Include extra roles for players to enliven the gameplay. If you only have 5-6 players for Mafia, consider cutting all other non-mafia roles like the detective and the doctor.Townspeople do not have any special abilities.If there are 4, the detective gets 4 and so on. For example, if there are 3 mafia members, the detective gets 3 guesses per game. The detective should be allowed a number of guesses equal to the number of mafia players.If the detective guesses incorrectly, nothing happens. If the detective guesses correctly, that mafia member is eliminated. Throughout the game, the detective is allowed to guess if players are members of the mafia.If the mafia tries to kill the person the doctor chooses, that person is saved for the round. The doctor may point to 1 person who they wish to save each night cycle.The mafia is responsible for killing 1 player every round, after players close their eyes.The player that draws the king card is the detective, and all remaining players are townspeople.
The player that draws the queen card is the doctor. All players who draw cards of a different suit from the rest of the deck are the mafia. Assign roles to players based on their cards.