About Mafia...
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"In the peaceful Sicilian village of Salem, a dark presence is about to make itself known. For years, the family based crime organization known as the Mafia has been establishing itself in the foundation of the community. Until now, the naive citizens have been unaware of the evil among them. Tonight, however, the Mafia makes its move. Tonight, someone will die, and until the Mafia has eliminated all opposition, the innocent will continue to die. Unless, of course, the Mafia is destroyed first..."
The above is a typical opening for the game called Mafia (Also known as "Werewolves of Miller's Hollow" or "Town of Salem"). The game can be played by an indeterminate group of people, each playing the role of either a murdering Mafia member or an innocent townsperson, along with a game moderator. At the beginning of the game, Night falls, and the Mafia family members become aware of each other (by communication from the moderator). They then choose a victim, and the moderator announces the death scene. When Day breaks, the town must try to weed out the evil by eliminating someone they suspect to be mafia.
The game of Mafia (in Meat World) is usually run with playing cards representing the possible roles in the game. The moderator secretly distributes the cards to the players, then has everyone put their head down/close their eyes. During the Night, the moderator "wakes up" the mafia, and they silently choose a victim. During the Day, everyone discusses, argues, swears, and eventually votes for someone to eliminate. The cycle repeats until the endgame.
MafiaScum, however, is devoted to the online version of the game. The history of mafiascum.net can be traced back to a game moderated by mith in August 2000 on the Grey Labyrinth, a puzzle website. Due to the success and growth of the game on the GL, mith started mafiascum.net as a dedicated forum in March 2002. Online Mafia has the potential for more strategy and subtlety because it removes most of the possibility for cheating and provides players with a chance to form suspicion based on logic and voting patterns instead of facial expression. It also has the potential for just as many (if not more) laughs, because the players can act however they like, no matter how shy they might be in real life.
For more information on the game check out this article: Game of Mafia |
Getting Started...
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To get yourself into a game the first thing you will have to do is go to our forum. You need to register an account with us in order to do almost anything, the link to register is in the top right corner of the index-page. Please be aware that to register an account you will need a valid e-mail address, as it is required to try and filter out a few of those darn Chinese bots. All of our sign-up threads for games are found in the Queue subforum. To join a game, post something along the lines of "/in" in its signup thread. You will be assigned to a player list, and when the list is full, you will be instructed further on where to go and what to do. If you're new to the site, we don't recommend joining a lot of games at once in case you lose interest and flake out of all of them later on. If you decide that you want to abandon a sign-up list before you are assigned to a game, post "/out".
For more details and information please read this guide: Quick Guide to Mafiascum |
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Featured role...
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The current featured role is Divine Protector!
A Divine Protector will protect a player from any action that doesn't come from the Town.
Divine Protectors are similar to Rolestoppers in that they protect from multiple types of action, however a Divine Protector doesn't have to worry about protecting from useful investigations or other useful Town abilities.
Divine Protectors have the best traits of Doctor and Rolestopper by being a Rolestopper that doesn't rolestop Town abilities. Be very careful of Follow the Cop when adding a Divine Protector in the setup.
If you want a protective role with divine strength, why not consider the Divine Protector?
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Featured setup...
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The current featured setup is Minefield!
Minefield is the winner of the 2024 Open Setup Design Challenge in the Experimental category!
Minefield is a 13 player setup where you need to avoid exonerating the Mafia.
Day 1 is a normal day with a normal elimination. After that, the Mafia chooses four players each night, exactly one of whom is Mafia.
Each day after Day 1, the chosen players are announced, and the Town votes to exonerate a player. If the exonerated player is Mafia, they win. If they're Town, the town chooses to push their luck and exonerate another player or go to night which ends the day and causes the chosen players to die and flip.
The town wins if they exonerate three townies, or if they eliminate Mafia on Day 1 and exonerate two townies.
If you want a setup where players who are feeling lucky can push their luck, why not consider this setup?
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