Mechanics

Order of Night actions

Actions are posted chronologically.

• Jailor detains target

• Night discussion (Mafia chat, Mason chat, Cultist chat, and Jailor chat)

• Bulletproof vests are used

• Target switches and role-blockers
  • Priority order is Witches, Bus Drivers, then role-blockers (Escort or Consort). It then repeats that cycle a random number of times to deal with complicated webs of events and paradoxes.

• Framer frames someone, Arsonist douses/undouses, and other miscellaneous role actions happen.

• Killing roles and suicides act simultaneously
  • Jailor, Vigilante, Mafioso and Godfather, Serial Killer, Arsonist, Mass Murderer, Jester, Disguiser, and leavers in that order (being killed in a previous event does not matter, however), Bodyguard, Bus Driver, and Witch indirect kills/suicides happen throughout in the applicable areas.

• Janitor cleans a target

• Investigative roles detect (Sheriff, Investigator, Consigliere)

• Disguiser replaces his target if the kill was successful

• Mason Leader recruits someone to become a Mason

• The Cult recruits someone to be a Cultist

Mechanics sequence relevant and directly dictated by Dark Revenant as of June 1, 2011

Tie Breakers

Three Days of Peace

When a game of Mafia goes for three days and three nights without any player dying a tiebreaker formula is executed:

• If the Town outnumbers the Mafia then the Town wins
• If the Mafia have equal or greater numbers to the Town then the Mafia Wins
• If the neutral pairings have equal or greater numbers than the town then the neutrals will win

• For example if there were two Serial Killers and 2 Escorts left who were continuously blocking the Serial Killers then the Serial Killers would still win.

• If one faction outnumbers different neutrals, then that faction will win.

• For example, three Escorts, two Witches and an Arsonist will result in town win.

One Versus One

When the game comes down to a one versus one scenario (at the start of a day, not after a lynch) the game is automatically concluded with the roles winning in the following order:

• Arsonist
  • There is an option that allows for the Serial Killer to win over the Arsonist
• Mass Murderer
• Serial Killer
• Mafia (or Witch)
  • There is an option that allows for Citizen to win over the Mafia
• Cult
• Town
• Jester/Executioner/Amnesiac/Survivor

Random Role Constraints

Certain roles cannot be randomed in situations in which they would have no effect on the game. These roles include:

• Coroner will only spawn from random if one or more of these conditions are true: [1]
  1. There is a Janitor in the game.
  2. The mode is the Clue variant.
  3. All options for the Coroner are enabled.

• Mason Leader will not spawn from random roles (not including Mafia Variant).

• Mason.

Note: Spy and some other roles such as Sheriff are exempt from this rule and still spawn even if there are no Mafia-aligned roles in the game.

Day-Break Kill Messages

• Mafia:

He/She was shot at close range.

He/She was also riddled with bullets at close range.

There were signs of struggle. He/she was shot at close range.

There were signs of struggle. He/She was also riddled with bullets at close range.

There were signs of struggle. His/Her body was battered and had multiple bone fractures. He/She was shot at close range.

His/Her body had bruises and minor fractures. He/she was shot at close range.

His/Her body had bruises and minor fractures. He/She was also riddled with bullets at close range.

• Serial Killer:

He/She had multiple stab wounds.

There were signs of a struggle. He/She had multiple stab wounds.

He/She had bruises and some bone fractures. He/She had multiple stab wounds.

His/Her body was severely battered with many broken bones. He/She had multiple stab wounds.

• Veteran:

He/She was killed with a military-grade assault rifle.

He/She had multiple wounds from a fragmentation grenade. He/She was killed with a military-grade assault rifle.

• Vigilante:

He/She was shot by a high-caliber gun.

He/She was ripped apart with several rounds from a high-calibur gun.

His/Her body had bruises and minor fractures. He was shot by a high-caliber gun.

His/Her body was severely battered with many broken bones. He/She was shot by a high-caliber gun.

• Mass Murderer:

He/She was completely eviscerated.

He/She died horribly to chainsaw wounds.

He/She was torn to pieces with a chainsaw.

He/She became an unrecognizable pile of gore.

His/Her entrails were strewn about the house.

• Arsonist:

He/she was incinerated.

He/She was burnt to death.

He/She was killed in a fire.

• Bodyguard:

He/She was killed in a duel.

He/She was slain in a shootout.

• Jailor:

He/She was executed in a jail cell.

• Jester Grief Suicide:

He/She apparently shot herself. Her suicide note expressed grief and guilt over the Jester's death.

• Executioner Failure Suicide:

He/She apparently shot himself after leaving a suicide note with the words "I failed." on it.

• Witch Suicide:

• Bus Driver:

He/She was run over by a bus.

• Mason Leader:

He/She was bludgeoned to death.

• Administrator Kick:

He/She was struck by lightning.

• Suicide:

He/She apparently committed suicide.

• Leaver Suicide:

(name) committed suicide.

Russian Roulette Mini-game

Mafia features a Russian Roulette mini-game that players can partake it upon dying during the actual game.

• The game begins by having one player type -roulette in the graveyard chat
  • By typing -roulette # # players you can set a minimum bet and number of chambers in the revolver, respectively
• Other players can then join the game by subsequently typing -join
  • Players can also type -observe to observe the game
• Players can then bet points on the game by typing -bet #
  • At the end of betting, the bets are normalized so no one player bets more points than the other players combined. Therefore, a 1v1 game will always result in both players betting equal amounts.
• The game is a standard game of Russian Roulette with a six-barrel revolver (unless changed in the settings) and one bullet
  • Upon beginning the game one player receives the gun and can type -pull to pull the trigger or -pass to pass the gun along
  • Recipients of the gun after it has been passed must pull the trigger at least once before passing the gun again
• Once a player has been killed the surviving players split the points bet by that player between them
  • Players who bet more points receive more winnings
  • Players who pulled the trigger multiple times consecutively during play receive more winnings.
• Once a player has been killed in a game of Russian Roulette they cannot join any subsequent games
• If the game of Mafia comes to a conclusion during a game of Russian Roulette the game will NOT be aborted.
• Bets are silently removed at the beginning of the game and are given back at the end; leaving when you know your odds are bad (50% or 100% to die) will still make you lose the points you bet.