Mafia, also known as Werewolf or Assassin, is a popular party game that involves two teams – the townspeople/villagers and the mafia. The game takes place over alternating night and day phases.
Goal:
- The mafia members aim to eliminate all the innocent townspeople before being discovered.
- The townspeople aim to identify and eliminate all the mafia members.
Ideal number of players: 12-16 players. Can be played with as few as 7 players. For very large groups, add additional roles.
Roles:
- Narrator/Moderator: Mediates the game.
- Mafia members: Know who each other are and kill townspeople at night.
- Townspeople/Villagers: Try to discover who the mafia members are.
- Detective: Can investigate someone each night.
- Doctor: Can protect someone from being killed each night.
Additional roles: Priest, Lycan, Peeping-Tom, Grandma with Shotgun etc.
How to Play on Zoom
- Appoint a moderator who knows the rules.
- Private message role assignments to each player.
- Use Breakout Rooms at night for the mafia to coordinate kills. Adjust Breakout Room sizes as player count reduces.
- Play day phases with everyone together, allowing discussion and accusations.
- Vote out suspected mafia members. Majority vote wins.
- Eliminated players can watch the remainder of the game.
- Game ends when either all mafia or townspeople have been eliminated.
Tips
- Encourage players to defend themselves when accused.
- Mafia should balance pushing their agenda vs staying hidden.
- Kills should be strategic, targeting those most likely to uncover the mafia.
- Mafia can claim to be the doctor/detective as they can lie.
- Townspeople should establish their innocence early and contribute to discussions.
Let me know if you need any clarification or have additional questions!
