M.A.F.I.A

Mafia... that's the most famous game right now in Cork (ok, not really in Cork, among me and my friends at least. Huhu...)
Since the start of the holidays (which was 3 days ago), I've played mafia in every get-together that have happened. I guess I was the main reason they played it cause every time hangout je,
"Wei, korang jom ah men mafia!! Mafia, mafia!! Tak nak ah men poker ni, kte kan ramai..." Semangat~~ haha... Pastu, since everyone already knows how to play, setiap kali pun sure nak men Mafia ni. =P

So, to anyone who doesn't know how it's played, I'm gonna try to explain it as simple as possible.

Ok, so the game Mafia is best played with a lot of people. But, since a lot of our friends went to the spring camp and also already went to their separate holiday destinations, most of the time, we only have about 9 to 10 people. Which is fine, but it makes the game go kind of fast, since we can only have one killer. What's a killer?? Ahaa... The killer is the most essential role in the game. He/she gets to kill whoever they want to. Then, there's the role of the doctor, who can heal anyone they wishes to (usually when I play, the doctors are always selfish and always save their OWN self!! Bahaya future doctors cani. And selalunya Nad ah jadi doctor and sebab die selalu sangat save diri sendiri and atas pengaruh Pe'e, kteorg pun vote kuar doctor-doctor selfish ni. Huhu... Sorry Nad!! Eventhough dah merayu, "Ala... please ah jangan kuarkan aku!! Aku selamatkan orang lain la lepas ni. Please ah jangan kuarkan aku!!", tapi still kne vote kuar. Haha... Lawak-lawak!!) Then there's also the spy/seeker. He/she plays a role in seeking out who they think is the killer and it's up to them to either reveal their identity (and risk being killed by the killer if they don't succeed in making the others believe they're the seeker. Setakat ni men, memang dorang ske je nak ngaku jadi seeker. Seeker penipu paling kurang berjaya adalah Kamil. Dah ah at that time I was the killer and he said I wasn't the killer and I was ready to make him my ally. Pastu smeorg vote him out cause muke tak boleh caye. Aisey~) or just play silent. Strategy penting... =P So, the other people besides the 3 roles that I mentioned, would be ordinary people. Ready to be killed... (everyone besides the killer and doctor, if they always heal themselves, can be killed in this game) And we also have one storyteller.


Ok, so the game usually starts after all the players get their roles. Then, the storyteller would ask everyone to sleep (meaning, close their eyes! The game is soo much fun if no one cheats. Seriously... =P) And then, the killer would be called to open their eyes and choose whoever they want to kill and close their eyes again. Then, the doctor would be called to open their eyes and can choose whoever they want to save and close their eyes again. Finally, the seeker would be called to open their eyes and guess who they think is the killer and then before they close their eyes, the storyteller would show some signs of whether they got it right or wrong (and only the spy/seeker and the storyteller would know about this). After that, everyone would wake up and the storyteller would say whether someone has 'died' or not. The remaining players have to discuss who they want to vote off the game, meaning vote who they think is the killer. Owh, but 'dead' people can't say anything after they've been killed. So, whoever is mentioned during the discussion would be singled out to be voted off. Only one person would be voted off for each round. So, for each round, given that a person is killed too, there would be two people who would be out of the game. Then if the players still haven't voted off the killer, the game would continue. Following the same steps as before, until the killer is caught or until the killer is left with another player only. It all involves a lot of convincing, defending and yes... acting!!

So, to anyone who haven't tried playing this game, seriously try it!! It's really great for a get-together. Unless you have another game to play (like wii ke... Kteorang dah ade wii pun still men Mafia. Huhu...), just try it! Guaranteed satisfaction! =)