Mafia Game Roles

Mafia

• Goal: Eliminate all non-Mafia players.
• Abilities:
  • Each night, the Mafia secretly chooses one player to eliminate.
• Notes:
  • Appears innocent during the day unless caught by roles like the Detective.
  • Wins if Mafia members equal or outnumber the players.

Detective

• Goal: Help the players identify and eliminate the Mafia.
• Abilities:
  • Each night, can investigate (scan) one player to learn if they are Mafia or not.
• Notes:
  • Must convince others with limited proof, without revealing too early.
  • If Mafia discovers the Detective, they are often targeted.

Doctor

• Goal: Protect Town members from Mafia eliminations.
• Abilities:
  • Each night, you can choose one player to save from elimination, but you cannot save the same person (including yourself) two nights in a row.
• Notes:
  • If the Mafia targets the saved player, the elimination fails.
  • Needs to predict who is in danger each night.

Jester

• Goal: Get voted out during the voting round.
• Abilities:
  • Wins if they are eliminated by a player vote.
• Notes:
  • Creates chaos by acting suspicious.
  • Does not win if eliminated at night by Mafia.