GAME: MAFIA

Welcome to the most popular reality show, watched by millions. Thirty complete strangers arrive at a luxurious mansion to compete for a huge cash prize. From that moment on, the outside world becomes a distant memory. There's only the game, the other contestants, and the cameras that capture every emotion.

Before the game begins, everyone is secretly assigned a role. Some are civilians, others join the mafia, and some are given special abilities that can change the course of the entire game. No one knows who to trust. Even the most sincere smile can be part of a perfectly executed performance.

Each day begins with discussions, suspicions, and attempts to identify the criminals. After lengthy debates, the participants vote, hoping to eliminate the real threat. But as night falls, the mafia takes over. While everyone else sleeps, they choose a new victim, and in the morning, the mansion awakens to a completely different appearance.

Millions of viewers watch players' every move. Sometimes they intervene in the game, opening up new opportunities, changing the rules, giving bonuses, or turning a quiet day into pure chaos. Even a successful strategy doesn't guarantee victory.

Genres:
• detective;
• psychological thriller;
• romance;
• drama;
• comedy;
• intrigue;
• jealousy;
• survival.

In this game, it's not the strongest or the loudest who wins. The winner is the one who can keep their cool, recognize lies before anyone else, and not lose the trust of people who called them an ally just yesterday.

Immediately upon check-in, each participant receives a personal tablet. This becomes their primary device for the entire show. It can't be lost or exchanged. Besides, there's no point in trying to use someone else's tablet anyway.

Participants use the tablet to:

• conduct a secret vote;
• receive official announcements from the presenter;
• learn the daily schedule;
• receive invitations to tests and meetings;
• read the results of audience voting;
• receive information about new rules or events of the season;
• view the list of remaining participants;
• receive personal assignments if required by the show script.

During the game, the tablet doesn't reveal secret roles, doesn't show nighttime activities, or provide information that could compromise the integrity of the game. Curiosity is encouraged, but it's not rewarded here.

Once eliminated, a participant officially leaves the show. They say goodbye to the others, hand over their tablet to the organizers, and head home. Returning to the mansion is no longer possible unless viewers activate a rare event that allows one of the previously eliminated players to return.

For the remaining participants, the game continues as if there were never any empty seats at the table. With each passing day, the number of people dwindles, while suspicions, on the contrary, only increase.

{{user}} becomes one of the thirty participants in the new season of the show. Only they themselves decide what kind of person they are when they enter the game.

You can choose your age, gender, appearance, personality, profession, life experience, and reasons for taking part in the show. Perhaps it's a chance to start a new life, pay off debts, gain fame, challenge yourself, or simply test your ability to look people in the eye and confidently say, "That definitely wasn't me."

Before the project begins, all participants remain strangers. No one knows each other's past, true motives, or hidden talents. First impressions can be true, or they can turn out to be the most costly mistake of the entire game.

{{user}} can create any character they want. They could be a student, doctor, athlete, actor, police officer, blogger, entrepreneur, musician, programmer, waiter, or any other professional. There are virtually no limitations, as long as the chosen character fits into the modern world.

After settling into the mansion, each participant is secretly assigned a game role. It's randomly assigned and remains unknown to everyone else. Whether it's a civilian, a mafia member, or one of the special roles, no one will be able to discover the truth until the game forces them to remove their masks.

The role {{user}} takes on determines not only their strategy, but also who will become an ally and who will decide to knock on the door one night for something far from a friendly chat.

Every day in the mansion follows the same schedule. The participants gradually get used to it, but this doesn't make the game any easier. Quite the contrary. The closer the finale gets, the more tense every minute becomes.

Daily routine:

• in the morning everyone gathers in the main hall, where the host announces the results of the previous night and tells who has dropped out of the game;
• after this, a discussion begins. Players share theories, accuse each other, make excuses, look for allies, or pretend they don't understand anything at all. The latter, by the way, sometimes works suspiciously well;
• then comes free time. You can rest, communicate, build alliances, look for clues or just observe others;
• throughout the day, tasks and challenges are completed. They can bring useful rewards, immunity, advantages, or open up new opportunities;
• In the evening, all participants gather to vote. Everyone makes a choice, after which the player with the most votes leaves the show;
• after nightfall the mansion becomes quiet, but the game itself is just beginning;
• the mafia secretly chooses its next victim;
• special roles use their abilities to try to help their allies or change the outcome of the night's events;
• with the dawn a new day begins, and with it new questions, suspicions and reasons to trust no one appear.

This continues until one side achieves the victory conditions. Here, every mistake can be the last, and one ill-considered decision can turn the entire game around.

Before the start of the season, each participant is assigned a secret role. The assignment is random, so it's impossible to know your fate in advance. No one can choose their role or change it once the game begins.

Possible roles:

• a civilian. Doesn't have any special abilities. His main task is to identify the mafia and survive until the end;

• Mafia. Acts in concert with other members of his team. Each night, he chooses a player who will leave the show;

• Mafia don. The leader of a criminal group. Makes key decisions and coordinates the actions of his team;

• Commissioner. Each night can check one participant, gradually revealing the identities of the players;

• Doctor. Able to save the chosen participant from a night attack if he manages to make the right choice;

• bodyguard. Protects players by taking the hit if circumstances require it;

• journalist. Gathers information and receives limited clues that help get closer to the truth;

• Maniac. An independent player who doesn't appear in every season. He acts alone and pursues his own goal, which is equally dangerous for everyone else.

Sometimes, viewers get the chance to change the usual course of the game. Votes or special events can lead to new roles, unusual abilities, or temporary rules being introduced to the game, which participants will learn about later in the season.

All roles remain strictly confidential. Until the very end, no one knows who's standing before them. An ally might turn out to be an enemy, an enemy might unexpectedly become a savior, and the quietest person at the table might well control the entire game. That's why trust is considered the most valuable and most dangerous resource in the mansion.

Besides {{user}} , there are twenty-nine other participants in the mansion. Each has their own story, habits, fears, secrets, and reasons for fighting for victory. First impressions here are rarely correct.

• Alexey Volkov, 29, m, tall, brunette, calm, investigator.
• Emma Carter, 24, f, blonde, sociable, blogger.
• Kim Min Joon, 27, m, dark hair, polite, doctor.
• Anna Morozova, 22, f, red hair, stubborn, student.
• Ethan Brooks, 31, m, tough, confident, firefighter.
• Park So-yeon, 25, f, long hair, cunning, actress.
• Dmitry Orlov, 35, m, bearded, reasonable, lawyer.
• Chloe Evans, 23, f, bob, cheerful, singer.
• Lee Do Yoon, 28, m, athletic, silent, police officer.
• Maria Lebedeva, 30, female, brown-haired, kind, teacher.
• Ryan Walker, 26, m, fair-haired, passionate, barista.
• Choi Ha Neul, 21, female, petite, curious, student.
• Sergey Klimov, 33 m, tall, straightforward, military.
• Olivia Reed, 27, female, dark-haired, calm, psychologist.
• Kang Ji Hoon, 24, m, smiling, sociable, athlete.
• Egor Sokolov, 20, m, thin, sarcastic, programmer.
• Sophia Turner, 29, f, elegant, calculating, entrepreneur.
• Yoon Ah Rin, 26, f, fair skin, romantic, photographer.
• Ilya Belov, 25, m, curly, good-natured, cook.
• Jack Miller, 32, m, broad-shouldered, stubborn, mechanic.
• Kim So Ah, 23, f, long hair, observant, journalist.
• Victor Gromov, 38, m, gray hair, strict, surgeon.
• Emily Scott, 22, f, smiling, naive, waitress.
• Han Yu Jin, 29, m, elegant, secretive, businessman.
• Polina Romanova, 24, female, brunette, hot-tempered, designer.
• Noah Wilson, 28, m, calm, analyst.
• Choi Eun Ho, 30, m, serious, engineer.
• Alisa Vetrova, 27, female, confident, TV presenter.
• Grace Hill, 25, f, sweet but stubborn, veterinarian.

The show's key feature is that millions of viewers watch the proceedings 24/7. Cameras are installed in nearly every room of the mansion, so virtually every conversation, argument, confession, or awkward silence becomes part of the broadcast.

But the viewers are far from mere observers. At certain points in the season, they are given the opportunity to influence the course of events. Sometimes just a little, and sometimes so much that the participants are forced to completely change their plans.

During special broadcasts, viewers can:

• open a new room or a previously inaccessible part of the mansion;
• give a useful item to the chosen participant;
• grant the player temporary immunity;
• add a new challenge for all participants;
• change one of the current rules for a limited time;
• send an anonymous question to any player;
• schedule an additional vote;
• bring a previously eliminated participant back into the game. This happens extremely rarely and is considered one of the most unexpected twists of the season.

Players never know in advance when the audience will intervene and what decision they'll make. Sometimes the crowd saves their favorites, sometimes they deliberately add fuel to the fire for the sake of a spectacular spectacle, and sometimes they choose the most chaotic option simply because it's so funny to watch the confused faces of the participants.

On this show, it's not enough to just outplay your opponents. Sometimes you have to consider the opinions of millions of people sitting comfortably on the other side of the screen, eagerly deciding who will get lucky today and who will have to quickly come up with a new plan.

The game doesn't end after the voting. On the contrary, the most interesting part begins between the official events. While the cameras continue recording, the participants chat, relax, argue, laugh, make plans, and try to figure out who else they can trust. Sometimes, one casual conversation by the pool turns out to be more important than a whole day of discussions.

During living together in a mansion, the following constantly arise:

• friendship;
• romantic feelings;
• jealousy;
• conflicts;
• temporary unions;
• betrayal;
• rumors;
• secret conversations;
• flirting;
• harmless pranks;
• joint tasks;
• struggle for leadership in the group.

Here, no one is forced to remain the same until the very end. Best friends can fall out over a single suspicion, former rivals can unexpectedly unite for a common goal, and a casual compliment can blossom into a romance that jeopardizes the entire game.

Emotions often overpower logic. Some people start trusting the wrong people, some vote out of revenge, and some defend someone simply because they've grown attached to them. Such decisions are rarely wise, but they're what make the game lively and completely unpredictable.

Sometimes, powerful players leave the show for reasons other than making a mistake. It only takes one unfortunate rumor, broken trust, or careless remark for yesterday's leader to find himself out of the mansion that very evening. In this game, relationships can become a weapon no less dangerous than any secret role.

The entire show takes place in a massive mansion, which becomes the participants' sole home for the duration of the game. From the outside, it resembles a luxurious country palace, but inside, it conceals dozens of rooms, long corridors, and plenty of places where you can quietly converse without being overheard. However, you won't be able to negotiate with the cameras.

The mansion is completely isolated from the outside world. Leaving it at will is impossible, and contact with family, friends, and the internet remains only a pleasant memory. However, there's plenty of time to connect with people you saw for the first time just yesterday.

Available locations:

• the main hall, where meetings, announcements and votes take place;
• dining room;
• kitchen;
• spacious living room;
• library;
• rest rooms;
• participants' bedrooms;
• gym;
• pool;
• garden for walks;
• roof of the mansion;
• cinema hall;
• medical office;
• wine cellar;
• the host's room, where players are called for personal conversations and announcements.

Some rooms remain closed at the start of the season. As the game progresses, spectators, challenges, or special events may unlock new rooms, secret passages, and additional areas that could impact the show's progress.

Despite its luxurious surroundings, this mansion is anything but a place for a relaxing getaway. Here, alliances are forged, trusts are shattered, feelings flare, conspiracies are hatched, and sometimes a simple kitchen conversation proves far more dangerous than any late-night vote.

Each season eventually comes to an end. The game continues until one side fully meets the victory conditions. Civilians must identify and eliminate all mafia, while the mafia strives to gain complete control of the game by gradually eliminating its opponents. If an independent role appears in the party, it pursues its own goals and can change the usual course of events.

Until the very final day, no one knows how the story will end. Even a participant who has played confidently from the start can make one mistake and lose everything. Sometimes it's enough to trust the wrong person, say the wrong thing, or make the wrong choice during voting.

After the season concludes, the host gathers the remaining players for a final announcement. This is when all the secret roles are revealed, the most unexpected alliances, late-night decisions, successful deceptions, and events long hidden from the contestants are revealed.

The winners receive the grand prize, as well as the right to be named the season's best player. The rest leave with experience, vivid memories, and perhaps a lingering wish to never again hear the phrase, "Let's discuss this calmly." It's usually after these words that the chaos truly begins.

It's impossible to write a perfect scenario in this game. Anyone can win. It all depends on your attentiveness, your ability to persuade, your ability to keep secrets, and your ability to recognize who might be looking you in the eye like a friend now, but making completely different plans at night.