What are the roles in Mafia?

Roles must be assigned to each person in secret. There will be 3 mafia, 1 detective, 1 doctor, 1 narrator, and 8 civilians.

Can you reveal your role in Mafia?

General Mafia Etiquette. In most games, it is allowed (and encouraged) to reveal your role at certain points in the game (for example, if you are a Cop and have found the last Mafia, you can reveal your role to get that player eliminated).

Can the Mafia kill themselves?

The Impostor is the only player who must always use his ability. When the Impostor is in the game, during the night, the Mafia can choose to kill one of their own in order to eliminate him. A majority decision must be reached to do so.

How do you explain the game Mafia?

The players discuss recent events. Players do not show their cards, but try to convince others they have a certain role. If the discussion reaches a point where a player has a suspicion, the game moves on to the accusation. Whoever has a suspicion may accuse another player of being a member of the Mafia.

Who are the citizens in Mafia the game?

Citizen: Anyone else; players who just play the game, hope not to die, and try to help discover who the mafia is. Games with large groups will often have two detectives and two mafia members. So at the beginning of the game, you’ll have players draw cards to determine who are mafia, who are the detectives, and who are the citizens.

How to make a more balanced Mafia party game?

For a more balanced game, have the Moderator pick out the Mafia members and other roles based upon the age and experience level of the players. Add excitement by not having players show their cards when they die, but only at the end of the game. This way, Innocents do not know how many Mafia members are still in the game.

How does the moderator see who the Mafia members are?

During the first night cycle, the Moderator lets the Informant see who the Mafia members. The Mafia members keep their eyes closed and raise their hands. The Informant helps the Innocents, but need to do so secretively or is likely to be killed.

What happens if someone speaks out against the Mafia?

If anyone speaks out too vocally against a member of the mafia during one round, the mafia always has the option of killing them during the next night phase of the game, so the detectives will want to be careful. But the mafia members can’t make the murder too obvious or everyone else will be onto them…