How to Play Mafia

In Mafia, there is a certain number of players, divided into two main groups: the Town, and the Mafia. If you are a member of the town, you win if, at any point, all non-town members are dead. If you are a member of the Mafia, you win if the Mafia ever comprises a majority of the remaining players. (For example, if there are three mafia members and two town members left, the mafia wins.) If you are neither town nor mafia, your winning conditions should be explained in the PM you are sent. The way you go about winning is simple: you kill off people that you figure are most suspicious, or people that are hindering your plans.

Here's how it works:

Each game 'day' is divided into day and night phases. During the day, players post in the thread, trying to decide which players are really members of the mafia. Please post carefully! Each player gets one vote (although you can change your vote), and whenever one player has a majority of the players' votes, that player is lynched by the town and is eliminated.

During the day, the town tries to decide who is acting scummy, and debates about who to lynch. However, the mafia will try to mislead the town into lynching a town member instead. Players can progress the game by posting not only who they feel is suspicious, but also who they feel is innocent.

Each day lasts until one player is lynched (or a deadline is reached). After a player is lynched, the day ends, and it becomes night. No player may post in the thread during the night. During the night, the mafia chooses one player to hit, and will PM their choice. That player is killed, and eliminated. Also during the night, many players may have night abilities (detailed when the game begins - If they wish to use these, they PM the moderator with their actions during the night). Play continues in this day/night sequence until either side's victory condition is met, at which point the game is over.

Players with beneficial night abilities would be best to keep them secret, so as not to become instant night-kill targets for the mafia. Therefore, it's usually best to keep your abilities secret for at least the first portion of the game.

Summary of Rules-

Do's:
 * 1) Say 'Vote: '. Please bold in red.
 * 2) Send your PMs only to the moderator, within the time limit.
 * 3) Stay active. Try to post at least once a 'Day'. Inactives will be replaced.
 * 4) PM if you have any questions or wish to be replaced.

Don'ts:
 * 1) Don't edit your posts.
 * 2) Don't quote PMs from the moderator (or fake them).
 * 3) Don't communicate outside of the game thread, unless allowed by your role.
 * 4) Don't post during the night in the main thread.
 * 5) Don't post after you have died, except one 'Goodbye' post which reveals no info.