The roles
The roles
See which roles are in your game
Town
- Town
CitizenYour power is your voice and your vote.
Root out the Mafia and vote them out.
No night action — your power is discussion and your vote.
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DetectiveEach night, learn: Mafia or not.
Uncover who the Mafia are.
Each night, investigate one player: Mafia or Not Mafia.
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DoctorEach night, protect one player.
Keep the town alive.
Each night, protect one player from being killed. You may protect yourself, but not the same person two nights running.
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BodyguardDie in place of the one you guard.
Shield the innocent with your life.
Each night, guard one player — if the Mafia attack them, you die in their place.
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VigilanteTwo bullets. Choose wisely.
Hunt the Mafia yourself.
On a limited number of nights, you may kill one player. Shoot wrong and you kill an innocent.
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Second DetectiveA second, independent detective.
Uncover who the Mafia are.
Each night, investigate one player: Mafia or Not Mafia. A second, independent Detective.
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Mafia
- Mafia
KillerChoose the night's victim.
Outnumber the town.
Each night, agree with your team on one victim.
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GodfatherReads innocent. Leads the kill.
Lead the Mafia to victory.
You read as "Not Mafia" to the Detective, and you help choose the night's victim.
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FramerMake an innocent look guilty.
Sow doubt among the town.
Each night, frame a townsperson so they read as "Mafia" if investigated that same night.
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ConsigliereLearn a player's exact role.
Find the town's power roles.
Each night, learn one player's exact role.
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SilencerSilence a player for a day.
Silence the truth.
Each night, silence one player — they cannot speak the next day, but they can still vote.
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Neutral
- Neutral
JesterWin by getting voted out.
Get the town to vote YOU out.
No night action. You win the moment the town votes to eliminate you by day.
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Roles by number of players
Roles are dealt automatically when the game starts, based on how many players are seated. Table bots count as players. The host can switch any special town role off in the lobby, and that seat is dealt as a Citizen instead.
When each role joins
Town and neutral
- Detective · every game
- Doctor · every game
- Bodyguard · from 11 players
- Vigilante · from 14 players
- Second Detective · from 20 players
- Jester · from 25 players
Mafia
- Killer · every game
- Godfather · from 10 players
- Framer · from 14 players
- Consigliere · from 20 players
- Silencer · from 24 players
What a table of each size gets
| Players | Mafia | Special roles | Citizens |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5–6 | 1 (Killer) | Detective, Doctor | 2–3 |
| 7–9 | 2 (Killer ×2) | Detective, Doctor | 3–5 |
| 10 | 3 (Killer ×2, Godfather) | Detective, Doctor | 5 |
| 11–13 | 3 (Killer ×2, Godfather) | Detective, Doctor, Bodyguard | 5–7 |
| 14–16 | 4 (Killer ×2, Godfather, Framer) | Detective, Doctor, Bodyguard, Vigilante | 6–8 |
| 17–19 | 5 (Killer ×3, Godfather, Framer) | Detective, Doctor, Bodyguard, Vigilante | 8–10 |
| 20–23 | 6 (Killer ×3, Godfather, Framer, Consigliere) | Detective, Doctor, Bodyguard, Vigilante, Second Detective | 9–12 |
| 24 | 7 (Killer ×3, Godfather, Framer, Consigliere, Silencer) | Detective, Doctor, Bodyguard, Vigilante, Second Detective | 12 |
| 25 | 7 (Killer ×3, Godfather, Framer, Consigliere, Silencer) | Detective, Doctor, Bodyguard, Vigilante, Second Detective, Jester | 12 |
Hosts can also turn on the Silencer option: with two or more Mafia, one Killer is dealt as a Silencer instead. Mafia is about 28% of the table and never reaches half.
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