[beekeeper]

My students gave presentations this week. One student gave a presentation on a game she plays with friends/ family, called "Mafia."

She was a little nervous, so her presentation wasn't as lucid as it could be. This is what I gather:

The "narrator" passes out an equal number of red and black cards. The red are the civilians, and the black are the mafia. The Ace of spaces is the godfather. The Jack of hearts is the "doctor." Some King is the "sherriff."

Only the narrator knows who is in the mafia. She directs the mafia to kill a player. Then she directs the doctor to heal a player. If the doctor heals the right player, that player remains in the game. If not, the player is out of the game. Then she directs the sherriff to arrest someone from the mafia. If he arrests a person with a black suit, that player is out of the game. If he arrests the godfather, the civilians win.

Anyone heard of this?