minimum players

by **shieldgenerator7** on Thu Apr 07, 2011 5:11 pm

What is the minimum number of players in a Mafia game?

by **blakebowling** on Thu Apr 07, 2011 5:12 pm

There isn't necessarily. You do need to have enough players to keep the game interesting, but it depends on your format.

by **shieldgenerator7** on Thu Apr 07, 2011 5:16 pm

ok cool.
having one player would be illogical
having two players would be pointless
with 3 players, you could have 1 mafia and the other two try to figure out who it is. though 3's a bit skimpy
I say the minimum is 3 players.

by **blakebowling** on Thu Apr 07, 2011 5:18 pm

shieldgenerator7 wrote:ok cool.
having one player would be illogical
having two players would be pointless
with 3 players, you could have 1 mafia and the other two try to figure out who it is. though 3's a bit skimpy
I say the minimum is 3 players.

I'd say the minimum players for a good game would be 7. However, most have more.

by **strike wolf** on Thu Apr 07, 2011 5:20 pm

Anything more than 2. I did have an idea for a three player 1 day game with 2 vanilla townies and a scum with limited # of days to lynch based on PRs but regardless of practicality I didn't think it would be that fun for the people playing.

Fast posted

by **shieldgenerator7** on Thu Apr 07, 2011 5:29 pm

yeah, i agree. 3 players isn't enough. but it's the bare minimum for a "skeleton crew" game
it's always more fun with more peopl
as they say "the more the merrier"

by **nagerous** on Thu Apr 07, 2011 6:27 pm

There are RT set ups that work with 5 players, like Dethy games, which have mafia, a paranoid cop, a naive cop, an insane cop and a regular cop and also lyncher games, which have a lyncher,lynchee, two townies and mafia.

Other than those 7 is generally the bare minimum for a good quality game.

by **strike wolf** on Thu Apr 07, 2011 6:34 pm

nagerous wrote:There are RT set ups that work with 5 players, like Dethy games, which have mafia, a paranoid cop, a naive cop, an insane cop and a regular cop and also lyncher games, which have a lyncher,lynchee, two townies and mafia.

Other than those 7 is generally the bare minimum for a good quality game.

What nag said

by **Commander9** on Thu Apr 07, 2011 7:52 pm

I'd say 7 should be a minimum for a good game, but I'm sure you could probably also do a fun mini game with 5.

by **Fircoal** on Fri Apr 08, 2011 12:37 am

nagerous wrote:There are RT set ups that work with 5 players, like Dethy games, which have mafia, a paranoid cop, a naive cop, an insane cop and a regular cop and also lyncher games, which have a lyncher,lynchee, two townies and mafia.

Other than those 7 is generally the bare minimum for a good quality game.

You also forgot vengeful, another 5 player setup.

There's also Eyewitness for a 3 player mafia game (if I remember right)

Also I have to add that LYNCHER SUCKS.

by **MeDeFe** on Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:21 am

strike wolf wrote:Anything more than 2. I did have an idea for a three player 1 day game with 2 vanilla townies and a scum with limited # of days to lynch based on PRs but regardless of practicality I didn't think it would be that fun for the people playing.

Fast posted

I'd play in this game.