Mafia is a parlor-game that

Mafia is a parlor-game that has stolen the lives of about half the people I know. The rules are rather simple and the gameplay revolves around lying convincingly and reading the other players more than caclulating odds or plotting strategy. It's weirdly compelling, as evidenced by the number of people stumbling around the WorldCon bleary-eyed from having stayed up until dawn playing. Here are the rules — note that the only prop required is a deck of cards, and strips of paper can be substituted for even that. Link Discuss