The Mafia Boss — Frequently Asked Questions
What is The Mafia Boss?
The Mafia Boss (TMB) is a free, browser-based multiplayer online mafia strategy game that has been running since 2004. With over 2 million registered players worldwide, it is one of the longest-running browser games of all kind. No download required — play from any device directly in your web browser.
Is The Mafia Boss free to play?
Yes, The Mafia Boss is completely free to play. You can sign up, build your criminal empire, join a family, and compete for prizes without spending a single dollar. Optional supporter packages are available to enhance your experience but are never required to be competitive.
How do rounds work in The Mafia Boss?
Each round lasts approximately 10 days. At the start, all players begin with equal resources. You spend the round committing crimes, building your army, attacking rivals, and accumulating net worth. At the end, in-game credit prizes are distributed to the top-ranked individual players and families.
What are the player roles in The Mafia Boss?
There are three main competitive roles: Killer (ranked by kills — attacks enemies for kills), Looter (ranked by looted cash — attacks for money), and Collector (ranked by net worth — accumulates resources without direct fighting). Each role requires a different strategy to reach the top.
What are Families and how do I join one?
Families are groups of players that compete together as a team. You can join a family by accepting an invite from a Don or by applying to open family. Families coordinate attacks, share strategies in the family chat, and compete for the top family prize at the end of each round. A Don and Underboss lead the family structure.
What can I win?
At the end of each 10-day round, top-ranked players and families win in-game credit prizes — the premium currency that powers faster progress in future rounds. Prizes are awarded across multiple categories (networth, kills, and families), so there are many ways to win.
What are Turns and how do I get more?
Turns are your primary resource — they power every action (crimes, attacks, scouting, producing). You receive turns automatically over time. You can also earn bonus turns by committing crimes, buying turns with credits, or receiving turns from your family. Using turns efficiently is the key to success.
Is The Mafia Boss mobile friendly?
Yes! The Mafia Boss is fully playable on mobile phones and tablets. Simply open your browser — Safari, Chrome, Firefox — and navigate to themafiaboss.com. No app download is required. The interface adapts to your screen size automatically.
How do I contact support?
You can reach our support team via the Support page. For community help, the Forums are also a great resource where experienced players and staff can answer questions.
FAQ's
- You can organize your family using an authentic Mafia family hierarchy. The Boss of a family is able to promote family members to Consigliere, Bruglione, Underboss, Captain, and Soldier.
- A family can have only one Boss and one Consigliere. There is no limit to how many members can be promoted to the rest of the positions.
- A Consigliere is the Boss's confidant and has the same abilities as the Boss himself except the Consigliere cannot fire the Boss or disband the family.
- Just below the Consigliere is the Bruglione. The Brugs have the power to change family media, and send invites to potential family members.
- The Underboss is the next level of seniority. They are trusted veterans of the game that are ready to step up if people above them falter.
- A Captain acts like a lieutenant, leading his own section of the family. The key to being a successful Captain is making money.
- Soldiers do the "dirty work". A soldier is the lowest rank among made men. They're part of the family, but they hold little power and make relatively little money. The number of soldiers that belong to any given Captain can vary tremendously.
- The web chat is off.
- In the family options, type or paste the persons name in the invite section, and then press update.
- The MAIN ROUND rules are generally set to no leaving or disbanding families. There are exceptions to this rule, and you need to check on the MAIN MENU link/page for the game rules on this for MAIN and TURBO rounds
- In the "promote mafioso" section of the family options, select the name of the person you want to promote, and then what rank you want to give that person, and press update.
- You need to have at least 4 Gulf Stream jets or one Boeing to steal planes. Automobiles operate under the same principle. You need to have some to facilitate stealing some! you also need to make sure that you kill all defensive's before trying to steal their cars/planes
- Once you pick a name for a round, it stays that way until the next round. You can choose a new name at the start of each round if you wish.
- Hitmen are better killers than Thugs, thugs are better killers than Bodyguards.
- Ak's kill more than Uzi's, Uzi's kill more than shotguns, and shotguns kill more than Glocks. The best guns are given to the best units, e.g., if you have 10 hitmen, 5 thugs, and 3 bodyguards, 10 Ak's, 5 Uzi's, and 3 shotguns, the hitmen will have the Ak's, thugs will have Uzi's, and the bodyguards will have the shotguns.
- Yes. Make sure all of your family is aware of the families in your alliance. Also keep in mind it is your job to inform others of alliances. There is nothing in the game that directly tells people of your alliances, other than whatever you may have put on your profile.
- The Boss of any family can also form union of unlimited number of families, in the main round, by selecting the Create Union option on the Family Settings Page
- Perhaps they are a supporter. It is easy to become a supporter; the "buy turns" link is at the bottom of every page. There are also different ways of making money, depending on how you build your character.
- When you hire, produce, or collect, you will be protected for a period of time relative to the number of turns you use. So if you use 30 turns, you get 30 seconds of protection. You will only be protected for a maximum of 60 seconds regardless of how many turns you use at a time.
- Yes. But it's just meant to protect you while you are getting ready. For example, you need some defensive units, so you hire them, and the protection gives you time to go buy them some guns. You have a little protection to get ready and avoid getting attacked while you are preparing yourself.
- No. The only people who can view the posts are staff members, and they will be quick to help you out.
- You can also log complaints by going to the Main Page Link and clicking the name of ANY staff member online to tell them your problem
- Yes. Go to My Account on the TOP RIGHT of the Site pages. There is a section where you can change your password.
- There is NO swearing on the Recruiting or Help Forums. You can, however, swear on the other boards (but keep it to a minimum), and the FreeForAll chat room, and you can do whatever you like in your family chat room and message board as they are not monitored. Profiles, or profile pictures/media that get complaints, will be dealt with accordingly.
- No, there are no refunds. If you break the game rules, you are responsible for the consequences.
- You go to main menu Just above the Game Announcements > click "you have x reserve turns " > put in the amount of turns you wish to use from reserve > apply > check your turns > and use to your hearts content.
- The attack range is meant to keep strong mafiosos from wiping out weak ones. Your attack range is from 1/2 to 4 times your net worth. You can only attack people in your attack range.
- The Revenge feature is enabled when someone has attacked you, you can hit them back regardless of range, an unlimited amount of times. You can only do revenge via drive byes, and you can hit their business if they have attacked yours.
- You initially start the first hour "maxed". After that,if you are attacked and lose 10% of your networth, you cannot be attacked again for that hour. If you lose less than 10% in the first hit then you can be attacked again until 10% of your net value is gained. The % also varies from round to round so check the round specific rules, also, please.
- If you would like to cancel your subscription, log in to your PayPal account and go to the "History" sub tab of the "My Account" tab. Choose "Subscriptions" from the pull-down "Show" menu and press the "Submit" button. Choose this subscription, and click on its "Status." You will be taken to a Transaction Details page from which you may cancel your subscription. Canceling your subscription will immediately stop all future scheduled payments for this subscription.
- Each star represents a level of credits used. If you've used up to 999 won or bought credits for the round, you are eligible to win prizes in the level ONE and will have one star. Having a subscription or using 1000 to 24,999 credits, makes you eligible for the level 2 and you will have two stars. The same goes for the next levels; using up to 99,999, or purchasing the Titanium Black Subscription, you can place in level 3, and using above 100,000 will make you eligible for the Jackpot and level 4 prizes.
- Any player who is part of a union and is playing less than 3 months will add a AUTO value of $15 Billion to the union networth.
- Any player who is part of a union and is playing MORE than 3 months will add a AUTO value of $5 Billion to the union networth
- This value is not actual cash on hand, it is based on your play time so you cant use it to buy guns or drugs, etc.