by: Kenneth Bossard
My favorite game is attached to my favorite social site: Mafia Wars on Facebook. Zynga, the game developer, has made me a multi-billionaire. Their 20 million users have, like me, supplied the financial basis for Zynga's potential $1 - $2 billion initial public offering.
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| My bank balance on Mafia Wars, currently $113 billion for my New York operation. |
I was one of the early users of Mafia Wars, starting to build my criminal enterprise about two years ago. A friend, an attractive female friend, was gaining my attention through automatic Facebook posts touting her gangland victories and growing criminal notoriety. I asked her about the app and she recommended I, "Do a few jobs and get back to me."
It is addictive. Users must build a mafia by inviting other Facebook users to "join" their family. I quickly learned I would be robbed, attacked, and otherwise victimized by others on my level with larger mafia families. I loved it.
Mafia Wars has spawned hundreds of independent websites offering clues, tips, volunteers to "join your family", and site updates. Intially, the site offered jobs in New York, but has since spread to opportunities to expand your criminal enterprise to Cuba, Las Vegas, Brazil, and Italy. Russia and Hong Kong are no longer offered. Each city offers users the opportunity to "level up" once they have gained experience through criminal activities (jobs), attacks on other users (fights), and operations (properties or businesses owned).
Zynga has proliferated to 15 separate games, including Mafia Wars 2, offering visitors the chance to buy tools to gain advantage over enemies and achieve level "promotions" faster.
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Zynga's Mafia Wars support site offering game updates and access to their other games. |
My mafia has grown to 500, the maximum allowed, and I have attained level 235, far surpassing my attractive female recruiter, but tame compared to true enthusiasts boasting levels in the 1 to 3 thousands. The top member of my worldwide mafia family, Dips Dipan, is level 1572. I have to get stronger members. It's time for a war.
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