Steak the Deck is an open game for 13 players, created as an update to
Stack the Deck . It uses modern role terminology and updates the roles list while maintaining the core pre-game selection mechanic.
2 Mafia Goon
1 Mafia Traitor
10 Townies
Day Start
Role Selections by Mafia
Role Modifications
During pre-game, the Mafioso, Mafia Traitor, and Vanilla Townie roles are distributed to the playerlist. The Mafia have 24 hours to select any of the follow modifications to be applied to the team (up to three) assigning which Mafioso or Traitor gets the additional abilities. The Traitor will always be recruited instead of killed if targeted by the Mafia Factional Night Kill. For each modification the Mafia select, an additional modification is granted to the town (up to three). Town can then be randomly given new roles, two plus additional roles granted by mafia (up to three for a max of five).
Mafia Additional Abilities
- Roleblocker
- Rolestopper
- Rolecop
- Enforcer
- Racketeer
- Ascetic
- Recruiter (additional night action to try to recruit the Traitor)
Town Additional Abilities
- Neapolitan
- Jailkeeper
- Follower
- Doctor
- Weak Hider
- Friendly Neighbor
- Innocent Child (revealed start of Day 1)
Spoiler: Role PMs
Pre-Game Town Welcome, [player]!
You are a aligned with the Town. In 24 hours the Mafia Team may "Steak the Deck" and assign power roles to themselves and to the town.
Your alignment cannot change. You will receive a new Role PM after Mafia role selection is complete.
You win when the mafia team are eliminated.
The game thread is here.
Pre-Game Traitor
Welcome, [player]!
You are a aligned with the Mafia Team. They are XXX and YYY. You can only join the Mafia Team PT if you are recruited or targeted for a night kill.
In 24 hours the Mafia team may "Steak the Deck" and assign power roles to themselves, you, and to the town.
Your alignment cannot change. You will receive a new Role PM after Mafia role selection is complete.
You win when the mafia comprise at least 50% of the town, with at least one player alive with Mafia Team PT access, and nothing can prevent this.
The game thread is here.
Pre-Game Mafia
Welcome, [player]!
You are a aligned with the Mafia Team. Your partner is XXX, whom you can communicate with in the Mafia Team PT .
You know there is a Mafia Traitor but do not know their identity.
You and your partner have 24 hours to "Steak the Deck" by adding up to three modifications you can assign to your team. The town will be given one extra modification per modification you choose. You can find the list of roles you can choose from the Steak the Deck Wikipage.
Your alignment cannot change. You will receive a new Role PM after Mafia role selection is complete.
You win when the mafia comprise at least 50% of the town, with at least one player alive with Mafia Team PT access, and nothing can prevent this.
The game thread is here.
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Vanilla Townie
Welcome, [player]!
You are a aligned with the town.
You have no additional powers or modifiers. You may post and vote in the game thread during the day phase.
You win when the mafia team are eliminated.
The game thread is here.
Please confirm by replying to this PM with your role and alignment.
Neapolitan
Welcome, [player]!
You are a aligned with the town.
One per night you may target another player to investigate. You will receive a result of "Vanilla" if they are a vanilla townie, "Not Vanilla" if they are not a vanilla townie, or "No Result" if your action fails or otherwise cannot receive a result. You may post and vote in the game thread during the day phase.
You win when the mafia team are eliminated.
The game thread is here.
Please confirm by replying to this PM with your role and alignment.
Jailkeeper
Welcome, [player]!
You are a aligned with the town.
One per night you may target another player. That player will be protected from night kills and blocked from taking any actions. You will not be notified if your action succeeds or fails. You may post and vote in the game thread during the day phase.
You win when the mafia team are eliminated.
The game thread is here.
Please confirm by replying to this PM with your role and alignment.
Follower
Welcome, [player]!
You are a aligned with the town.
One per night you may target another player to investigate. You will learn whether they have taken one of the following actions: Protective (Rolestopper, Jailkeeper, Doctor), Investigative (Rolecop, Neapolitan, Follower, Hider), Blocking (Roleblocker, Rolestopper, Jailkeeper) or Informative (Enforcer, Racketeer, Hider, Friendly Neighbor). You will receive "No Result" if your target takes no action, if your action fails, or if you otherwise cannot receive a result. You may post and vote in the game thread during the day phase.
You win when the mafia team are eliminated.
The game thread is here.
Please confirm by replying to this PM with your role and alignment.
Doctor
Welcome, [player]!
You are a aligned with the town.
One per night you may target another player. That player will be protected from night kills. You will not be notified if your action succeeds or fails. You may post and vote in the game thread during the day phase.
You win when the mafia team are eliminated.
The game thread is here.
Please confirm by replying to this PM with your role and alignment.
Weak Hider
Welcome, [player]!
You are a aligned with the town.
One per night you may target another player to hide behind them. While hidden you cannot be targeted by night actions. If your target is targeted by a night kill you will also be killed. You are weak and will die if you hide behind a Mafia member. You may post and vote in the game thread during the day phase.
You win when the mafia team are eliminated.
The game thread is here.
Please confirm by replying to this PM with your role and alignment.
Friendly Neighbor
Welcome, [player]!
You are a aligned with the town.
One per night you may target another player to send a message. That player will be informed that you are town-aligned by the game moderator. You may post and vote in the game thread during the day phase.
You win when the mafia team are eliminated.
The game thread is here.
Please confirm by replying to this PM with your role and alignment.
Innocent Child
Welcome, [player]!
You are a aligned with the town.
At the start of Day 1 the game moderator will reveal that you are the Innocent Child. You may post and vote in the game thread during the day phase.
You win when the mafia team are eliminated.
The game thread is here.
Please confirm by replying to this PM with your role and alignment.
Mafia Goon
Welcome, [player]!
You are a aligned with the mafia. You received some of your factional information in your pre-game alignment role PM.
Each night the Mafia team may choose to target another player with with the factional night kill, and must choose which member of the team performs it. An unrecruited Traitor cannot perform the factional kill. If the Traitor is targeted with the factional night kill they will be recruited into the Mafia Team PT instead.
You win when the mafia comprise at least 50% of the town, with at least one player alive with Mafia Team PT access, and nothing can prevent this.
The game thread is here.
Please confirm by replying to this PM with your role and alignment.
Mafia Roleblocker
Welcome, [player]!
You are a aligned with the mafia. You received some of your factional information in your pre-game alignment role PM.
Each night the Mafia team may choose to target another player with with the factional night kill, and must choose which member of the team performs it. An unrecruited Traitor cannot perform the factional kill. If the Traitor is targeted with the factional night kill they will be recruited into the Mafia Team PT instead.
Each night you may target another player and block any night actions they might take. You will not be informed whether this succeeds or fails. You may not use this ability and perform the factional night kill on the same night.
You win when the mafia comprise at least 50% of the town, with at least one player alive with Mafia Team PT access, and nothing can prevent this.
The game thread is here.
Please confirm by replying to this PM with your role and alignment.
Mafia Rolestopper
Welcome, [player]!
You are a aligned with the mafia. You received some of your factional information in your pre-game alignment role PM.
Each night the Mafia team may choose to target another player with with the factional night kill, and must choose which member of the team performs it. An unrecruited Traitor cannot perform the factional kill. If the Traitor is targeted with the factional night kill they will be recruited into the Mafia Team PT instead.
Each night you may target another player and protect them from all non-killing actions. You will not be informed whether this succeeds or fails. You may not use this ability and perform the factional night kill on the same night.
You win when the mafia comprise at least 50% of the town, with at least one player alive with Mafia Team PT access, and nothing can prevent this.
The game thread is here.
Please confirm by replying to this PM with your role and alignment.
Mafia Rolecop
Welcome, [player]!
You are a aligned with the mafia. You received some of your factional information in your pre-game alignment role PM.
Each night the Mafia team may choose to target another player with with the factional night kill, and must choose which member of the team performs it. An unrecruited Traitor cannot perform the factional kill. If the Traitor is targeted with the factional night kill they will be recruited into the Mafia Team PT instead.
Each night you may target another player to investigate them. You will be told the name of their role but not their alignment. You will receive No Result" if your action fails or otherwise cannot receive a result. You can only use this ability and the factional night kill if you are the last remaining member of the mafia team.
You win when the mafia comprise at least 50% of the town, with at least one player alive with Mafia Team PT access, and nothing can prevent this.
The game thread is here.
Please confirm by replying to this PM with your role and alignment.
Mafia Enforcer
Welcome, [player]!
You are a aligned with the mafia. You received some of your factional information in your pre-game alignment role PM.
Each night the Mafia team may choose to target another player with with the factional night kill, and must choose which member of the team performs it. An unrecruited Traitor cannot perform the factional kill. If the Traitor is targeted with the factional night kill they will be recruited into the Mafia Team PT instead.
Each night if you choose to perform the factional night kill you may also roleblock that player. They will be prevented from taking any night action. You cannot use this ability without using the factional night kill.
You win when the mafia comprise at least 50% of the town, with at least one player alive with Mafia Team PT access, and nothing can prevent this.
The game thread is here.
Please confirm by replying to this PM with your role and alignment.
Mafia Racketeer
Welcome, [player]!
You are a aligned with the mafia. You received some of your factional information in your pre-game alignment role PM.
Each night the Mafia team may choose to target another player with with the factional night kill, and must choose which member of the team performs it. An unrecruited Traitor cannot perform the factional kill. If the Traitor is targeted with the factional night kill they will be recruited into the Mafia Team PT instead.
Each night if you choose to perform the factional kill you may also rolestop that player. They will be protected from non-killing night actions. You cannot use this ability without using the factional night kill.
You win when the mafia comprise at least 50% of the town, with at least one player alive with Mafia Team PT access, and nothing can prevent this.
The game thread is here.
Please confirm by replying to this PM with your role and alignment.
Mafia Ascetic
Welcome, [player]!
You are a aligned with the mafia. You received some of your factional information in your pre-game alignment role PM.
Each night the Mafia team may choose to target another player with with the factional night kill, and must choose which member of the team performs it. An unrecruited Traitor cannot perform the factional kill. If the Traitor is targeted with the factional night kill they will be recruited into the Mafia Team PT instead.
You are immune to non-killing night actions. Roles that receive investigative results will be given a message of "No Result".
You win when the mafia comprise at least 50% of the town, with at least one player alive with Mafia Team PT access, and nothing can prevent this.
The game thread is here.
Please confirm by replying to this PM with your role and alignment.
Mafia Recruiter
Welcome, [player]!
You are a aligned with the mafia. You received some of your factional information in your pre-game alignment role PM.
Each night the Mafia team may choose to target another player with with the factional night kill, and must choose which member of the team performs it. An unrecruited Traitor cannot perform the factional kill. If the Traitor is targeted with the factional night kill they will be recruited into the Mafia Team PT instead.
Each night you may target another player to discover if they are the Mafia Traitor. If they are the Traitor they will be recruited into the Mafia Team PT. If they are not the Traitor your action will fail. No other role will be given feedback on your recruitment attempts.
You win when the mafia comprise at least 50% of the town, with at least one player alive with Mafia Team PT access, and nothing can prevent this.
The game thread is here.
Please confirm by replying to this PM with your role and alignment.