Mafia de los Muertos

Game rules

Ciudad de los Muertos by day

Ciudad de los Muertos — a city that exists on no map. It appears during the Night of the Dead and traps the souls of those who died by betrayal. Six strangers wake on the plaza. Two of them are no longer who they were — the shadow of the city has taken them.

Find the possessed — or stay here forever.
Citizen
Citizen
Citizen
Citizen
Seer
Seer
Widow
Widow
Bandito
Bandito
Bandito
Bandito

Factions and roles

6 players split into two factions: Citizens (4 players)

  • Citizen (2): no special abilities.
  • Seer (1): investigates one player per night and learns their role.
  • Widow (1): protects one player from being killed each night.
    Cannot protect the same player twice in a row.

Banditos (2 players) Pick a target each night. The kill happens only if both pick the same target. Know each other from the start.

How the game flows

The game runs in rounds.
Each round:
Day (speeches, voting) → Night (role actions).

The cantina — meeting place

Day: speeches

  • Every living player speaks in turn.
  • The speaking order shifts each round.
  • Humans type or use voice input.
  • AI players answer automatically.

Day: voting

  • After speeches — secret voting. Everyone votes at once.
  • Votes stay hidden until tallied.
  • You can abstain.

If a candidate gets more than half the live votes, they're executed. Abstainers effectively vote against elimination. If no majority — no one is executed.

Last words

The executed player gets last words. After that they go silent forever. The dead don't play, their roles stay hidden until the end.

Ciudad de los Muertos at night

Night

  • Banditos: each picks a target independently. A kill happens only if both picked the same. If one is dead — the remaining one kills freely.
  • Seer: picks a player and learns their exact role.
  • Widow: protects one player (not the same as yesterday).
  • Citizen: sleeps.

In the morning the town learns who died, but not who killed or who saved.

Victory conditions

  • Citizens: all Banditos eliminated.
  • Banditos: live Banditos ≥ live Citizens.

If your faction wins, you win — even if your character is dead.

How to play online

  1. Press «New game» — you land in the Cantina (lobby).
  2. Press «Invite friends» and share the link.
    Friends pick their own slots.
  3. Enter the access code and press «Start game».

Host — the game creator. Can start the game, change settings, and swap offline players for AI.
Voice input — the mic button, up to 30 seconds.
Timer — a hint for live players. If you don't respond in time, the host can swap you for AI.
If you can't continue — swap yourself for an AI character at any point.

Chronicle

  • Connection diagram, all roles revealed, every night action visible.
  • Navigate through rounds and phases.
Recap connection diagram

Tips

For citizens

  • Watch voting patterns — Banditos defend each other.
  • If the Seer reveals themselves, their info is critical.

For Banditos

  • Don't defend your partner too overtly.
  • Vote differently — identical votes expose the pair.

For the Seer

  • Don't reveal yourself without useful info.
  • Reveal if you've found a Bandito or you're about to be executed.

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