Mafia Terminology

Alignment

Alignment refers to your team. Players on a mafia team are "mafia aligned" and players in the town are "town aligned".

Bandwagon

A bandwagon is a collection of votes for a particular player. Often games will require a certain number of votes to be cast for a player before they are lynched, so other players will vote for them, joining the bandwagon. The first player to vote for someone starts that player's bandwagon.

Buddying

This is the process of trying to make another player like you. Mafia will often try to employ this strategy with town players to improve how they are seen. Town players may try it as well to attempt to form a solid town contingent.

Bussing

Bussing is a strategy in which mafia players actively try to get one of their teammates lynched. This can make those mafia players seem more like town since they were instrumental in getting a mafia killed. The term originates from "throwing someone under the bus".

Lurking

To lurk is to be alive in game but not post. This can be frowned upon but is a legitimate strategy. A "lurker" is often described as someone who is not posting much, if at all.

Wagon

See Bandwagon.