Mafia.gg Wiki

**Welcome to the Mafia.gg Wiki!**

> "**Mafia.gg** is an online, text-based version of the classic party game *Mafia*. Each player is secretly assigned a role aligned with either the **town** or the **mafia**. The mafia eliminates one town member per night, and act like innocent town members during the day. The town must combine their wits and eliminate the true mafia before they're outnumbered!" - Mafia.gg guide
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Mafia.gg is a website where users can easily create and play games of Mafia. there are 190 roles in the game that one can choose from to create a setup. All one has to do is gather players, and hit start. The game's mechanics and rules are simple and easy to pick up.

## Getting Started

### Account

Account creation for Mafia.gg is free! Just put in a username, email, and password, and you are ready to play games. In the account options, you can set your preferences and connect the account to Patreon.

### Main Page

On the main page, several things are shown. There is the News, which shows the most recent update and a timeline of all updates if you click "back to news" or click the News button at the top of the screen. Front and center there is the Join A Room section, that shows all public rooms available to join, their player count / required players, and Host name. To the right, players can name and create their own room. On the top, there are icons for the Guide, the News, the Discord server, the Patreon, and hidden icons for the Twitch, Twitter, and Legal information. Lastly, one may click their account name on the top right to edit account information or log out.

### Joining & Playing Games

Users can join rooms by clicking on them from the main page. In a room, they will see the pre-game chat, roles included in the setup, and the players that are joining or spectating. Hit the blue Become Player button to join a game if it has room available. Once the room fills, **It is common for hosts to make users press Become Player a second time.** This is to ensure that all players are active and ready for the game to start.

Some hosts are more known than others, and therefore will get more players faster. It is recommended to spectate the game of the largest/most known host, and join the next one they create. Attempting to join a smaller game can go well if the site is active, but can be a long wait.

In-game, there are two phases to the game; Day and Night. During the night, roles with night actions (the majority of roles) can submit their actions, and meeting groups (the majority of mafia-aligned roles) can discuss and most can also vote on an action, such as the mafia's kill. During the day, All players can discuss, day actions can be used, and players vote to condemn a player, removing them from the game. All of these actions can be performed with menus in the bottom left of the screen.

During the day and as some roles at night, players can talk, quote, and vote. These will show as being done by the player's character. All players in a game are given characters to be anonymized as, from a deck, as long as a deck is selected.

Mafia is a game about communication, and as such many shorthands have been used to describe patterns of play or mechanics. These are compiled in the list of Abbreviations, which is highly recommended to check out as a new player. Terms such as "rr", "cc", "bw", "PR", and "bv" are common and confusing to new players

### Hosting Games

Games can be hosted via the Create A New Room section right of Join A Room. It may be unlisted for private games or public to play with anyone with an account. Once created, roles may be added and settings changed to make an enjoyable game to play. Once players join, the host may click "Force to Spectate" as a form of checking to make sure everyone is still there, or Start Game to start the game. Right-clicking on an individual will allow hosts to either kick them or transfer host to them.

For roles and settings, it is important to maintain a balance. Setups need to be playable and fun for all parties, and as stable as possible, to ensure a good game can happen even if a team loses an important role.

As a new player, it can be hard to gain traction while hosting. Setup design is complicated, and players will often go to the host that they know the most to play the games of. Don't let this discourage you! Every host starts small, and maybe this is just the beginning of a great legacy.

* Roles
* Setups
* Rules and Mechanics
* Abbreviations
* Gameplay
* Decks
* Lore
* Open Setup List
* Semi-open Setup List
* Guides
* Contributing Guideline