Welcome to Mafia, the thrilling game of strategy, deception, and survival – now available only within Clubs and Groups!
What is Mafia?
It’s a social deduction game where Civilians go head-to-head with the Mafia. During the night, Mafia take their shots while everyone sleeps. After the night ends, and with the help of the Detective and Savior, Civilians must uncover which players are secretly Mafia, while the Mafia must stay undercover and subvert everybody’s suspicions.
How to Play
- Create a game directly inside your Club or Group:
- In Clubs, admins can create a new Mafia game.
- In Groups, any member can start a game - but you’ll need at least 8 members to play.
- When a new game is created, everyone in the Club or Group will see a notification in the chat and activity feed.
2. Join a game by tapping Join in the chat message or feed, and invite friends to join as well.
3. All joined players enter the Lobby where you can chat while waiting, and check out the game rules before starting.
4. Once the game starts, a countdown appears, and you’ll receive a secret role card. Each role has special powers and a unique goal:
| Mafia | Work together to secretly eliminate the civilians. Win when the Mafia outnumber or equal the others. |
| Detective | Each night, investigate one player to learn if they’re Mafia. |
| Savior | Save one player each night from elimination. |
| Civilian | Use your wits to find and vote out the Mafia. |
5. Now the playing starts! We begin at night. While the town sleeps, the secret roles take action:
- Mafia quietly choose someone to eliminate.
- Savior selects someone to save.
- Detective investigates a player to find out if they’re Mafia.
- Civilians wait for the verdict.
Actions are done privately, and only players with active roles can speak to each other in the dark.
- When the sun rises, the results are revealed:
“The night has ended. The Mafia attacked, and Player 3 was killed!”
Now everyone can talk, debate, and accuse others of being Mafia.
- Use your voice or chat to defend yourself or convince others who to trust — or not to.
- After the discussion, it’s time to point fingers:
- Tap a player’s name to accuse him/her.
- The player with the most votes is eliminated and becomes a spectator.
Spectators can still chat and react, but they can no longer accuse or have special abilities.
Winning the Game
The game continues alternating between Day and Night until one side wins:
- Mafia Win: The number of Mafia equals or exceeds the number of Civilians.
- Civilians Win: All Mafia have been eliminated.
Additional Rules
- Player Counts
Each game needs 8–12 players.
| Total Players | Mafia | Civilians | Doctor | Detective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
- Disconnection
If a player disconnects, they have a short window to rejoin the game, If they don’t return in time, a bot will take over their role so the game can continue.
- Inactivity
Players who stay inactive during their turn will have their action chosen automatically.
- Elimination
You’ll stay in the game as a spectator, you can chat, react, and listen, but you can’t influence the main gameplay. Enjoy the drama as it unfolds!
- Spectators
If the game creator allows spectators, anyone from the Club or Group can join as a watcher.
Tips for New Players
- Mafia: Blend in, act natural, and plan your kills wisely.
- Detective: Be subtle when sharing your findings… the Mafia are listening.
- Savior: Protect the players who seem most at risk.
- Civilians: Trust no one completely, and read between the lines.
Ready to play?
Join a club or group game and start pointing fingers! Find out who can lie, persuade, and survive the longest in Mafia!
*Mafia is currently available for selected clubs and will soon roll out for all clubs.