Mafia

MAFIA

Online party game · noir at heart, modern at home

One of you runs the night and never gets a role. Everything about the table is yours to set once the room opens.
Only people you send the code to can get in. You can open it up later from inside the room.
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PUBLIC ROOMS

How to play Mafia online

Mafia is a social deduction game for 4 to 12 people. At night the mafia quietly picks somebody off; by day the town argues and votes. Whichever side ends up in the majority wins. There is nothing to install: a room is made in the browser in a few seconds and your friends walk in with a link or a six-letter code.

  1. Make a room

    Type a name, pick an avatar and press Create Room. A room can be private — only the people you send the code to get in — or public, in which case it is listed on the front page for anybody to join.

  2. Invite your friends

    Copy the invite link and drop it in the chat. In Telegram and Discord it unfurls into a card with the room number and how many players are already at the table. Guests need no account.

  3. Pick a moderator, or do without one

    In Guided mode one person runs the night and gets no role — they have their own screen with everything that is happening. In Auto mode there is no moderator: the server calls the phases on a timer and everybody plays.

  4. Play: night, day, vote

    At night the mafia, the doctor and the detective make their choices. In the morning the town learns who did not wake up, argues and votes. Voice and video are in the room itself, and a dead player’s microphone closes on its own.

Rules and roles in Mafia

Everybody knows the basic set, and almost every table adds something of its own. Inside the room the host can switch any role on or off, change the timers, allow a last will and save the result as their own preset.

Civilian
Knows nobody. Their only weapon is the conversation and the logic of the vote. Civilians are always the majority at the start and the minority by the end.
Mafia
Wakes at night, sees the others, and chooses who to remove. By day they play a civilian — and the better they play it, the more they talk.
Don
Head of the mafia. Their vote decides the kill when their own side cannot agree, and in some sets they also hunt for the detective.
Doctor
Saves one person each night. Themselves — usually not twice in a row: the rule is a room setting.
Detective
Checks one player each night and learns whether they are mafia. The hard part is never the check; it is saying so and living until morning.
Night
Everyone "falls asleep" and the roles act in turn. You see your own move and nothing else.
Day
Discussion on a timer, then the vote. Whoever collects the most votes is out, and their role is revealed.
Ending
The town wins when no mafia are left. The mafia win when there are as many of them as there are civilians.

Frequently asked questions

How many players do you need for Mafia?

Four to twelve. Four gives you a short game with a single mafioso; it really opens up from six or seven. With a moderator, add one more — they do not take a role.

Do I need to install anything or sign up?

No. Mafia runs in the browser on a phone and on a computer, and a guest joins from the link with nothing but a name. A chillgame.online account is only for XP, achievements and stats.

Can we play without a moderator?

Yes. Auto mode needs nobody to run it: the server announces each phase on a timer, night actions resolve on their own, and everyone at the table gets a role. Guided mode leaves the night to a real person, which a big group tends to prefer.

Is there voice and video chat?

Yes, both are built into the room — no separate Discord or Zoom. Sleeping microphones close at night, and the dead can hear the living but not the other way round. If your group already lives in Discord, make the room in Discord mode and talk there.

Is it free?

Yes. Games are paid for in tokens, which top up free every day and cover an evening of play; a subscription lifts the limit and removes the ads. A newcomer’s first day has no counter at all.

Can we change the roles and timers?

Yes, from inside the room. The host switches roles on and off, sets how long discussion, voting and the night last, allows a last will, and saves the result as a preset for next time.

What happens if somebody leaves mid-game?

They have time to come back — the seat is held and the link returns them to the same role. If the moderator disappears for good the room closes itself, and tokens for a game that never started are refunded.

Does it work on a phone?

Yes, with an interface of its own: the role card, the player list and the vote button under your thumb, rather than a shrunken copy of the desktop layout.

Make a room at the top of the page and send the link to your friends — you will be playing in a minute.

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