Town
Win when all Mafia and the Maniac are dead. The whole Town team wins - alive and dead.
Rules
Mafia game rules
How Mafia Town is played: phases, voting, death and win conditions.
Getting started
Into the game in 4 steps
No install, no sign-up, no host needed - the server runs the game.
- 1
Open
Open @MafiaTownGameBot in Telegram or log in with Telegram in your browser.
- 2
Join a room
Join an open room, enter your friends' room with a 6-character code, or create your own.
- 3
Get your role
At the start everyone gets a secret role. Only you know it.
- 4
Expose
Use your role at night, argue by day and vote the suspect out.
Game rhythm
Night and day - every phase has a timer
One round takes about 3.5 minutes. A game usually ends in 3-6 rounds (roughly 10-20 minutes); with no winner after 15 rounds it is a draw.
Role reveal
once at the start15 sYou see your secret role and goal. The Mafia learn their partners.
Introduction
once at the start60 sGreetings and first impressions. Nobody has died yet and there is no voting.
Night
every round45 sThe Mafia pick a victim, the Doctor heals, the Detective checks. The Mafia have their own private chat. If everyone acts, the night ends early.
Dawn
every round10 sWho died in the night and their role are announced.
Discussion
every round90 sChat, voice messages and sound emotes. This is when the Mayor may reveal.
Vote
every round25 sThe single player with the most votes becomes the nominee. A tie means nobody.
Confirm
every round20 sEveryone presses 👍 or 👎. The nominee is executed only if 👍 wins.
Execution
every round15 sThe condemned says their last words and their role is revealed. Then the win check runs.
Who wins?
The winner is checked after night deaths, at the end of every round and immediately when someone leaves.
Mafia
Win when the Maniac is dead and living Mafia equal or outnumber the Town.
Maniac
Wins by killing everyone and being the last one standing. While he lives, neither Town nor Mafia can win.
Survivor and Jester
They don't end the game. The Survivor (if alive at the end) and the Jester (if executed by day) win alongside the winner - even in a draw.
Draw
No winner after 15 rounds, or nobody from Town, Mafia and the Maniac is left alive.
Real situations
The last mafioso is executed
- Situation
- Alive: 3 citizens and the Survivor. The last mafioso is executed in the day vote.
- Verdict
- Town wins, and the Survivor wins with them.
No Mafia, but a Maniac
- Situation
- The Mafia are dead. Alive: the Detective, a citizen and the Maniac.
- Verdict
- Town must execute the Maniac or the Detective must shoot him. Otherwise the Maniac kills them one by one at night and wins.
Parity
- Situation
- Alive: 2 mafiosi and 2 citizens. The Maniac is already dead.
- Verdict
- Mafia wins - the Town can no longer outvote them.
The Maniac stops the Mafia
- Situation
- Alive: 2 mafiosi, 1 citizen and the Maniac.
- Verdict
- The Mafia don't win yet - a living Maniac blocks their victory.
The Jester was executed
- Situation
- On day 2 the Town executed the Jester thinking he was Mafia. Later the Mafia reached parity.
- Verdict
- Mafia wins, and the Jester wins too - his win was recorded when he was executed.
Nobody left
- Situation
- In one night the Detective shot the last mafioso and the Mafia killed the Detective. Only the Survivor is alive.
- Verdict
- Draw - no winning team is left. The Survivor is alive, so he still wins.
Important rules
Two-step voting
First, the single player with the most votes becomes the nominee (a tie means nobody), then everyone presses 👍/👎. The nominee doesn't vote in the confirmation. A revealed Mayor's vote counts twice.
Last will and last words
A dead player can write a last will once within 45 seconds (up to 280 characters). The condemned says their last words during execution.
Chats
The general chat is open in introduction and discussion. At night only the Mafia write in their chat. The dead chat is always open and hidden from the living.
Activity
Missing two required actions in a row (night action or vote) takes you out of the game. The skip button counts as an action.
Leaving
A player who leaves counts as dead, their role is revealed and they get no rewards.
Succession
If the Don dies, a living mafioso becomes the new Don. If the Detective dies, the Sergeant inherits the role with the remaining bullets.
Kick vote
A living player can start a vote to kick another real player: 30 seconds, at least 60% and 3 yes votes required.
A new case is open
Who disappears tonight?
Invite your friends and find out who is the best liar.
Free. No download, no sign-up - log in with your Telegram account. The game is in Uzbek and Russian.