Friday, October 30, 2009

Think You Can Win Mafia Wars?

Do you think that you can’t win Mafia Wars? Okay, there isn’t a checkered flag in your Mafia Wars future. I think that to win Mafia Wars is possible. There are 4 goals in Mafia Wars:
  1. Reaching a high level with many titles from mastering tiers
  2. Endlessly expanding your mafia crew and getting them the best gear
  3. Raking in the money so spending your hourly take is the hard part
  4. Earning achievements and collecting all the collections
If you agree about those 4 Mafia Wars goals, then we do know how to describe a winner.
  • Available job tiers mastered
  • You are at a high level with energy to waste
  • You have the top weapons, armor, and vehicles for your huge mafia family
  • Your income exceeds upkeep by A LOT
  • You’ve vaulted many Mafia Wars collections and attained many achievements
Don’t run for the hills at the sight of that list. Nobody sits down the first day an gets that list. Players with those accomplishments have already figured out how to win Mafia Wars. And really, would you be interested in the game if you could master it in one sitting?

What’s the trick to becoming a Mafia Wars winner? I don’t want to use practical stuff for our fantasy game, but how to win Mafia Wars about two steps:
  1. Create small goals
  2. Learn all you can

Here’s an example of solid Mafia Wars play for a newbie.

  • Aim at the 3 time mastery of Street Thug tier
  • Add mafia family members until you match that number to your level
  • Bank money to buy ten vacant lots, or better , 10 Mafia Mike's
  • Check your vault for nearly completed collections and add a needed item to your wishlist

Small steps like those are possible for anyone. If you begin moving in this direction, you’ll end up in fitting into the profile of someone who can win Mafia Wars sooner than you expect. It's really about playing the game smart at every session, rather than hitting it out of the park on your first time at bat.

Mafia Wars can be complex. There are many details that make earning a Mafia Wars win an effort. It’s that human factor of 6 million active players that gives Mafia Wars an element of surprise. Don’t believe that there is a player in that 6 million who knows all the information about Mafia Wars! Searching for new strategies is going to make your game stronger. Finding those golden nuggets of tricks and insight will make you a better player than 99% of Mafia Wars active users.

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Commments? Questions? Gripes? Denounciations? Bring 'em here, Mafioso! School is in for Mafia Wars gamers. Just to get the ball rolling...who thinks Zynga is going to somehow make the robbing re-release involve spending more Godfather points? (LOL)