Game Variations

Although the standard way of playing (an uninformed Town with a single Mafia consisting of about 1/4 the players) is also the most common game variation, there are a few other variations that can be played from time to time, especially in quicker chat games. Here are some of the different variations.

Dethy
Dethwing Classic, or Dethy for short, is a small, 5 player mafia game that contains a single mafia member, and four Cops of varying sanities. Although all the Cops can investigate, none of them know their sanity, which may or may not be revealed upon death. There is usually some combination of: Sane Cop, Paranoid Cop (always gets Mafia), Naive Cop (always gets Townie), Insane Cop (gets the opposite alignment), or Random Cop (gets a random alignment). The mafia blends in by pretending to be one of the Cops, and the players have to figure out who is who.

Marine Architect
A Marine Architect game, or MA for short, is a mafia game of varying size where each player is a Marine Architect of predetermined alignment. After receiving their alignments, the players can then choose their own role ability, which is then usually balanced by the moderator. The game is then played like a standard Mafia game.

Choose Your Own Character
Choose Your Own Character, or CYOC for short, is a mafia game of varying size where each player chooses their own character. After receiving the characters, the moderator will randomize the alignments and assign a role ability loosely based on the character. The game is then played like a standard Mafia game. This type of game is fun because each player can be a character they enjoy and the lack of a theme makes it impossible to confirm someone from just a name claim.