Mafioso: Mafia in Your Group Chat

Your friends start talking about playing mafia, but the host is the one role nobody wants, and everyone wants to play. Mafioso solves that: the bot runs the round in your Telegram group, so nobody has to sit out as the narrator. 🎭

The bot description is plain: it will organize a mafia game in your group. The menu is modest, only three commands, and that is enough to learn it in a minute.

What the host bot does

In a live game the host deals the roles, announces night and day, counts votes and keeps order. It is easy to mix things up, and the host drops out of the fun.

The bot takes those duties over. Roles in mafia are secret, and a host exists precisely so that nobody learns too much. You just play and argue.

The three commands you need

• /start: a welcome and a first look at the bot.
• /profile: your player profile.
• /help: a guide to the bot.

If something is unclear, begin with the help: it gathers tips for starting a game. Updates about the bot are posted in its news channel.

How the classic rules are built

Players split into two sides. Townsfolk want to find the mafia, while the mafia tries to eliminate the town without being caught. The game moves in turns: at night the mafia picks a victim, by day everyone discusses and votes on who to expel.

Extended versions add special roles, such as one who can check a player or one who heals. Which roles your bot offers is something to read in its help.

Running a good round

1. Gather a group of several people at least: the more players, the more fun.
2. Add the bot to the chat and grant the permissions it asks for.
3. Make sure every participant has opened a chat with the bot if it asks for that.
4. Agree on discussion time so the round does not drag on.
5. After the game, talk through who played how.

The best rounds happen when nobody reveals a role after being eliminated. The rule is simple, yet it is often broken in the heat of the moment. 🎲

Tips for first-timers

Town players: listen to how a person defends themselves and notice who hurries to change the subject. Mafia players: do not defend too fiercely and do not stay silent either, both extremes raise suspicion. A newcomer can start by simply watching who votes for whom and why. 🕵️

Arguing hard is fine, but do not drag personal grudges into the chat. It is a game, and everyone is an enemy only for the length of the round.

Profile and the habit of playing

The /profile command shows your profile. What exactly it displays is something to see in the bot. For groups that play regularly, such data adds interest: you want to improve the result.

If you play in a big chat with strangers, stay polite and do not share personal data in the chat. The game does not need it.

What people ask before playing

Here are answers to the most common questions.