Mafia

The Mafia are the group of organized crime who aren't part of the Town. The members of the Mafia have a very simple aim: Kill all who will not submit -- the innocent, all roles, and all. All members of the Mafia can talk to each other at night and know each other's identities. There will always be a or  as long as the Mafia are not wiped out (making them able to attempt to attack every night). The member of the Mafia who joined the game lobby first will become a if there are no  roles left.

The Mafia have the highest win rate besides the. They are typically the second-largest faction, have exact knowledge of their members' identities, can talk privately at night, and always have a guaranteed killer on their team. They can also exploit the Lynching trials by misguiding the to lynch their own during the day or prevent votes by allying themselves with  or  roles. If successful, the Mafia can rapidly gain the majority in the trials, at which point their victory is almost certain.

The and  are the major enemy of the, while the  roles are likely loners but can still harm the members of the Mafia.

As of Version 1.3.0, at the start of the game, there will never be more than 5 members of the Mafia (no matter which Game Mode). If there are more than 5 members of the Mafia during the game (due to ), the Mafia window will only be able to display 6 of them.

As of Version 1.5.0, members of the Mafia, with the exception of the, will now be killed upon being visited by a. In the day, the cause of death will be displayed as, "He/She was bitten by a ." This was likely added as a buff to as  were weak against the Mafia before this update. This was due to the entire Mafia having Bite Immunity.

As of Version 1.5.11, the Mafia are informed during the night if there is at least one in the match. Alive members of the Mafia will get the message, "You feel that someone can hear your conversations." if there is a in the match (even if all  are dead). If there are no, alive members of the Mafia will see, "You feel like you can speak privately."

General strategy

 * Put your name and role in your Last Will, along with other Mafia roles with names of people who aren't members of the Mafia. If you die, the might think you're throwing the game and lynch someone who's innocent, helping the Mafia win.
 * It's recommended you only use this as a last resort. However, don't use this strategy often, you will be reported for gamethrowing, and you likely need to change your strategy.
 * It is useful to talk a lot during the day because usually members of the Mafia are very quiet. If you talk frequently, you draw attention, and people who draw attention have 'nothing to hide'.
 * It is good to make up a role in advance in case you are asked or jailed:
 * : Try to be as convincing as possible: Depending on your performance, the might execute you on the spot. Also, the  will typically execute  roles.
 * : The role you claim must match the investigation if the Investigator has already proven their role. So for example, as a, claim to be a or .  is a better claim because if the  believes you are a , they may ask you to shoot known members of the Mafia (but, beware! The  is a Unique Role, so if you claim it, you will be busted if another  dies or gets revealed). As a , claim to be an . A  should pick , a  should claim to be a Spy and a  should claim to be a . , , and the  are less obvious cases. Since the 's ability is to make other people appear as  or a member of the Mafia, you can claim anything. A  can claim to be a  or any other role depending on what they come up as, since that hints the disguised person's role. However, claiming  itself can get you executed by a  for suspect of being a  or . The  is mixed, they can either claim a role and say they have been doused by an , or they can claim to be a  or , although these claims generally don't work.
 * : They will know you are able to visit if they watch you visit someone. In most cases, you can refer to the strategy for . As a or, you should definitely claim a visiting role which is not noticeable (e.g. targets will know if they are role blocked, but not if they were investigated).
 * Work to identify your allies.
 * want to lynch a, so it makes sense to support them; be careful about what you claim, since unlike them, you usually have to maintain plausibility even after their target is lynched and revealed as a . If you do claim a role to support them, sometimes claiming to be a second  with the same target after your lies are revealed can be helpful. You can identify  by looking for people who seem to focus on accusing one target, especially if they accuse a non-member of the Mafia of being a member of the Mafia; however, be careful, since your night-immune rivals like the , , and  may sometimes pose as an  to deflect attention. It's a good idea to try and get them lynched after they've hung their "target" or investigate them at night, just in case.
 * want to be lynched, which wastes the 's time and (assuming nobody in the Mafia votes for them) can kill a or a possible  role. You can identify  by looking for people who make claims you know to be false, such as claiming they were attacked on a night you were role blocked. It's best not to kill ; they can distract the  and  roles.
 * { win with you, but can be very dangerous if they're targeting blindly; making contact with them without alerting is very important.  often claim to be a ; other evil night immune roles often do as well, but either way it's a waste of time to attack them. You can also signal to  that you're a member of the Mafia by not alerting the  after you were witched, which (with a competent ) decreases the chance that they'll point people at you in the future. The other possible way is telling that the person being witched is a member of the Mafia in the /'s Death Note. Additionally, since  win with all evil roles and need to last to the end, it can sometimes be worth just calling on  to identify themselves if doing so will result in you having a majority.
 *  want to survive, if you identify them, you may try to whisper and convince them that the Mafia has a better chance of winning to the if there is no . In return, you can promise them the Mafia won't attack said . In the best case, the  will help you lynch the  or  roles in the late game, result in you having a majority.

During the Day
For example: Player A, Player B, Player C, and Player D are confirmed members of Mafia and the has role blocked Player A for two days and since then, there were no Mafia kills. Since nobody is getting lynched, and the will keep role blocked Player A since they are a confirmed  role, lynch them. This will make one of your teammates get promoted to role and the  will be not sure on who to role block anymore. This can only buy you some time since the could be lucky and role block the new  role again, but sometimes it needs to be done to avoid a stalemate.
 * If one of the members of the Mafia is being hanged and you cannot prevent it, vote guilty to avoid suspicion of being Mafia. This will also allow you to point out anyone who abstained or voted innocent as possible Mafia.
 * If you recognize that an is trying to lynch someone, and the lynch vote comes, then vote innocent. This will make it seem more like you're a Town. If the other killing roles, like, are dead, and the  mob votes someone and you are sure they will vote guilty, then vote guilty as well (unless the Mafia vote would override guilty).
 * It is important to avoid lynching a known too soon. He can help you double the deaths of, as well as double your chances of killing any dangerous . Try to find out who he is (by noting the people with Night Immunity) but do not reveal it too soon. Towards the end, if many members of the Mafia are alive and you know who the  is, you can lynch them. Otherwise, if you are confident you can win without them, write down in the Death Note that they are night immune and kill someone else. The Death Note will be visible to the  and since both the  and the Mafia want the  dead, it is very likely that the  will vote them up.
 * Remember however to play along with the . Try to behave the same way most do, so as not to stick out. If for example, many  members are ignoring a Last Will that says a specific other player is the, try not to draw too much attention while pointing them in that direction. This is especially true with your own Death Notes. If you use the Death Note to reveal sensitive information to the , don't start shouting about it the next day in the chat. It will make the  suspect you as the writer of that note.
 * It is very important to lynch all the roles especially if there are 4 or more members of the Mafia, because the  and  can be a big threat while the  might burn the whole Mafia.
 * Sometimes, enough members of the Mafia will stay alive that you have the majority, possibly including a or other . If the  has no  or  left alive, you can easily reveal yourself during the day and lynch the remaining  one by one (without wasting time with  or dangerous  roles).
 * One of you pretends to be the . If someone is immune to your attack, then say that they are the . If they are, then you will receive trust from the, and won't have to worry about getting lynched. Remember, that the , , and are also immune. If you think you've identified the , you can accuse them after a Full Moon night, but you have to use the right accusation or the  may grow suspicious. Another danger here is that whoever you attacked, they'll know they were hit by the Mafia, and will likely say so on the stand, which could get you hung the next night (or even immediately if the  cares more about hanging the Mafia than an immune.)
 * Try to get the Jester lynched for an extra kill that night. Just make sure the other members of the Mafia don't vote guilty.
 * Sometimes, you'll find out that lynching your own teammate is the only way out. This happens when an (or ) keeps role blocking the only  role that the Mafia has, but the votes are not enough to lynch them during the day. To avoid a draw, you might be forced to contribute to the voting and lynching them.


 * One risky strategy is to pretend to be an or, and accuse a fellow member of the Mafia, but with some flaw in your accusation (for instance, claiming to be an  and saying that they came up as Mafia, rather than listing an investigative result that an  would receive.) This can accomplish several valuable things; if the  believes you're an , they may assume your target is a  , whereas if they believe you're a , they may ignore you. Even better, if your target later dies and is revealed as a Mafia, you can use your accusation to say that you're a "confirmed" , which may get some  to listen to you despite your 'mistakes' earlier on.
 * This is risky, though, since you're calling attention to two members of the Mafia and could get shot by a, executed by a , or hanged by a -unwary for making a bad accusation; alternatively, the  might not notice the flaw in your accusation and hang the accused member of the Mafia anyway.


 * If, during the day, you seem absolutely certain to be lynched, and the is still alive, consider claiming . This should only be done when you feel absolutely certain you'll be lynched otherwise since it usually guarantees your execution by the real  the next night; and you can often be caught out if people ask who you jailed. But it has several advantages that can benefit the surviving members of the Mafia:
 * often reflexively vote innocent on claims, giving the real  a chance to deal with them; because  is unique and the real  can execute fake claims in this manner, even transparently false  claims can sometimes make the  pause due to the sheer rarity of people claiming it falsely. And if the  does let the real  handle it, this forces them to waste a night and an execution dealing with you, which could have otherwise been spent elsewhere. If you have a  or  on your side, they can even make a guess at the real  to save your life.
 * If you do survive to the night and get jailed, tell the that you are a  trying to bait. Depending on the evidence against you, it may not be sufficient to save your life, but it's the most plausible explanation for why a  would falsely claim.
 * Sometimes, the real Jailor might reveal to counter-claim you, exposing them to the Mafia.
 * Since the is such a powerful claim, you can sometimes push to successfully lynch your main accuser; this also tends to make it more likely that the real  will speak out, exposing themselves.
 * In All Any, the might not even be present, allowing you to claim them safely; since the claim is still so risky, many  will reflexively accept it regardless of the evidence against you.
 * Do not do this if you are the sole role since it will leave the Mafia unable to kill that night; or if you're the last surviving Mafia member overall, since there won't be anyone to benefit from your sacrifice.

Choosing a target to kill

 * If someone is being accused of being Mafia and they are not, not killing them will waste the 's time investigating them at night or questioning them during the day. On the other hand, killing them may redirect suspicion to the accuser. Even better, killing their accuser may increase suspicion on them; however, it risks wasting one of your kills hitting an or.
 * If you have someone trying to lynch you, don't kill them too soon. It would be too obvious. However, if you wait too long, then you might get lynched because you let that person convince the to kill you. Additionally, if they're a genuine  or, it might be better for you to simply bite the bullet and kill them as soon as possible even if it gets one of you hung rather than leaving them alive to potentially discover the rest of the Mafia.
 * If there is a, you can sometimes choose not to kill anyone: it will seem like the jailed person is the or.
 * Try killing the person who is least expected to be killed. If someone says, "I'm an ///any role in fact," Don't kill them. The might catch you doing it; the  might save them; they may be a  trying to lure you in, and so on.
 * The Mafia benefits by having a complacent or distracted . Therefore, you should generally avoid killing people who obviously seem to be wasting the 's time with false accusations, off-topic arguments and so on. Often, they'll turn out to be or  anyway. Conversely, it's often a good idea to kill people who seem too competent or directed.
 * If you get accused and people vote for you, but they don't manage to get you up to the stand, it can be dangerous to kill your accuser; but people are less likely to notice if you kill the voters.
 * It's better to focus on killing the and.

Using the chat

 * In the case that a  exists in the round, say things that don't add up. Or, pretend to roleplay as a different player at night. If another member of the Mafia is doing this, play along. For example, say, "Hey (player who isn't a member of the Mafia's name), kill (player)." This way of manipulating the works too well. Just don't screw it up. Don't reveal who you are or any clue about you or the  can call you out the next day. Everything must stay secret.
 * Sometimes you can even cooperate with the . If you found out that a certain player is immune or the found a role who both the  and the Mafia want dead (such as an  or ), talk about it in the chat so the  can hear it. During the day, if you try to get that player lynched, the  may contribute to the voting. Same thing applies if you found a confirmed  and both the  and Mafia want them to survive.
 * A good way of throwing off a is to speak in a style/fashion that does not match how you speak during the day. Using all caps (without spamming), using proper grammar and spelling when you usually don't, all of these can influence a.
 * If you need to refer to members of the Mafia, but want to avoid giving them away to, talk about them using their position in the Mafia window, such as, "Mafia #2, do this."

What to do while in jail if you are the only role:
 * The Mafia's greatest strength is knowing their allies and being able to talk to them privately at night. If someone in the Mafia is being accused of being Mafia, you can team up with the other Mafia to invent "proof" that they are innocent; e.g. claiming that you role blocked your or, have been healed by a member of the Mafia, having transported them, etc. This will cause the remaining  to be unsure who is lying, giving you time (or possibly lynching a ) until the  does not have the numbers to lynch you anymore. However, this must be done with care, since if your story falls apart, you might all get revealed. If you don't feel you can defend a fellow member of the Mafia successfully, lynch them anyways so you don't seem suspicious to the rest of the.
 * If you die and the is still alive, then tell them the names of people who are Mafia (but really aren't). Since you can still see the Mafia log when you're dead, check first to see who the Mafia are going to kill, and call other people as Mafia. But advanced and experienced players are harder to trick as they don't trust the Mafia. If you name someone as Mafia but then they die, and it's revealed they are, then the  will likely not believe you if you give out false information again.
 * If the jails you, and you are the only killing role in your team ( or ) then you are in trouble. When the next day the  will see that the Mafia hasn't killed, they will jail you again and again, and even execute you if they have the power to do so. If the  is confirmed (because they were resurrected, for example) this is even worse, as they will call you out the following day. When jailed, do your usual role claim, and then, at the very beginning of the day, say, "I was in jail and someone tried to attack me." This might only buy you an extra day (since the  will jail you again just to double check) but you might make the  think you are not the  role. Another member of the Mafia can also cover for you (by saying, "Thanks, Doc," by claiming to be a  who blocked an attack with their bulletproof vest, and so on), which may be more likely to be believed; but this is dangerous, since you're exposing another member of the Mafia to suspicion, and if there's clearly only one  when you claim to have been healed, then they'll know you're lying.

Spies Counter-Strategies

 * "Accidentally" give out a fake name in the Mafia chat, saying something such as, "Hi (player), we were in the last game together!" or, "(player), kill him." This tactic is the least likely to work as the might know you are trying to trick them, and visiting one of the targets you frame in chat gives away that you are simply spouting false information.
 * However, the more you trick the, the less likely they are to believe you when do give real information. So, you can use as many tricks as you want, even if they aren't effective.
 * Another variant is to reference one of a 's actions and give 'friendly' tips about it. For example, you might point out a grammatical mistake that a townie has made and explain it to the Mafia. Of course, this trick is better if they're cooperative and can pretend to be the .
 * You can also do the exact opposite strategy and say the person your planning to kill. The might think that a Disguiser/// would be visiting and it would be misleading. Then, you can catch the  off guard.
 * Mislead the in what roles he thinks the Mafia has. For instance, if the Mafia lacks a, say something like this in chat, "Investigate this target." Respond to yourself with, "Okay." or something similar to make it seem like two people are talking. The next day, respond to yourself giving a role to the "investigated" target. The  will now suspect actual  of being a.
 * Keep in mind that someone has to visit the target you are investigating, so that knows the target was visited. This works best with ,, or , who should have no obvious effect upon visiting (unless the target dies, in which Janitor are potentially revealed).
 * Pretend to be another person by using the same incorrect spellings of words they often say, such as a  using the wrong 'there, their or they're,' and you, a member of the Mafia, use the same incorrect spelling in the same context as the . For example, the says, "I think that their Mafia," using the same spelling, at night, you say, "Their going to die tonight." A downside to this is that not many  pay attention to spelling, so it might all be for nothing.
 * If you are uncertain if you should perform your night ability, ask the Mafia, "Should I do it?" or some other non-specific phrase. That way, you can perform your night ability in the right situation and make the be uncertain of the Mafia's roles.