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I've never heard of this game, maybe a description or link to a wikipedia page[1] in the readme would be good. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mafia_(party_ga

I've never heard of this game, maybe a description or link to a wikipedia page[1] in the readme would be good. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mafia_(party_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mafia_(party_game)

bass_case 11y ago
Good suggestion, I added to Readme
giancarlostoro 11y ago
I've played it as "Mafia" but never as "Werewolf" so thanks for the informed link.
- scrollaway 11y ago
  If you enjoy Mafia, check out Town of Salem - a web/desktop based version. Games are quicker than usual Mafia. https://www.blankmediagames.com/ https://www.blankmediagames.com/
  - eru 11y ago
    There's also `Secret Hitler'. A game that's better than its name sounds.
- 8note 11y ago
  here's the werewolf version: http://www.games-wiki.org/wiki/Werewolves_of_Millers_Hollow/ http://www.games-wiki.org/wiki/Werewolves_of_Millers_Hollow/ having cards available as reminders of who's alive is very helpful
jschulenklopper 11y ago
And there is this great story in Wired on the history and popularity of this game, especially at tech conferences: http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2010/03/features/werewolf http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2010/03/features/wer...
- waterhouse 11y ago
  Once I attended a math olympiad training camp, and was told a story explaining why we were not allowed to play "Mafia": The previous year, students had arranged a real-time version of the game, so that, each night, the mafia would vote and eventually someone would go knock on the victim's door. At some point, a maid found a piece of paper in someone's dorm, listing a "God", the names of people who had been "killed", who was to be killed that night, etc. The police were called. The matter was eventually cleared up, but from then on, the camp imposed a strict policy of no "Mafia". People were free to play equivalent games, as long as the vocabulary of the game was not something that could conceivably lead to a repeat incident.
  - eru 11y ago
    I believe the proper term is `isomorphic' games?
  - jschulenklopper 11y ago
    Ha! In my family we play the Mafia game by the book but with alternative themes. My father-in-law used to work as a fireman, so I created the game of "Pyromaniac" for a family weekend trip. And for a party of one of my children, I rewrote the game towards "Wolf in sheep's clothes". They loved it (and would not understand the mafia references). Hopefully the police is not alarmed by bits of paper with labels as "wolf" (mafia), "dog" (guardian angel), "shepherd" (detective) and "sheep" (civilian)...
abcd_f 11y ago
Now also in a movie format - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDpSwl-fJcU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDpSwl-fJcU

bass_case 11y ago

Good suggestion, I added to Readme

giancarlostoro 11y ago

I've played it as "Mafia" but never as "Werewolf" so thanks for the informed link.

scrollaway 11y ago
If you enjoy Mafia, check out Town of Salem - a web/desktop based version. Games are quicker than usual Mafia. https://www.blankmediagames.com/ https://www.blankmediagames.com/
- eru 11y ago
  There's also `Secret Hitler'. A game that's better than its name sounds.
8note 11y ago
here's the werewolf version: http://www.games-wiki.org/wiki/Werewolves_of_Millers_Hollow/ http://www.games-wiki.org/wiki/Werewolves_of_Millers_Hollow/ having cards available as reminders of who's alive is very helpful

jschulenklopper 11y ago

And there is this great story in Wired on the history and popularity of this game, especially at tech conferences: http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2010/03/features/werewolf http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2010/03/features/wer...

waterhouse 11y ago
Once I attended a math olympiad training camp, and was told a story explaining why we were not allowed to play "Mafia": The previous year, students had arranged a real-time version of the game, so that, each night, the mafia would vote and eventually someone would go knock on the victim's door. At some point, a maid found a piece of paper in someone's dorm, listing a "God", the names of people who had been "killed", who was to be killed that night, etc. The police were called. The matter was eventually cleared up, but from then on, the camp imposed a strict policy of no "Mafia". People were free to play equivalent games, as long as the vocabulary of the game was not something that could conceivably lead to a repeat incident.
- eru 11y ago
  I believe the proper term is `isomorphic' games?
- jschulenklopper 11y ago
  Ha! In my family we play the Mafia game by the book but with alternative themes. My father-in-law used to work as a fireman, so I created the game of "Pyromaniac" for a family weekend trip. And for a party of one of my children, I rewrote the game towards "Wolf in sheep's clothes". They loved it (and would not understand the mafia references). Hopefully the police is not alarmed by bits of paper with labels as "wolf" (mafia), "dog" (guardian angel), "shepherd" (detective) and "sheep" (civilian)...

abcd_f 11y ago

Now also in a movie format - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDpSwl-fJcU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDpSwl-fJcU