Hey everyone :) At my school, Mafia is a big game. When I saw that you guys played over the internet I figured that it sounded like a lot of fun and I want to try it. But I am not sure how to get into or a game, or what the rules are for that matter. Can someone please explain, or at least point me in the direction of answers? Thanks :)
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How to get into Mafia?
- Thread starter Darth Trey
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Mekkah's mafia article in the smog is a good place to look to get beginner information on mafia
also this article for an overview of the basic roles
additionally, you can get on IRC (use the irc.synirc.net server) and join #fluodome to play quick games on the mafiabot and get to know people. it's a faster learning curve than full mafia games and you can play a lot in a short amount of time
also this article for an overview of the basic roles
additionally, you can get on IRC (use the irc.synirc.net server) and join #fluodome to play quick games on the mafiabot and get to know people. it's a faster learning curve than full mafia games and you can play a lot in a short amount of time
Could you please describe your school's version of mafia games?
another thing i like to think is that playing mafia is kind of like learning a language. you can read articles telling you how to play mafia all you want, but the best way to learn quickly is get right into a game and try it! as long as you're not completely incompetent you should be fine, and enough people are forgiving of new players
First step is understanding the bare basics and then actually entering a game. Best to learn from experience.
Before playing fluodome mafia, reading through this thread is helpful. It shows what the roles are, and how they are usually played.
I tried fluodome and always got killed night 0, I wonder if it's because people don't know me that well or what?
THE_IRON_...KENYAN?
Banned deucer.
Go on #fluodome on the SynIrc server and play mafia
to start a game and join, just enter "!mafia"
The bot explains how to play the game
/end thread
This is how pretty much everyone gets into mafia; its best you play fluodome so you wont be a complete noob for forum mafia
to start a game and join, just enter "!mafia"
The bot explains how to play the game
/end thread
This is how pretty much everyone gets into mafia; its best you play fluodome so you wont be a complete noob for forum mafia
And sometimes, new players are n1 killed constantly, so do not feel offended. Understand this rule will help you tremendously: If you are a martyr/hooker repeat the following "HOOKER/MARTYR! BG PROTECT! CLAIMS!!!!" If it is a french/italian mafia game, Martyr claims (if m.i.a. or Hooker, then Inspector claims). By doing this, you become village leader and then you have to weed through claims (not every player claims truthfully *cough cough Eo*) (some dont claim at all (which is ok too)), and lynch the correct targets.
FYI I never played fluodome mafia, I hate it and i'm pretty bad because I find it way too fast (I guess I have a slow reaction time). I don't think playing some fluodome mafia games is the best/only way to get into the forum ones - you just have to read Mekkah's articles in the Smog, and maybe finding a host of a current game who would let you see their sheet would help; after that, you just have to jump in. It's pretty easy to get 'into', what's hard is to lead your team to victory, and the only way to learn that is through experience.
another thing that I just remember: when I first started getting into forum mafia, I read through a lot of the older mafia games (mafia mafia, dbz, and some others), which actually really helped me get into the ideas of the game, although the best way to still learn strategies is just get into the game and try it yourself!
I can agree with asim, reading through previous mafia games was a really big help. Also, just following a mafia game in progress and talking to some of the players in it helps - so you can see their strategies etc (just don't blab it to anyone else lol).
I did the same thing that asim had. I had read through post-games, full game threads, etc. The only thing is that reading big mafia threads tends not to help very much in understanding big mafia. Besides that, reading up on different small mafia games, seeing what people did right and wrong, getting an idea of what people false-claim, how to lead a village, etc. It's possible to at the very least begin to understand how these mechanics work, even as an inexperienced player. I actually managed to "lead" the village in my very first small mafia game. Yes, I had no idea what to do or who to trust, but it helped for me to learn what leaders do and all that jazz. It helped me to learn from much better and much more experienced players than myself. So yeah...