageBlue( ply )
 
	if cageFfa == false then
		ply:SetTeam( 2 )
		ply:KillSilent()
	end
end

function cageFfa( ply )
	
	if cageffa == true then
		ply:SetTeam( 3 )
		ply:KillSilent()
	end
end
 
concommand.Add( "cage_redteam", cageRed )
concommand.Add( "cage_blueteam", cageBlue )
concommand.Add( "cage_ffateam", cageFfa )

cl_init.lua:

AddCSLuaFile( "cl_init.lua" )
AddCSLuaFile( "cl_hud.lua" )
AddCSLuaFile( "shared.lua" )

include( "shared.lua" )


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local cageFfa = GetConVar( "cage_ffa" ):GetBool()
print (cageFfa) -- Prints "false"
local cageFrag = GetConVar( "cage_maxfrags" ):GetFloat()
local cageMapTime = GetConVar( "cage_maptime" ):GetFloat()

function mapTimerEnd()

end

function GM:Initialize()
	print (cageFfa ) -- Prints "function: 0x00SOMETHING"
	timer.Create( "mapTimer", cageMapTime, 1, mapTimerEnd )
end

function GM:PlayerInitialSpawn( ply )
	
	ply:SetModel( "models/player/kleiner.mdl" )
	sendConvars(ply,cageFfa,cageFrag,timer.TimeLeft( "mapTimer" ))
	ply:ConCommand( "cage_teammenu" )
	
end
 
function sendConvars( ply, ffa, frag, timer )
	umsg.Start( "sendConvars", ply );
	umsg.Bool( ffa );
	umsg.Float( frag );
	umsg.Long( timer );
	umsg.End();
end

function GM:PlayerLoadout( ply )
 
	if ply:Team() == 0 then
		ply:KillSilent()
	end
	
	ply:StripWeapons()
	ply:SetMaxSpeed(350)
	ply:SetRunSpeed(500)
	ply:SetCrouchedWalkSpeed(280)
	ply:Give("weapon_crowbar")
	ply:Give("weapon_pistol")
	ply:Give("weapon_smg1")
	ply:GiveAmmo(9999, "Pistol", true)
	ply:GiveAmmo(9999, "SMG1", true)
	
	
	if ply:Team() == 1 then
		ply:SetPlayerColor( Vector(255,0,0,255) )
	elseif ply:Team() == 2 then
		ply:SetPlayerColor( Vector(0,0,255,255) )
	elseif ply:Team() == 3 then
		ply:SetPlayerColor( Vector(255,255,255,255) )
	end
 
end

function GM:PlayerShouldTakeDamage( victim, pl )
	
	if pl:IsPlayer() then
		if( pl:Team() == victim:Team() and GetConVarNumber( "cage_teamdamage" ) == 0 ) and pl != victim and cageffa == false then
			return false
		end
	end
 
	return true
end

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function cageRed( ply )

	if cageFfa == false then
		ply:SetTeam( 1 )
		ply:KillSilent()
	end
end
 
function cageBlue( ply )
 
	if cageFfa == false then
		ply:SetTeam( 2 )
		ply:KillSilent()
	end
end

function cageFfa( ply )
	
	if cageffa == true then
		ply:SetTeam( 3 )
		ply:KillSilent()
	end
end
 
concommand.Add( "cage_redteam", cageRed )
concommand.Add( "cage_blueteam", cageBlue )
concommand.Add( "cage_ffateam", cageFfa )

[PortalGod]

[QUOTE=Jackyminer;50999628]

function cageFfa( ply )
	
	if cageffa == true then
		ply:SetTeam( 3 )
		ply:KillSilent()
	end
end

[/QUOTE]

this is the same as doing

cageFfa = function(ply)

[Jackyminer]

oh XD THX