Setup
Mafia with 5 players
The smallest game the engine will run. One mafioso, and no Detective — investigation cannot return anything but "town" against a lone Godfather, so the slot goes to a Citizen instead.
What gets dealt
| Side | Roles | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Mafia | Godfather | 1 |
| Town | Doctor, and 3 Citizens | 4 |
Mafia team
- Godfather
Town power roles
- Doctor
Citizens
3 with no night action at all — and the votes that decide most games.
How it plays
Brutally short and almost pure argument. With one killer and one Doctor, a single correct save can swing the whole game.
The mafia land one kill a night, and there is only one mafioso to take it. The town wins by eliminating the Godfather; the mafia win once the living town is down to one.
The Doctor protects one player a night.
Nearby sizes
See the whole ladder in setups by player count, or read what each role does in every role explained.