Mafia

Mafia, based on the popular IRC game Werewolf, and also on the real-life game "Mafia," is a game of accusations, lying, bluffing, second-guessing, assassination, and mob hysteria. The game is semi-frequently played by the denizens of #inportb, and indeed this article deals with the specific version used exclusively on #inportb, though it might be similar to other games of Mafia or Werewolf in practice.

The aim of the game is either to discover and kill Mafioso as a good guy. Or if you are a Mafioso, to kill as many innocents as possible without dying yourself.

Each round of Mafia consists of 'Day' and 'Night':

During the Day – voting is public and commands via PM with GameOver cannot be accessed. Daytime is unlimited until the majority of players have voted, at that point the ballot to lynch a player will close after 60 seconds.

During the Night – players can use their roles abilities, through GameOver and these actions are private. Nightfall has a shorter time period, exact time depending of the number of players.

=In channel commands: =

=GameOver PM commands: =

=Voting =

In the daytime, everyone, Mafia and innocents alike, is allowed to vote who they (apparently) think to be a member of the Mafia. Whoever receives the most votes will be lynched by the remainder of the survivors. Voting is not compulsory, though at least 50% of participants must vote for the round to pass. There are no tiebreaks. If the vote closes with a draw, neither person is lynched. If the mafia are particularly cunning, they may attempt to throw the vote to convince the villagers to kill undesirables without drawing suspicion to themselves. Go on your own instinct, don't follow the crowd!

Mafia killings are also done by vote. Once again, voting is not compulsory, and must take place within the round's time limit, but there is no 50% minimum vote. However, all mafia associates (Mafia henchmen and godfathers) must reach a majority vote out of the total members, not the total votes, otherwise the mafia end up killing no one.