7 New Rules For Mafia

If you’ve spent more than ten minutes in the youth work world then you’ve probably played Mafia – if you haven’t, it’s basically a very wholesome game where your young people try to secretly kill each other.

I’m assuming if you came here you know the main rules, so won’t bother hashing them out. Here are a few extra ‘house rules’ that we’ve been using for a while:

1. New Character: The Tank
   If anyone get’s the 2 of spades they become ‘the tank.’ If and when the tank dies, they explode meaning the two still living people on either side of them die too. Massive game changer! Part of the villager team.
2. New Character: The Godfather
   One member of the Mafia (usually the one with the Ace of Spades) is designated as the Godfather. The Godfather settles disagreements about who to kill by having last say, and is allowed to kill additional people (as long as they’re members of the mafia) as discipline. If the Godfather is last Mafia standing, then the Mafia automatically win. If the Godfather is killed then the villagers automatically win.
3. Revealing the detective
   At anytime during waking game pay the detective (and only the detective) can sacrificially reveal themselves and prove it by showing their card. This can drastically alter an outcome, but will lead to almost certain death as well.
4. The Doctor
   Is no longer allowed to save themselves.
5. New Character: The Spy
   If someone gets the jack of spades they become ‘the spy.’ The spy can open their eyes at anytime during the sleeping time to gain intel and steer discussion later. If they get caught though, you can guarantee they won’t be around much longer! Part of the villager team.
6. Promotion & Extra Ammo
   Just before each sleep a die is rolled. On the roll of a 6 everyone passes their cards two people to the left and become new characters. On the roll of a 1 the Mafia get extra Ammo and are allowed to kill an additional person.
7. New Character: The Hulk
   If you get the king of clubs you are the hulk. If you chose to reveal yourself (showing your card) then your vote counts twice… although you’ll probably get killed off! Part of the villager team.

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