Mafia clubs
Clubs run regular evenings with a host and often a rating; newcomers are usually welcome and get the rules explained before the first game.
Mafia (Werewolf)
Mafia party game: find a club or host your own night
Short answer: Mafia (also known as Werewolf) is played at Mafia clubs, board game cafés and bars that run game nights — look in your city’s chats and social media. To host your own you need a host and about 10 players. The game only works with a full table, so a minimum and a waitlist matter more here than almost anywhere — a Telegram group and the bot keep the list.
Where to play Mafia
Game cafés and bars
Board game cafés and bars host Mafia nights on set days — check their schedules and social media.
City chats
Players arrange games in Telegram: “we need two more for tonight”. Look for Mafia and board game chats in your city.
How to host your own Mafia night
Mafia lives or dies by the headcount: a classic game is 10 players plus a host. With seven the roles don’t add up; with fifteen someone sits out the whole round.
Find a host and a place
a host who knows the rules and a room with a table for 10–12: a café, a bar’s back room, someone’s home.
Set a minimum and a maximum
say, at least 10 and no more than 12. A day before, the bot tells the organizer if the minimum isn’t reached — there’s still time to invite people or move the game.
Add the bot and create the night
a regular one — “every Friday at 20:00” — with a description: who hosts, which rules, beginners welcome.
People tap “Join”
The card shows how many are coming and the minimum still to reach. Extra players join the waitlist and move up when someone drops out.
What sign-ups look like in the chat
Docker Event Bot
🕵️ Mafia night
🗓 When: 06.11 (Friday) at 20:00
📍 Where: Bar, back room
⏱ Duration: 3 hours
👥 Signed up: 8 of 12 · min 10
• @alex_m (Alex)
• @mark_s
• @dan_k (Dan)
• @nikola
• @tom_r (Tom)
• @sam_w
• @leo_b
• @max_p (Max)
🗓 When: 06.11 (Friday) at 20:00
📍 Where: Bar, back room
⏱ Duration: 3 hours
Host: Artem. New players — we’ll explain the rules before the first game.
👥 Signed up: 8 of 12 · min 10
• @alex_m (Alex)
• @mark_s
• @dan_k (Dan)
• @nikola
• @tom_r (Tom)
• @sam_w
• @leo_b
• @max_p (Max)
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A Mafia night card: 8 of 12 signed up, the minimum is 10.
Mafia sign-ups in Telegram: what the bot does
Minimum and maximum
“8 of 12 · minimum 10” right in the card: everyone sees whether the game is on.
Short of players — the organizer knows
A day before, if the minimum isn’t reached, the bot messages the organizer: invite more people, move or cancel the game.
Waitlist
All seats taken — the next players join the waitlist and get a seat when someone drops out, with a personal message.
Host and rules
The description in the card: who hosts, which rules you play by, whether beginners are welcome.
Reminders
Up to three reminders in private messages, with a nudge to free the seat if plans changed — so the table isn’t short at the last minute.
Reliability
Organizers see who dropped out at the last minute — it matters when one no-show breaks the game for everyone.
Questions
How many people do you need to play Mafia?
A classic game is 10 players plus a host: 7 townspeople, including the detective (sheriff), and 3 mafia. Casual games work with 7–8. In the bot, set a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 12 — extra players join the waitlist.
Can the bot deal the roles?
No: the bot gathers the players, and the host deals the roles — with cards, as usual. That way nobody’s role ends up in a chat or on a phone screen.
How do I organize a Mafia night?
A host, a place with a table, a Telegram group and an event in Docker Event Bot (@DockerEventBot) with a minimum and a maximum. People sign up with a button, and a day before you know whether the table is full. All the ways compared — in the guide to sign-ups in Telegram groups. It’s free; if you pay for the room, enter the amount and the card shows each person’s share.
What if someone drops out at the last minute?
The next person on the waitlist gets the seat and a personal message. Close to the start the bot asks the player to confirm before leaving, and the organizer sees who dropped out late.
What if the minimum isn’t reached by game day?
A day before the start the bot messages the organizer that the minimum isn’t reached. There’s time to call more players in the chat, move the game — everyone signed up gets a message showing what changed — or cancel it, and they’ll get a message too.
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Host your Mafia night
Add the bot to your group — the first game night card is a minute away.