Variants of Mafia Rules

Judas/Saulus


One of the many roles suggested by Michael Hoffmann, of Germany. The role was originally created by Albert Ziegler junior. More information can be found at this site.

The Judas and the Saulus are two inverse roles. Both have no other special abilities as Mafioso or Civilian than surviving, when they are first lynched by Mafia or civilians (or Terrorist). They don't know who the Mafia are and vice-versa.

The Judas wins with the civilians as long as he is not lynched. He sides with the Mafia as soon as he is lynched. The Saulus is the other way around

As one of these character dies, he does not flip his card, and the moderator annouces that the lynching failed. This is why one must have both characters playing at the same time, otherwise a failed lynching would automatically give this player out as being Mafia or civilian!

Strategies: Judas and Saulus are ideal Figures for getting the Angel lynched. The perfect game for a Judas is to come out as the Angel and accuse the real Angel of being Mafia, forcing the civilians to lynch the real angel and himself on the next day and winning finaly with the Mafia.

When a Governor is present those roles could become even more interesting as they could survive a lynching and only the Governor could (possibly) know if something strange happened.


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