Why do you play mafia?

[Taly]

Winning is fun.

It provides a challenge. :3

For moments when you feel very smart for massively out playing or out reading someone.

I don't play mafia. Mafia plays me.

I like mafia mainly because it's given me a lot of insight into how I think. I've found that the things I'm very good at in mafia are things I tend to be very good at in real life applications as well, and by the same token I've been significantly more aware of my weaknesses when they pop up.

I think the game itself is really... not good, but it has definitely improved my life in the long term.

All of these, but specifically

Ankamius

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I'm attracted to anything that provides me intrapersonal and interpersonal knowledge.

((Basically, self-awareness and people-awareness))

I think MS succeeds in making the game mafia bigger than it is. There's a lot of themes, strategies, roles, and ways to approach a game that's purely psychological.

A mafia game is rarely ever like another, and that's the novelty of it. While stress and conflict are part of the game, and can be overwhelming to most people - myself included - I just find Mafia to be a fun and stimulating mind game.