HOW TO PLAY MAFIA

Mafia is a group PSYCHOLOGICAL role playing game of strategy and survival. The setting is a once peaceful town which has been invaded by the dark forces of corruption - the Mafia.

The Mafia's sole purpose is to murder the productive citizens in their bed. They have free reign of the town at night, but by day they appear to be normal citizens.

As a response to these terrible events, the townspeople have hired a Detective, whose job is to remain disguised while attempting to root our the members of the Mafia. There is also a Doctor who cures people’s lives.

1. Each player gets a card with his/her role in the game.

2. When everyone has taken and looked at their cards, the moderator will begin the game by telling everyone to close their eyes and put their heads down. The night falls.

3. When everyone is "asleep," the moderator instructs the Mafia to wake up and choose a victim. The people who have the mafia cards will open their eyes and decide amongst themselves (as quietly as possible) who they want to remove. They inform the moderator of who their victim is (by pointing to him or her) and the moderator will then tell the Mafia to go back to sleep.

4. The moderator will instruct the Detective to wake up. The Detective will then point out one person that he suspects to be a Mafia member and the moderator will silently indicate (through a thumbs-up or thumbs-down) whether or not that person is a member of the Mafia. The next day the Detective will try to convince the townspeople who the Mafia member is.

5. The doctor will then be instructed to wake up and choose a person to save. The doctor will then (silently) point to a one person to save. He could also choose to save himself (or herself). If the person chosen to be removed by the Mafia was saved, they will survive the night. Otherwise, nothing will happen to the person saved and the person eliminated will “die”.

6. The moderator will then instruct everyone to wake up except the person who was eliminated. This person has his/her final 1-minute say in the round.

7. The townspeople (this includes Detective, Doctor and Mafia) should discuss recent events. Each player has 1 minute to speak up and accuse anybody he/she considers guilty. Once an accusation has been made, it must be seconded by another player in order for the accusation to be taken to a vote. Nobody may show their cards, although they can try to convince others that they are a certain role.

8. The moderator announces the people nominated for the vote. The townspeople vote. If a majority of the voting players vote guilty, the accused shows his or her card and is now sent to jail.

9. The person sent to jail has his “last word” saying what he/she thinks of other people and whom he/she suspects.

There are two outcomes in the game:

a) Townspeople win (all the Mafia members are sent to prison)

b) Mafia wins. The number of Mafia and townspeople is equal.

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