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Werewolf is a game very much like [[Mafia Game|Mafia]], but played with a supernatural enemy (werewolves) instead of organized crime. Otherwise, it is largely similar; the role names tend to vary: Villager instead of [[Townie]], Seer instead of [[Cop]], etc. | Werewolf is a game very much like [[Mafia Game|Mafia]], but played with a supernatural enemy (werewolves) instead of organized crime. Otherwise, it is largely similar; the [[role]] names tend to vary: [[Villager]] instead of [[Townie]], [[Seer]] instead of [[Cop]], etc. | ||
Games with both [[Mafia]] and Werewolves as the [[Informed Minority|Informed Minorities]] have been played on MafiaScum: [http://mafiascum.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=528 Mafia #19] is a good example. | Games with both [[Mafia]] and Werewolves as the [[Informed Minority|Informed Minorities]] have been played on [[MafiaScum]]: [http://mafiascum.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=528 Mafia #19] is a good example. | ||
''As the person who came up with the idea of "Werewolf", let me note that I intended it to be the | ''As the person who came up with the idea of "Werewolf", let me note that I intended it to be the '''same''' game as Mafia, rule-wise. I only changed the role names. I guess that makes it a [[Theme Game]] in the sense used on this wiki, but in the "fictional theme" sense, not the [[game-mechanics]] sense.'' | ||
''Since then, I've heard people refer to "Werewolf" and "Mafia" as related games with slightly different rule mechanics. I didn't hear what they thought the difference was, though. -- Andrew Plotkin'' | ''Since then, I've heard people refer to "Werewolf" and "Mafia" as related games with slightly different rule mechanics. I didn't hear what they thought the difference was, though. -- Andrew Plotkin'' | ||
Revision as of 07:54, 26 January 2007
Werewolf is a game very much like Mafia, but played with a supernatural enemy (werewolves) instead of organized crime. Otherwise, it is largely similar; the role names tend to vary: Villager instead of Townie, Seer instead of Cop, etc.
Games with both Mafia and Werewolves as the Informed Minorities have been played on MafiaScum: Mafia #19 is a good example.
As the person who came up with the idea of "Werewolf", let me note that I intended it to be the same game as Mafia, rule-wise. I only changed the role names. I guess that makes it a Theme Game in the sense used on this wiki, but in the "fictional theme" sense, not the game-mechanics sense.
Since then, I've heard people refer to "Werewolf" and "Mafia" as related games with slightly different rule mechanics. I didn't hear what they thought the difference was, though. -- Andrew Plotkin