Mafia Wars for Beginners

Article by Shane Burley (61,923 pts ) , published Jun 24, 2009

Here are a few tips for those who have just started playing Mafia Wars.

Old and New

Gaining success in Mafia Wars depends on integrating conventional techniques that are shared by other text based iPhone RPGs and some that are unique to Mafia Wars. The way this is done is by looking at all the games that Mafia Wars shares traits with and working within the game to find what ends up elevating your status. Here are a few tips to help you when starting out in Mafia Wars.

Classic Mafia Tips

The first thing to remember is some things that are true in Mafia Wars as well as its cohorts. Instead of leveling up quickly, it is important to sit on specific levels for quite a while. This is done so that you can end up becoming the best equipped person at any given level before moving on. This should only be done after you get a few levels in, such as levels eight or nine. The reason for this is that you have to do enough jobs to get money for property purchases.

Mafia Property is the most important part of Mafia Wars as this is the way you will make money without actually begin forced to receive experience points. On top of this is a need to get as large a mafia as possible within the first few levels. Go ahead and search online for people posting their Player ID numbers, like mine which is 7004 8928 31.

Mafia Buyers Guide

When you are progressing through the game, make sure that your weapon purchases are directly correlated to their mafia size. Since jobs are not going to be your primary source of income, the weapon cache does not affect them too much. This means that the main focus of your weapon purchase should be based on your mafia. Keep in mind that weapons and mafia size is going to determine your success when fighting against other Mafia Wars players.

Fast Real Estate

It’s important to begin buying property with the first sum of money you are able to acquire from doing jobs. This is made even easier by the fact that Mafia Wars makes begin acquiring properties faster and at easier to do at earlier levels. This means you have a more lax chance to get off official mafia jobs as a main income source.

Max Powers

Mafia Wars allows you to fight people of a higher level than you do, which should always be avoided. If you have been sitting on a single level for quite some time and have a large weapons and mafia size then you can try it with a level or two above you, but it has a low rate of success.

Select those of the same level as you or below. Choose to fight people in the same class as you, unless you are a Brawler. If that is the case, you can feel comfortable fighting most other people and you have a little bit more wiggle room as it applies to fighting those of higher Mafia Wars levels.

Stock Up

Make sure that you keep up with the highest level of weapons that are available for your level in Mafia Wars. This is especially important if you have recently leveled up a few places as you have immediately made yourself more vulnerable to attack.

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Oct 30, 2009 9:49 AM
Kris
add me
1101 3786 23
Oct 28, 2009 10:25 PM
denis
denisr
add me, super good account, over lvl 100
2901 3008 68
Oct 14, 2009 4:10 AM
Tupac
RE: Mafia Wars for Beginners
My iD: 8501 9998 80
Oct 12, 2009 10:51 AM
Squeaky Malone
more mafia members
OK, I see the player numbers. How do I know what mine is? Using these numbers where do I go to see if they will be in my mafia? I am very new to this game. Thanks in advance for all your help. I also see that players at my level 11 have property and I can't find where to go to buy property. Please help me figure out this great game.
Oct 8, 2009 7:02 PM
optimuz
Mafia wars
0803 0970 67
Sep 30, 2009 4:02 PM
Jonathan
Maximum stats account (friend's)
2701 6994 12
Sep 28, 2009 4:50 PM
kurt
Mafia Wars ID
1101 8885 42 - add me, thanks
Sep 27, 2009 9:05 AM
akapain
Add me please
Hey everyone! please add me in mafia wars.. i need you guys..
here's my id:
3602-0726-99
Sep 23, 2009 12:07 AM
Lorenzo
add me
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Sep 23, 2009 12:02 AM
Lorenzo
i'm learner, need some guides
Nice experience. Thanks for sharing. Pls add me anyway.
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