What is Mafia?
Nov 25, 2016 16:19:02 GMT -8
Post by Retro on Nov 25, 2016 16:19:02 GMT -8
Originally invented in 1986 as Ма́фия in the U.S.S.R. by Dmitry Davidoff, Mafia is a popular party game of deduction and deception.<br>
<h2>The Setup: Town versus Mafia</h2>
The game takes place with as few as three players, and up to as many players as you want. (8-10 players is the ideal number for a live game, 20-25<br>
players for an online game) The game is typically overseen by a central moderator, who begins the game by randomly assigning one or more players to<br>
be the "Mafia." (In other versions of the game, these players may also be called by a number of other names, including Werewolves, or simply, "Scum.")<br>
Only the Mafia are aware of their assignments. In most cases they are also told who the other players on the Mafia team are.<br>
The players who are not assigned the Mafia roles are known as "Town" players. Their job during the course of the game will be to discover who is<br>
on the Mafia team.<br>
<h2>How to Play: Day versus Night</h2>
The game takes place in two "phases." Play typically begins with a "Day" phase, where players talk and interact and attempt to determine who the<br>
Mafia players are. At the end of each day, the players vote on a player to "lynch" or remove from the game. The player who is voted out reveals<br>
their role in the game, (this is known as a "flip") and then is removed from the game. This begins the night phase.<br>
During the night phase, the Mafia select a player to "kill." Once the night phase has ended, the "killed" player reveals their role and is removed<br>
from the game. The day phase begins immediately when the night phase ends.<br>
<h2>How to Win: Victory versus Defeat
The game ends in one of two ways:<br>
<h3>Town Victory<h3>
The Town team wins when no threats to their team remain. This usually means locating and killing all of the Mafia aligned players.
<h3>Mafia Victory<h3>
The Mafia team wins when the number of Mafia players is equal to or greater than the number of remaining Town players. At this point, they control the vote,<br>
so the game ends automatically in a Mafia victory.<br>
<h2>Let's make it weird: Power Roles versus Ordinaries<h2>
What we've lined out so far is a very basic game of Mafia. However, there are more ways to spice it up. One such way is to add in special "Power Roles"<br>
on both sides that can affect the outcome of play. One such role is a "Doctor," a typically town-aligned role that can protect a player from the Mafia's<br>
attacks during the night. Another role is the "Cop," who can ask the moderator if a certain player is aligned with the Town or the Mafia, and find out their alignment.<br>
There are many, MANY other roles in Mafia, which can be found in our <a href="http://www.outergafia.com/">Glossary of Mafia Roles.</a><br>
<h2>The Setup: Town versus Mafia</h2>
The game takes place with as few as three players, and up to as many players as you want. (8-10 players is the ideal number for a live game, 20-25<br>
players for an online game) The game is typically overseen by a central moderator, who begins the game by randomly assigning one or more players to<br>
be the "Mafia." (In other versions of the game, these players may also be called by a number of other names, including Werewolves, or simply, "Scum.")<br>
Only the Mafia are aware of their assignments. In most cases they are also told who the other players on the Mafia team are.<br>
The players who are not assigned the Mafia roles are known as "Town" players. Their job during the course of the game will be to discover who is<br>
on the Mafia team.<br>
<h2>How to Play: Day versus Night</h2>
The game takes place in two "phases." Play typically begins with a "Day" phase, where players talk and interact and attempt to determine who the<br>
Mafia players are. At the end of each day, the players vote on a player to "lynch" or remove from the game. The player who is voted out reveals<br>
their role in the game, (this is known as a "flip") and then is removed from the game. This begins the night phase.<br>
During the night phase, the Mafia select a player to "kill." Once the night phase has ended, the "killed" player reveals their role and is removed<br>
from the game. The day phase begins immediately when the night phase ends.<br>
<h2>How to Win: Victory versus Defeat
The game ends in one of two ways:<br>
<h3>Town Victory<h3>
The Town team wins when no threats to their team remain. This usually means locating and killing all of the Mafia aligned players.
<h3>Mafia Victory<h3>
The Mafia team wins when the number of Mafia players is equal to or greater than the number of remaining Town players. At this point, they control the vote,<br>
so the game ends automatically in a Mafia victory.<br>
<h2>Let's make it weird: Power Roles versus Ordinaries<h2>
What we've lined out so far is a very basic game of Mafia. However, there are more ways to spice it up. One such way is to add in special "Power Roles"<br>
on both sides that can affect the outcome of play. One such role is a "Doctor," a typically town-aligned role that can protect a player from the Mafia's<br>
attacks during the night. Another role is the "Cop," who can ask the moderator if a certain player is aligned with the Town or the Mafia, and find out their alignment.<br>
There are many, MANY other roles in Mafia, which can be found in our <a href="http://www.outergafia.com/">Glossary of Mafia Roles.</a><br>