# MAFIA: The Game - Ideal for Beginners \[Game in Progress\]

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**Created:** [July 14, 2015, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099 "2015-07-14T00:45:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 14, 2015, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099/8 "2015-07-14T11:08:04Z")

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> [@Nonsuch](#):
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> Noob question, in ref to Pleonast’s post: What kind of time does this entail? I’m intrigued and would like to give it a go, but I want to make sure I don’t end up punking out and leaving people hanging.

> [@Mafia? Moved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-moved/724667/22):
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> We usually do one-week cycles, with something like five-day Days and two-day Nights, so there’s plenty of time in there for a player in any timezone. While it’s theoretically possible to get literal last-minute vote shenanigans or the like, and thus it’s theoretically nice to be online at that time, in practice, it very seldom comes up.
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> EDIT:  
> Oh, and games typically last about eight weeks or so, but most people will be out of it by then, and of those who are left it’s usually not very time-demanding.

From the other thread.

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