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Generally, the [[informed minority]] in a [[Mafia game]] is the [[scum]] - even in a [[theme game]] where the [[Town|Pro-Town]] players are criminals, the small but powerful group trying to achieve a win through [[Night Choice]]s is strengthened by knowing who each other are. They then use this advantage against the [[Uninformed Majority]] to manipulate them into helping dwindle their numbers down to satisfy the smaller group's [[Win Condition]] (usually, equal or greater numbers than any other [[Faction]]).
The '''informed minority''' in a game is a faction whose members are aware of each other. Contrast the "uninformed majority", which is much larger but its members have to find out who else is in their faction.


There may be multiple informed minorities (factions) in a single game, and together they may even total a majority of the players in a particular game, but each is working toward their own agenda.
Typically, the informed minority is called the [[Mafia]] or [[Werewolves]] or so forth.
 
The informed minority usually has a means of whittling down the majority (or [[Town]]), such as a factional kill that one of its members can use at Night.
 
It is possible for multiple informed minorities to exist in a single game - two [[Mafia]] groups, for instance.  However, it is frowned upon for a single player to constitute the informed minority - for instance, some would argue that a game with only a [[Town]] and a [[Serial Killer]] is not Mafia.


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Latest revision as of 00:17, 12 August 2011

The informed minority in a game is a faction whose members are aware of each other. Contrast the "uninformed majority", which is much larger but its members have to find out who else is in their faction.

Typically, the informed minority is called the Mafia or Werewolves or so forth.

The informed minority usually has a means of whittling down the majority (or Town), such as a factional kill that one of its members can use at Night.

It is possible for multiple informed minorities to exist in a single game - two Mafia groups, for instance. However, it is frowned upon for a single player to constitute the informed minority - for instance, some would argue that a game with only a Town and a Serial Killer is not Mafia.

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