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[[Alias]] may refer to:
[[Alias]] may refer to:


# An alternative name for a role.  For example [[Archangel]] is an alias for the [[Cop]] role.
# An alternative name for a role.  For example [[Archangel]] is an alias for the [[Doc]] role.
# A new username that a person goes under, just for the purpose of playing one [[Mafia game]]. This is generally done to prevent [[Metagaming]]. There are also other [[Game_Mechanic|mechanics]] that use Aliases.  
# The name of an alternative account for a player. These are usually called [[alt|alts]], except in the case where the entire game is posting under anonymous accounts.


[http://www.mafiascum.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2344 You Only Live Twice Mafia] had people play with both their normal username and an Alias, so that players would have to guess who the secondary accounts belonged to. Another example is [http://www.mafiascum.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2691 Pooky Mafia].
This term is not commonly used.


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Latest revision as of 13:44, 11 August 2011

Alias may refer to:

  1. An alternative name for a role. For example Archangel is an alias for the Doc role.
  2. The name of an alternative account for a player. These are usually called alts, except in the case where the entire game is posting under anonymous accounts.

This term is not commonly used.


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