Have you ever heard of a game called Mafia? It’s a game frequently played at parties where everyone is given a role as either a townie or a mafia. The mafia knows who the other mafia are, but the townies have no idea. During the day phase, all players vote to lynch a player. During the night phase, the mafia decides which townie to kill. The game ends when one side is all dead.
There is a version being played on IRC even now. A game only takes about ten minutes to play, and goes rather quickly. It’s a lot of fun. There are a couple of variations on the game, and the IRC channel allows many of these. There are also additional roles, like townies who are cops or doctors. There is a very nice flash file that shows all the different roles available, and you should use this as a reference guide during the game.
http://mikeburnfire.sitesled.com/mscumB.swf
You can play this game on the IRC server irc.globalgamers.net in the #mafia channel. If you don’t know how to get IRC, use mIRC for Windows available at http://www.mirc.co.uk.
