Portal:Content

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The Content Portal: Over the years the MafiaWiki has built up a sizeable collection of content related to either the Game of Mafia or the MafiaScum Forum's community. To keep things organised and easy to locate we have split this content up into various sections, each of these sections having its own designated portal containing further sub-portals branching out into categories. On this page you will find the most important portals (also known as the "Featured portals"), each featured portal will provide you with the means to find the information you seek. At present, there exist 11 portals. Of these, 4 are featured portals.
Setups: Setups Portal Each game of Mafia is unique, and not only as a result of the players involved; Power Roles often are handed out randomly, each role having unique abilities that can effect a game's state in varying ways. Moderators of games have long experimented with these roles, trying to create unique experiences without disadvantaging any Faction. Combinations of these roles are called "Setups". In this portal you'll be able to find many of these, allowing you to borrow them for your own games or be inspired for the creation of more. Watch out however! Not all setups may be balanced or enjoyable.	Roles: Roles Portal Most games of Mafia include randomly assigned abilities called Power Roles. You can get protective roles (possibility to block the scum factional-kill), communication-enhancing roles (the Neighbouriser is a role which lets you create a private thread to communicate in with a player of choice), and many more. By adding roles to mafia it gains an additional aspect of play, and depending on the roles present the results can be influential to a game's outcome. You'll find a large collection of roles here sorted by type, feel free to utilise them in your own games, or go ahead and create your own!
Theory: Theory Portal Mafia is a game of cunning, intellect, and deception. Each game a new challenge for each individual present. It helps to have an understanding of certain concepts to equip yourself against these challenges. In this portal you will find pages containing such useful information: Improve your ability to analyse and reason by studying some of the Logical Fallacies here, or learn how to spot and use a Gambit. Perhaps you may wish to browse what some deem common tells for various things such as alignment and Role. Regardless of how skilled and experienced you are at this game a firm foundation of the theory behind it can only help to improve the quality of your play.	Articles: Articles Portal Mafia being as diverse as it has lead to many different approaches to the game. For instance, when aligned with the Town and attempting to hunt Scum certain players may analyse people's tone, where as others will resort to analysis of other's logic seeking possible contradictions. Even as scum play differs, some tend to lie low and others will actively be trying to manipulate all to do their bidding. The articles portal contains a variety of different views on the game written by users of our forum. Read them to learn new ways of approaching familiar situations, or simply to improve your play in certain aspects. If you seek to improve your play this is the place to be.
Moderation: Moderation Portal Without our Game-Moderators it wouldn't be possible for anyone to play Mafia on our forums. A moderator is somebody who runs a game of Mafia, he is the one responsible for the Setup, Role distribution, the resolution of Night Actions, the creation of Vote-counts, and optionally the Flavour of a game. All players are dependant on the moderators, and we are very thankful of those that invest time and effort into the smooth operation of our games. If you wish to moderate a game you may find information useful for you in this portal: standardised rule-sets for games, formats for various posts, role-PM's, etc. can all be located here.	Mish Mash: Other Forum Games Mafia isn't the only game us Scummers play! There is a multitude of others games available to play on our forums. We call these Mish Mash due to the huge variety available, and our users are consantly thinking up new creations to enjoy. Play a forum adaptation of Survivor, a social-game where you play to outwit and outlast your opponents. Perhaps indulge yourself in the endlessly entertaining Telephone Pictionary. Or for those seeking an intellectual challenge, we have even got a chess-plugin installed on our forum. This portal contains information on all of this and more.
Community: MS Community Portal The wiki and forum wouldn't be what they are today without the participation of our community. This portal gives information on some of the big events that we look forward to yearly or periodically. The biggest site-wide competitions in Mafia and Other Forum Games are included, as well as the awards ceremony tradition. It also encompasses articles about the history of the site, as well as user pages.