We just finished the first game of Mafia de Cuba on this board. Here is a link to that thread. Once the game got started, it lasted about 4 days.
Players seemed to have a good time, so I am running another game. If you would like to play, sign up in this thread.
The way the game works:
I will randomize the player list and the first player on the list will be the Godfather. The list will be public information. The Godfather will be given a virtual cigar box that contains 15 diamonds and a number of tokens representing various roles in the game. The Godfather will remove from 0 to 5 diamonds from the box and pass it to the next player on the list. This player and each player after will remove something secretly from the box and pass it on to the next player. Each player may remove either:
- as many diamonds as they wish, or
- a role token of their choice
The last player will pass the box back to the Godfather who will see the remaining contents and start their interrogation.
If a player has taken diamonds from the box, then they will have the role of a thief. If a player has taken a role token, then they will be that role for the game. The Godfather will interrogate the other players with the goal of determining who has his diamonds. The Godfather will ask questions of players, like how many diamonds were in the box when they received it, or what tokens they passed on. The players can answer or not as they wish or even talk without being questioned. After a while, the Godfather will accuse a player by stating in bold
MentalGuy(or whoever), empty your pockets!
The player (or myself, the moderator) will then reveal what that person had taken from the cigar box. If it is diamonds, the player that was caught with them is eliminated from the game (and may not participate after that) and the game continues. The Godfathers goal is to retrieve all his diamonds. If he does that he wins. If the Godfather accuses someone without diamonds, the Godfather loses (there is an exception that will be explained below).
The roles other than thief that will be in the game are:
Loyal Henchman - There will be 1 to 5 henchmen depending on the number of players. The henchmen win if the Godfather wins.
Agents - There will be 1 or 2 agents in the game. One is FBI, one is CIA. If an agent is accused, they win the game alone (or with their driver).
Drivers - There will be 1 or 2 drivers in the game. A driver wins if the player before him on the list of players wins.
In any other situation, the thief with the most diamonds wins the game.
Special Rules:
The first player after the Godfather may, if they wish, remove one of the role tokens from the game at the time that they are choosing what to take from the box.
If there is nothing in the box for a player to take, then they become a Street Urchin. A Street Urchin wins if a thief wins, thus they win if they get accused. The last player before the box is returned to the Godfather may choose to be a Street Urchin by not taking anything from the box, even if it still contains roles or diamonds.
Depending on the number of players, the Godfather may have 1 or 2 bottles of rum. If the Godfather accuses a henchman, urchin, or driver wrongly, he may give them one of the bottles of rum to apologize and not lose the game.
If there are any questions regarding the rules, let me know.