2012-02-02, 04:01 PM
In a nutshell, mafia is a strategic game of deception, motives,
subterfuge, and deductive reasoning that can be played through several
different mediums. In this case, we'll be using a forum.
In its simplest form, Mafia consists of two sides: the Mafia, and the
Town. The Mafia's goal is to kill the innocents, while the Town's goal
is to kill the Mafia. At the beginning of the game, the Moderator will
secretly send everyone their role. The Mafia will know who each other
are, while (in the basic game) everyone else will only know their own
role.
The game has two phases. Usually the first is Day. During Day, the Town
must choose someone to Lynch; they are trying to eliminate the Mafia,
but the Mafia can lead them astray by casting suspicion elsewhere.
Generally, players will vote for someone they think is Mafia (the Mafia
will also vote so that they seem to be doing this as well, and might
even vote for each other to confuse the Town); when a player gets a
majority of the votes, they are lynched. Their role is revealed by the
Moderator, and it is now Night. During Night, the Town can not
communicate, but the Mafia can discuss the game outside of thread and
choose someone to murder. After the Moderator has received the name of
the victim, the Moderator reveals the dead player, and next Day begins.
The game alternates between Day and Night until either all the Mafia are
eliminated, or the Mafia have gained numerical parity or superiority to
the town.
subterfuge, and deductive reasoning that can be played through several
different mediums. In this case, we'll be using a forum.
In its simplest form, Mafia consists of two sides: the Mafia, and the
Town. The Mafia's goal is to kill the innocents, while the Town's goal
is to kill the Mafia. At the beginning of the game, the Moderator will
secretly send everyone their role. The Mafia will know who each other
are, while (in the basic game) everyone else will only know their own
role.
The game has two phases. Usually the first is Day. During Day, the Town
must choose someone to Lynch; they are trying to eliminate the Mafia,
but the Mafia can lead them astray by casting suspicion elsewhere.
Generally, players will vote for someone they think is Mafia (the Mafia
will also vote so that they seem to be doing this as well, and might
even vote for each other to confuse the Town); when a player gets a
majority of the votes, they are lynched. Their role is revealed by the
Moderator, and it is now Night. During Night, the Town can not
communicate, but the Mafia can discuss the game outside of thread and
choose someone to murder. After the Moderator has received the name of
the victim, the Moderator reveals the dead player, and next Day begins.
The game alternates between Day and Night until either all the Mafia are
eliminated, or the Mafia have gained numerical parity or superiority to
the town.