How to play Quantum Mafia
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How to play Quantum Mafia

The Derivative Game

Quantum Mafia is derived from the much simpler game "Mafia." Although the two are similar in name, the concepts and strategies differ radically between the two. As such, it is not essential to understand normal Mafia before playing quantum mafia; however, it would probably help. (Rules for Normal Mafia)

The Goal

Each player in the game keeps track as God of his or her own game of Mafia, in which they've appointed all other players to the various jobs. The winning God is the one whose game ends with a victory for either side (Townspeople or Mafia).

Procedure

Nocturnal Action Order

During the night players point at each other in arbitrary order. However, the order in which their actions processed is determined by their position in each god's game (meaning that each god will likely be processing each player's pointing in different orders). The order in which nocturnal actions are processed is as follows:
  1. The mafia assassinate
  2. The medic(s) try save people from the mafia
  3. The necromancer(s) attempt to add another minion to his ever-growing hoard of undead
  4. The priest(s) attempt exorcise the undead (or really anyone they can get their hands on.

Jobs

Undead

When a necromancer points at a dead player, that player is wrenched from the peaceful slumber only afforded to those lucky enough to be unceremoniously lynched by their fellow townsfolk or inventively murdered in their sleep by some enterprising Italian gentlemen. The newly raised player, in addition to being damned to wander the streets seeking tax reform, fall under the sway of the necromancer that raised them. Whenever their master casts a vote to lynch someone during the day, all his or her zombies are forced to vote similarly (regardless of their political leanings in life).

When a necromancer dies (mafia assassination or lynching) all his or her zombies return to their normal RIP state (wherein they flood various chat lists with unsolicited links to a multitude of amusing, but nevertheless distracting, pictures).

Most of the iFAQ is devoted to the sticky intricacies of undead. If you really want to know how undead work, I suggest you check it out.