I've been asked by several people to make something like this that explains the rules. So, here you go.
Game BasicsGeneral Idea - Overall, the general idea of this game is Innocents try to find out who is Mafia and kill them all, and the Mafia try to kill all the Innocents before being killed themselves. If all of the Mafia members are killed, the Innocents win, if all of the Innocents are killed, the Mafia win.There is 1 Mafia for ever 3.5 Innocents, this means that there will always be more Innocents than Mafia.
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How is that fair?"
Good question. The Mafia have an advantage over the Innocents. The Innocents don't know who the Mafia are. Only other Mafia know who the Mafia are (by typing "/maflist") which allows them to use deception and stealth to take down Innocents without being suspected. It is expected that more Innocents will die compared to Mafia because of this, which is why there are less Mafia than Innocents.
Rounds - In Mafia Madness, each game is divided into rounds. Each round you could become Mafia or you could be Innocent again. It's completely random.
At the beginning of the round, you spawn in any given area of the Pyramid. Once you spawn, you are expected to go straight to the roof, and if you're Innocent, you should do so. However, if you are Mafia, you may choose to take a few Innocents out before reaching the roof. Once on the roof, the investigation is underway. If you are innocent, you begin to put the pieces of the puzzle together to find out who is Mafia. If you are Mafia, you begin deceiving players into thinking you aren't Mafia or into thinking other Innocents are Mafia. You are expected to stay on the roof, unless you are allowed down to look for bodies or players that are hiding.
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Bodies? What are you talking about?"
Another excellent question. When you or another player is killed, you leave a body behind. The body is all red and stays in the "death" position (laying on back with hands/feet in the air). If you click a body, you will see a few bits of information about it. It will tell you who it is, their role, and how they were killed (murder, falling, Self Delete, etc.). You can pick up and carry bodies by using your jet button, which is right mouse click by default. You are expected to bring all bodies you find to the roof and to place it into the "Bodies" pile. The bodies pile is a small platform in the middle of the roof labeled "Bodies". If you are Mafia, you may want to hide bodies below the roof, or not touch them (for later explained reasons).
In between rounds there is a short intermission or DM. You can kill whoever you like or do whatever as you wait for the next round to begin. During this time is when most admin work is done (figuring out if there were any rule-breakers or changing the gamemode/fixing things).
Day/Night - If you haven't noticed, there was an update about a year ago adding a day/night cycle. In Mafia Madness, there is a Day period and Night period. During the day, it is light outside and is when most of the investigating is done. Usually, people wait until day to send people below to search for more evidence because it's safer (easier to see and less confusing). During the night, it is dark outside and players' avatars are all the same. This means that everyone looks the same; they are all black and have no accessories on (hats, backpacks, peg-legs, hook-hands, etc.). This is so the Mafia have a chance to do a number of things. They can hide below and kill any wandering Innocents, take bodies from the roof and hide them, kill people and flee without being noticed and many other things. Also, at night, certain roles can use their special abilities, but we'll talk about those later.
Chat - There are a few things you need to know about talking when playing in an Mafia Madness game. There are 4 forms of regular communication. Talking normally like I am now is similar to local chat. Players within a radius of you can hear you, but players beyond that radius cannot. If you put a "!" before your message or just use all caps, your message will come out as a shout, which is shown to the left of your name in the chat saying "[SHOUT]". When you shout, everyone in the game, no matter where they are, can see your chat. Low chat can be used with team chat (by default it's Y). Low chat is like speaking in a low voice, which means it can be heard in a small radius and cannot be heard through walls. Whispering is done by using team chat and a "!" before typing your message. For example: Press "Y", then "!kill Blok first". Only players within very small radius can hear you, almost to where you have to be touching them.
"What do you mean 'regular communication'? Are there other forms of communication?"
Man, you ask really good questions! There are indeed other forms of communication. One of these is "Dead chat". Once you are killed, you can no longer talk with living players. In the chat, this will be shown with a "[DEAD]" before your name. Only other dead players can hear you. This prevents dead or spectating players from telling living players information that they shouldn't know, such as who the Mafia are, ore if someone is dead or not, etc. There is another form of chat called "Godfather chat", but I will get to that later.
RolesIn Mafia Madness, there are different roles for each team. This means there are Innocent and Mafia roles. Even though you may have a different role from another Innocent, this still means you are on the same team. (Gamemodes are discussed later). Here is a list of roles that you may see in any given game:
Innocent Roles:
Innocent - Innocent is the normal Innocent role, which most players usually are. They have no special abilities. Their role letter is "I".
Cop - The Cop is basically a police officer who can investigate players when it's night by typing "/inv (player)". An investigation tells you if the player you're investigating is a "suspicious fellow" or an "upstanding citizen". If they are suspicious, they are Mafia. If they are a citizen, they are Innocent. The only problem is, there are 4 different types of Cops that can show up. Your role will only be shown as "COP" and will not tell you which of these you are.
- Respectable - This is also known as the "real cop". This Cop's investigations are correct, unless they are investigating the Godfather or the Miller (see these roles for more information). Their role letter is "O".
- Panphobic - This is also known as the "paranoid cop" or "para cop". This Cop's investigations always come up as suspicious, no matter who they are investigating. Their role letter is "P".
- Credulous - This is also known as the "naive cop". This Cop's investigations always come up as innocent, no matter who they are investigating. This role shows up in gamemodes 4, 5, and 6. Their role letter is "N".
- Schizophrenic - This is also known as the "insane cop". This Cop's investigations are completely random. It doesn't matter who you investigate, it's a 50/50 chance of either getting innocent or suspicious every time. This role shows up only in gamemode 6. Their role letters are "IC".
Fingerprint Expert - This is also known as the "FE" or "finger". The Fingerprint Expert can check the fingerprints on bodies to see who has touched the body and in what order. They can also see approximately when the player was killed. This role is useful for seeing who touched a body last when it has been hidden/thrown from the roof or for finding out who the Abductor is (checking the prints of the body found in the dumpster spot (basement)). The only time the Fingerprint Expert cannot see the information on a body is if the body has been disfigured by the Crazy. Their roles letter is "F".
Miller - This is also known as the "skittles-carrying-african-citizen" or "african citizen". The Miller is an Innocent and if you are the Miller, your role will read "INNOCENT", so you don't know you're the Miller. The Miller, when investigated by the real cop, shows up as suspicious even though they are innocent. The Miller only shows up in gamemode 6. Their role letter is "L".
Mafia Roles:Mafia - Mafia is the normal Mafia role. It has no special abilities (unless in gamemodes 4 or 5). This role shows up mainly in gamemode 1, but can show up in all gamemodes if there are more than 4 Mafia (most of the time). Their role letter is "M".
Abductor - The Abductor role's special ability is that he can "abduct" other players. This means that he can aim at someone and hit their jet button and that player, after a few seconds, will disappear and his body will appear in the dumpster location in the basement. This can only be done once per night. This ability is very useful in that he can kill players on the roof without being caught/noticed. He can also take out important Innocent roles such as Cop or Fingerprint Expert without risking being shot back at. Their role letter is "A".
Ventriloquist - This role is also known as the "vent". The Ventriloquist can talk as other people with the commands "/imp" or "/impu" (short for impersonate). The difference between the two is that "/imp" impersonates a player, but the player being impersonated can see it. "/impu" (
impersonate
unnoticed) allows you to impersonate a player without that person seeing it in the chat, everyone else can see it though. This role is useful for making false claims or making people vote the way you want them to. A good Ventriloquist can make dead people seem alive, living players become kill on sight, and can do it while being unnoticed (moving around while typing or hiding below to type). Their role letter is "V".
Godfather - This role is also known as "god" or "GF". The Godfather can talk to other Mafia members secretly by typing "^" before typing their message. Only Mafia members can see this chat and it can be useful for telling fellow Mafia who to impersonate or who to abduct, etc. The Godfather is also safe from investigations because when investigated by the real cop, it will come up as "upstanding citizen" instead of suspicious. This can be very useful for when you are falsely claiming an innocent role. For example: you kill a cop, hide the body, and then claim cop. Their role letter is "G".
Crazy - Perhaps my favorite role and the most useful Mafia role, the Crazy not only has a gun, but a knife. The Crazy can use this knife to disfigure bodies, preventing people from seeing it's information when they click it. The knife can be used by simply clicking, but if you hold down your click button and then release, it's completely silent (except the sound of their body "poofing". If you don't hold down and release, the knife is very loud and can alert players easily. This role, I think, is extremely underrated and I don't think people realize how useful it can be. If you are able to disfigure just a few bodies (2-3) nobody can be sure how many Mafia are alive, how many Innocents are alive, who the last people were who touched those players' bodies, who the body is, what role they are, and so many other things. The Fingerprint Expert also can't determine anything about the body, which can be useful for saving a fellow Mafia's butt if they hid the body or if the body was abducted. Their role letter is "C".
Devil - The Devil is the least useful Mafia role. Basically, the Devil is a Mafia cop. They can investigate Innocent players to find out what role they are. Although it can be useful in figuring out who the Fingerprint Expert is or who the Cop is and things along those lines, you have to be really lucky to investigate the right person. This role only shows up in gamemode 5. Their role letter is "D".
GamemodesIn Mafia Madness, there are 7 different gamemodes by default. Each has a different element added or taken away. Here is a list of each gamemode, their number and how each works:
(0) Normal - This gamemode is what Mafia Madness is set to by default and is the "normal" version of it. There are no special elements added or taken away.
(1) Classic - This gamemode is the "classic" version of Mafia Madness. It was the original version. In Classic, there are only two roles: Innocent and Mafia. These rounds tend to last longer than other rounds because it is more difficult for the Mafia to kill Innocents. None of the roles have special abilities; it's just straight up Mafia Madness.
(2) I Hate You All - This gamemode is all Abductors and all Fingerprint Experts. I don't really like this gamemode, but it can still be fun.
(3) HAHAHAHAHAHA - This gamemode is all Ventriloquists, Real Cops, and Paranoid Cops. This one can be fun if their are good Ventriloquists. The cops have to narrow down who is a Real Cop so they can in turn figure out who the Mafia is.
(4) Just Try To Survive - This gamemode is probably most Mafia Madness players' favorite. It's just like Normal, but with a few elements added that make it crazy. First of all, all Mafia members can abduct like the Abductor role, but there are no Abductors in the round. There is also a Naive Cop added causing more confusion among the Innocents.
(5) Abduct Titanium Tonight - This gamemode allows all Mafia members to use Godfather chat. There is also a Naive Cop and a Devil added.
(6) (Unnamed) - Although this gamemode doesn't have a set name, I like to call it "Cop Memorial Day" because of the amount of cops in the round. There is the Real, Paranoid, Naive, AND Insane Cop all in one game. This makes the investigations extremely confusing. There is also a Miller added on top of that. Most people really love this gamemode, but hate it at the same time because it can be frustrating.