Mafia.

Mafia without a narrator

Mafia is the classic party game of secret roles, lies and late-night accusations. Usually one person has to sit out and run it. Here the app is the narrator, so everyone at the table plays.

• 👥 5–16 players
• ⏱️ 20–45 minutes
• 📱 One phone, or one each
• 🆓 Free, no sign-up

The app deals the roles, collects each night move in secret, announces the morning news, keeps the discussion timer and counts the votes. Sounds mark night and morning, and every announcement shows as a big card with a Repeat button. Turn on Read aloud if you want the phone to speak the announcements too.

How to play

1. Set up. Add the players' names (one phone) or create a room and share the code (each on own phone). Choose the roles and settings.
2. First day. With "Start with a day" on, everyone holds the door to see their role, then the table chats. No vote and nobody dies.
3. Night. Each player sees their role and makes a move. The Mafia pick a victim, the Doctor saves one player, the Police check one player, and everyone else answers "Who do you suspect most?". Every turn looks the same, so nobody can tell roles apart.
4. Morning. The app tells who died, or that nobody died last night.
5. Day. Talk it over, then vote one player out, or nobody. A tie means nobody is out.
6. Repeat night and day until one side wins.

Roles and rules

• Mafia know each other and pick one victim each night. Online, they must all agree on the same player.
• Doctor saves one player each night, themselves too, but not the same player two nights in a row.
• Police check one player each night and learn whether they are Mafia.
• Citizens have no power, only their vote and their voice.
• The town wins when no Mafia are left. The Mafia win when they are at least as many as everyone else.
• The app suggests 1 Mafia for 5–7 players, 2 for 8–11 and 3 for 12 or more.
• Never show your screen — showing it is cheating.

Variants and settings

Mafia helper

The helper wins with the Mafia but does not know who they are, and the Mafia do not know the helper. The Police see the helper as not Mafia. Good for groups that find the Mafia too easy to catch.

Jester

The Jester wins alone, at once, if the town votes them out. If the Mafia kill them at night, they just die. Expect a lot of suspicious behaviour on purpose.

Voting on one phone

Secret: the phone goes round and each player votes alone. Open: enter each player's vote. Group: the table agrees on one name.

Timer and other settings

Set a discussion time from 1 to 10 minutes, or none. When time runs out the vote can open by itself, or wait for the host. You can also choose to show the role of eliminated players, and turn Sounds and Read aloud on or off.

Tips

• Citizens: ask questions and remember who said what. The Mafia have to lie every day.
• Mafia: act like a worried citizen. Accuse someone, but not too hard.
• Doctor: a player who talks a lot is often the Mafia's next target.
• Police: share what you know at the right time. Reveal too early and you will not see the next morning.
• New group? Start with Doctor and Police only, and add the helper or the Jester next time.

FAQ

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• Guide: Mafia without a narratorRules, roles and tips for your first game.
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