Mafia
Secret roles. Night kills. Day accusations.
- Players
- 6–17 players
- Time
- 20–60 min
- Ages
- 12+
- Where
- Same room
- You need
- Nothing but this page
How to play Mafia
- 1Choose a narrator. They run the game and don't play, so you need at least 5 other players.
- 2Add the other players, then pass the phone round so everyone secretly sees their role: Mafia, Doctor, Detective or Villager.
- 3Hand the phone to the narrator, who reads the night script while everyone has their eyes closed.
- 4At night, the Mafia pick someone to eliminate, the Doctor picks someone to save, and the Detective checks one player.
- 5By day, the narrator reveals who's out. Everyone argues, then votes to eliminate a suspect.
- 6The Village wins when every Mafia member is out. The Mafia win once they equal or outnumber everyone else.
Deal secret roles
Add the players (not the narrator). Pass the phone round so everyone sees their role, then hand it to the narrator to run the game.
Players
6 / 16
Tip: paste a list separated by commas or new lines.
- Ana
- Ben
- Chloe
- Dev
- Eli
- Fay
Variations
- No specials: play with only Mafia and Villagers for a faster, simpler game.
- Last words: eliminated players get one sentence before going silent.
Tips
- Narrators: keep talking quietly through the night, so nobody can hear who is moving.
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