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Mafia Game Rules

Complete rules for the Yakuza format — team composition, role actions, speeches, nominations, voting, win conditions, and the code of conduct.

12 players3 teams1–1.5 hours on averageYakuza format

Important Update to the Yakuza Rules

  • The Yakuza shoots on the very first night.
  • The Shogun makes the decision but cannot carry out the shot.
  • The Shogun cannot be checked.

Player Setup

The game has 12 players: 7 civilians, 3 Mafiosi, and 2 Yakuza.

7 civilians
  • 5 regular civilians
  • 1 Detective
  • 1 Doctor
3 Mafiosi
  • 1 Don
  • 2 regular Mafiosi
2 Yakuza
  • 1 Shogun — team boss
  • 1 regular Yakuza

Teams and Special Roles

🖤 Mafia Team

  • The team consists of the Don and 2 regular Mafiosi.
  • The Don leads the team and searches for the Detective.
  • At night, the Mafia chooses the player who will leave the game.

🔪 Yakuza Team

  • The team consists of the Shogun and the regular Yakuza.
  • The regular Yakuza shoots on the very first night.
  • The Shogun only makes the decision; the Yakuza carries out the order.
  • If the Yakuza is eliminated, the Shogun can no longer carry out kills.
  • The Yakuza must shoot every night.

🕵🏻‍♂️ Detective

  • The Detective searches for Mafiosi and the Yakuza.
  • For the Detective, the Yakuza is a black card just like the Mafia.
  • The Detective cannot check the Shogun.

👩🏻‍⚕️ Doctor

  • The Doctor wakes every night and attempts to save one player.
  • The Doctor may attempt to save each player only once.
  • The Doctor may also attempt to save themself only once.

Gameplay

Any player may claim any role. The goal is to convince the city that you are “honest” and remain in the game until the end.

Role Introduction

The Mafia team has 20 seconds to identify one another; every other role has 10 seconds.

Daytime Speech

Each player has exactly 1 minute, in table order, to state their position.

Nomination and Defense

A player may make a nomination. The nominee receives an additional 30 seconds to defend themself.

Day and Night

During the day, a player leaves the game by vote; at night, a player leaves as the result of a team kill.

Voting and Tied Votes

Standard Voting

  • The city decides by majority vote who will leave the game.
  • If a player abstains during voting, their vote automatically goes to the last nominee.

First Stage of a Tie

  • Each tied nominee receives an additional 30 seconds to make their case.
  • A repeat vote is then held only among the nominees tied for the highest number of votes.
  • The nominee who receives the majority of votes leaves the game.

If the Vote Is Tied Again

The city is asked whether all remaining nominees should be removed from the game. Approval requires more than 50% of the votes.

Win Conditions

🖤 Mafia

The Mafia wins when its number equals the number of civilians remaining in the game: 3×3, 2×2, or 1×1.

🔪 Yakuza

The Yakuza wins when its number equals either the Mafia or the honest team remaining in the game: 2×2 or 1×1.

🤍 Honest Team

The honest team wins when every Mafioso and Yakuza has been eliminated from the game.

If the Maniac role is included in a particular game, its win condition is defined by a separate rule.

Mafia Code of Conduct

  1. Insulting other players is prohibited.
  2. Making oaths and using obscene language are prohibited.
  3. Unnecessary movement and gestures at night are prohibited.
  4. Using the host’s actions as part of the game or as an argument is prohibited.
  5. Players may not ask the host any questions except about technical matters.
  6. Threats and promises concerning what will happen after the game are prohibited.

Addressing Players and Making Nominations

How do players address one another?

Players address one another only by number. A nomination must be made clearly and in the present tense.

✓ Correct: “Accept the nomination of player number 1.”

✕ Incorrect: “I will nominate player number 1.”

✕ Incorrect: “Accept Giorgi’s nomination.”

When is a nomination considered accepted?

The host must say: “I have accepted the nomination of player number 1.” If the host does not say this, the reason may be:

  • that player number has already been nominated;
  • the nomination was not stated clearly enough;
  • the host did not hear it and it must be repeated.

Host Rules

  • The host announces the nominations only before the final speaker’s turn.
  • Players may ask the host about fouls.
  • Every morning, the host announces the number of critical fouls.
  • The Mafia has 20 seconds to identify one another.
  • Every other role has 10 seconds for its introduction.
  • The host may not end this time early, even if a player chooses not to use their action.

Technical Situations

If the Don Fails to Confirm the Kill

If the Don fails to confirm the kill, goes to sleep, and the situation is unclear to the host, the first non-Mafia player in table order dies.

If the Detective Does Not Make a Choice

If the Detective does not check a player within their 10 seconds, they lose the right to make a check that night and go to sleep.

If the Doctor Does Not Make a Choice

If the Doctor does not choose whom to save within their 10 seconds, the save automatically goes to the first-numbered player at the table whom the Doctor has not previously saved.

If the Don Has Left the Game

If the Don has left the game and the two remaining Mafiosi cannot agree on a kill, the first Mafioso in table order is treated as the Don, and the nominee named by that player dies.