Play Mafia in your Telegram group tonight
Secret roles by DM, night moves in private, votes in the group. You want to play Mafia with friends, and nobody wants to sit out as the moderator.
- ✓ Free to start
- ⭐ Pro per group, about $3.00
- 💬 Works inside Telegram
- ✓ Bot facts verified 25 Oct 2026
- You: /mafia.
- Mafia Night: 🌙 Mafia · lobby. Players: 6 — you, Maya, Leo, Sam, Ana, Tom. Buttons: 🙋 Join, ▶️ Start.
- Leo: /bunker.
- Mafia Night: Bunker mode needs Pro for this group. Pro: up to 20 players and Bunker mode. Buttons: ⭐ 150 Stars once, ⭐ Monthly subscription.
- An admin opens a private chat with @MafiaNightProBot
- Invoice: Mafia Night Pro. Up to 20 players in one game. Bunker mode. For this group. Pay 150 Telegram Stars.
Example chat. The commands are real; send them to @MafiaNightProBot.
Short answer
How do you play Mafia in a Telegram group?
Mafia Night (@MafiaNightProBot) runs Mafia in a Telegram group: send /mafia, players tap Join, and the host taps Start with 4 or more players. Roles arrive by private message. Nights run in private for 90 seconds, day votes in the group for 120 seconds. Free allows 12 players; Pro allows 20 and adds Bunker mode.
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Key terms
- Bunker mode
- A second game in Mafia Night Pro, built on survival votes. It comes with the group's Pro upgrade, together with games of up to 20 players.
- Mafia Night (@MafiaNightProBot)
- The Mafia party game in your Telegram group, with secret roles sent in private.
- Pro, per group
- A one-time payment of 150 Telegram Stars inside Mafia Night. One admin pays once and every member of that group gets Pro.
The problem
In a live game one person must run the nights and cannot play. Over chat, roles leak if anyone sees the moderator's messages.
With Mafia Night
The Mafia party game in your Telegram group, with secret roles sent in private.
How @MafiaNightProBot works →How to do it
Each step uses a real command. Copy it into Telegram.
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Open a lobby
Send /mafia in the group. Players tap Join. The host taps Start when 4 or more players are in.
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Get your secret role
The bot sends each player a role by private message: Mafia, Doctor, Detective or Civilian. There is one Mafia for every 4 players.
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Nights in private, days in the group
At night the Mafia, Doctor and Detective pick a person in private (90 seconds). By day the group talks and votes (120 seconds).
A study group of 7 after exams
An illustration of a typical setup, not a customer story.
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First
Ana sends /mafia. Seven people tap Join and Ana taps Start.
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Then
Seven players means one Mafia, plus a Doctor and a Detective. Everyone else is a Civilian.
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Result
The bot runs every night and every vote. Nobody has to sit out as the moderator.
Start free. Pay once when you need more.
Free plays Mafia with 4 to 12 players and all four roles. Pro for the group raises the limit to 20 players and opens Bunker, a second survival-vote game. Pro is a one-time Stars payment, or a Stars subscription.
Free
0 StarsWhat you get with Mafia Night at no cost.
- Mafia for 4 to 12 players
- The roles Mafia, Doctor, Detective and Civilian, sent by private message
- Night rounds in private and day votes in the group
Pro
⭐ 150 Stars · per groupOne payment unlocks Pro for one group. That is about $3.00.
- Up to 20 players in one game
- Bunker mode
Also sold as a monthly Stars subscription. The bot shows the price in /pro.
Opens @MafiaNightProBot in Telegram. Send /pro there. You pay with Telegram Stars inside the bot.
Pro is paid once in Telegram Stars, inside each bot. No account and no card on this site. The Pro page lists every bot's price and what Pro adds.
⭐ See every Pro upgradeThe main bot, and bots that help
Questions people ask
How many players do I need?
At least 4, and at most 12 on the free plan. Pro for the group raises the maximum to 20. The Doctor plays with 5 or more players and the Detective with 6 or more.
Does the bot need admin rights?
No. Mafia Night runs in any group without admin rights. The host or an admin can end a game with /stop.
What is Bunker mode?
A second game for Pro groups. Each player gets a private survivor card. The group votes people out until only the bunker seats are left: half of the players, at least 2.
Try it in your chat now
Open @MafiaNightProBot, press Start, and send the first command. It is free to start.
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