Mafia
A social deduction game where the innocent townspeople must identify hidden Mafia members before they're all eliminated. Requires bluffing, logic, and a good poker face. The most intense conversations happen with zero props.
How to Play
- 1
Assign roles secretly using slips of paper: 2–3 Mafia, 1 Doctor, 1 Detective, and the rest are Townspeople. Adjust numbers for group size.
- 2
A Narrator runs the game. Everyone closes their eyes ('Night falls').
- 3
Mafia opens eyes and silently agrees on one person to eliminate.
- 4
Doctor opens eyes and points to one person to protect.
- 5
Detective opens eyes and points to one person — the Narrator nods Yes or No about their Mafia status.
- 6
Everyone opens eyes ('Day breaks'). The Narrator announces who was eliminated (unless the Doctor saved them).
- 7
The group debates and votes to eliminate a suspected Mafia member.
- 8
Repeat night/day cycles until either all Mafia are eliminated (Town wins) or Mafia equals or outnumbers Town (Mafia wins).
Props Needed
- pen & paper
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Quick Info
- Players
- 7–20
- Duration
- 25–60 min
- Effort
- Medium Effort
- Props
- pen & paper