Play Mafia online, with the big screen as narrator.
The Mafia party game for a whole room: a secret role on every phone, nights and days narrated on the big screen, and a vote the town takes together. Switch to the Werewolf theme for a werewolf game online with the same rules.
On the big screen
Day 1
Talk it out
Who's lying? 9 of 10 still in.
How it works
- 01
A secret role on every phone
Each player holds their phone to peek at a role: Mafia, the detective, the doctor or a townsperson. At night the night roles pick on their phones while the big screen says only that night has fallen.
- 02
Dawn, then the town talks
The big screen narrates: who the night took, and their role if you reveal roles. Then the town has the day to argue about who is lying, with the living players around the screen and a clock above them.
- 03
The town votes someone out
Every living player votes on their phone, or votes for nobody. The screen counts the votes and names whoever goes. Night falls again until one side has won.
Why Mafia needs nobody to sit out
The hardest job in a game of Mafia is the narrator’s. They know every role, so they cannot play. They have to remember who the Mafia chose, who the doctor saved and what to whisper to the detective, and one slip of the face gives the game away.
Here the big screen narrates and the server keeps the secrets. Each role is dealt to one phone, the night’s picks are made on the phones, and the screen shows only what the whole room is allowed to know: night has fallen, who the night took, who the vote put out. Even the host’s own screens never learn a role until it is revealed, so the person who set the game up gets to play it.
The rules are the familiar ones, and the same in both themes. Play it as Mafia in the town, or as Werewolf in the village, with werewolves, a seer and a healer. Only the names on the cards change.
Dawn · Day 1
Barbara was eliminated.
They were a Townsperson.
Dawn · Day 1
Barbara was eliminated.
They were a Villager.
FAQ
Mafia, explained
How do you play Mafia?
Every player is secretly dealt a role. A few are the Mafia, who know each other; everyone else is in the town. Each night the Mafia choose someone to eliminate, the doctor protects someone, and the detective checks someone. Each day the town talks and votes someone out. The town wins when the Mafia are gone, and the Mafia win when they are as many as everyone else.
Can you play Mafia online?
Yes. Everyone scans a QR code or opens a link and plays in their phone's browser, with no app and no account. Each phone holds its own player's role and choices, and the big screen narrates the nights, the dawns and the votes for the whole room. It works in one room or on a video call, as long as everyone can see the shared screen.
Who is the narrator?
The big screen. It tells the room when night falls, who the night took, when the day starts and who the vote put out. Nobody has to sit out to run the game, and the big screen and your remote never learn who holds which role until it is revealed, so the host can play too.
How many Mafia are there?
On Auto, 1 at 5 to 7, 2 at 8 to 11 and 3 at 12 to 16 players, and more as the room grows. You can also choose from 1 to 6. Whatever you choose, the Mafia always start outnumbered. The detective and the doctor are each optional.
What happens at night?
The Mafia each pick a target and see one another's picks, and the most-picked player is the target. The doctor picks someone to save, and may save themselves. The detective picks someone to check, and only they learn the answer, once the night is over. Everyone else's phone says to close their eyes and has a button to tap, so every phone is busy and nobody can tell who has a night role.
Why does the night always run its full clock?
If the night ended as soon as the night roles had picked, its length would tell the room something. So it always runs the whole 30 seconds, or whatever you set from 20 seconds to 1 minute 30 seconds, and nobody, the host included, can end it early or stretch it.
How does the vote work?
Every living player votes for someone to eliminate, or for nobody, within 45 seconds. The vote ends early once every living player has voted. The player with the most votes is out. A tie, or "No elimination" coming out on top, puts nobody out. The big screen shows how many votes each player got, never who voted for whom.
What do eliminated players see?
Their own role and the game as the room sees it, with the line "You're out. Stay quiet about your role." They never see the Mafia's picks or the detective's results, because they are still in the room, talking.
Can we play Werewolf instead?
Yes. Switch the theme to Werewolf and the game moves to the village: the Mafia become Werewolves, the detective becomes the seer, the doctor becomes the healer and the townspeople become villagers. The rules stay exactly the same.
How long does a game take?
Each night is 30 seconds, each day 2 minutes of talk and a 45 seconds vote, so one night and day takes at most about 4 minutes, and a game is as many of them as it takes one side to win. You can set the day from 30 seconds to 10 minutes, skip the discussion, end a vote early or add 15 seconds from your phone.
How many people can play?
At least 5. Past 30 players the day vote gets slow, so the lobby warns you, but it never turns anyone away. The Free plan supports up to 50 participants per live activity, Pro raises that to 150, and Badass supports up to 300.
Do players need an app or an account?
No. They scan a QR code or open a link and play in their phone's browser. Nothing to install and no sign-up.