Mafia: Star Cruise

***Mafia: Star Cruise*** is the twenty-fourth season of *The Mafia Series*.

While the strategy in this season may have been lacking, the entertainment value throughout the season certainly was not. Featuring several newbies, including one who was one of the final two survivors of this game, this game boasted a mid-tier cast. One of the most notable features of this season, however, is the fact that the season did not end with a live finale up until the final three. Additionally, the hosts stayed in the theme of *Star Cruise Enterprises* employees throughout the season!

This game lasted from January 12, 2022 up to January 26, 2022. Despite a lot of inactive players, particularly newbies, this season still moved relatively quickly. This season also had quite a few strong, active strategists that displayed their skills, particularly in the endgame. However, there were several points throughout the season where the Mafia members threw one another under the bus, though one still survived all the way up to the final three.

# ***Roles & Twists***

**Twists**
* **The Captain:** Every night, a captain was randomly selected among the passengers. Once a player was picked as the captain, they could not be picked again.
* **The Expedition:** Every night after being selected, the current captain would pick another player to go on an expedition during the day. This chosen player could not be voted out nor cast a vote, though they could still speak with other players. Additionally, players could return from the expedition with some sort of advantage. Like the captain, once a player was picked to go on the expedition, they could not go on another. Each advantage could only be obtained once, and the following list contains all the possible advantages.
	+ Extra Vote *(Can Be Obtained Twice)*
	+ Vote Blocker *(Can Be Obtained Twice)*
	+ Shield for the Next Kill *or* Lethal Kill *(for the Mafia)*
	+ View the vote of another player for the past trial *(Can Be Obtained Twice)*
	+ Immunity for the next vote
	+ Immunity for the next vote *(must be given to another player)*
	+ Usage of an Alien power

# ***Contestants***

\*Due to events outside of the game, Meli was temporarily given ownership of the server. She decided to drop out of the game, having access to all of the channels.

# ***Game Summary***

*Written by **Emmi**.*

This season’s first night was relatively calm compared to many others’. Despite there only being 1 detective, 3 players came forth to claim that role, including Stella the alien and Felideus, one of the three jesters who, in addition to lying about his role, threw out an accusation against Jelk, insistent he was the mafia. Cam, the head mafia, decided to kill **Stella** for her strategic ability and high threat to Cam. However, Stella decided to copy the maniac’s drag ability as she died, causing the death of the jester Kai who, in a cruel twist, stole the card of **Cam**. Despite the chaos caused by Felidues, the first vote was split between Kai and Viscount, who both claimed to be judges on that day. Through the final words of Cam, the town voted out Kai, followed by a well placed detective check to reveal him as the head mafia. The following night was relatively calm, with the mafia deciding to kill **Viscount** for being confirmed. The following day was filled with threats, all made by Harp threatening to take most people’s cards if he was the vote and trying hard to get Andrew to be voted out. After Harp was voted out, this all stopped as he took Bayuka’s role of corrupted Sheriff, joining Andrew on the mafia team.

The next night resulted in three deaths. One was from **Meli** quitting, due to reasons outside of the game. The other two were **Mooly** and **Ryan**, being killed by mafia and alien respectively. Despite Bayuka saying he was corrupted sheriff as his final words, town decided to vote out Felidues, thinking he was mafia due to his constant target on Jelk. After being revealed to be jester, Felidues took down Harp becoming the third jester to take the role of a mafia member. As his lawyer claim was now proven, Finn was killed the following night, leaving Calvin, Hades and Jelk confused why Finn was chosen over the other, stronger, and more active players.

They decided to vote out **Life** as his activity seemed off and his joker following was suspicious. As Zach was apprenticed to Life, Tacoz used his alien ability he got by going on an expedition to kill **Zach**. Meanwhile, the mafia killed **Avtron**, as they were apprenticed to Jelk. This caused the next recipient for the expedition to be randomized, resulting in Felidues gaining immunity for the next vote. Due to the lack of successful heals and the surprisingly long lifespan of a supposed healer, **Brainz** was the next one voted out. With only 6 players left, the following rounds were without much discussion or thought.

Jelk’s murder was attempted, but blocked by **Hades**, his cat. With Andrew on an expedition, town voted out **Felidues**, the corrupt sheriff. Despite being a confirmed bartender, the mafia killed **Jelk** the next night on suspicions of him being 3rd party. With an extra vote from his expedition Andrew entered the final 3 with every other players’ suspicions on him. Unable to convince Calvin otherwise, The vote was a 2-2 tie against Andrew, with the sequestered Jelk breaking it. In the end, Jelk chose to vote out **Andrew**, causing a town victory, with the only 2 survivors being the successful **Calvin** and **Tacoz**.

# ***Awards***

Because this season had more than ten players and three rounds of executions, awards were handed out at the end of the game. They were given to the following recipients.

# ***Trivia***

* Eevee won the viewing lounge prediction game for this season.