The Split — Mafia Vote Mechanic

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#1 splits with…

Seats 2–5 give the shifted split · seats 6–10 give the clean half-and-half.

What is a split?

In the first elimination vote, the table normally lands on one player and he's out. A split is a deliberate 5–5 tie: five votes on #1, five on the player he picks.

A tie isn't an elimination — the game puts both tied players back on the mic for a final speech before the runoff. That's the whole point: #1 buys himself another turn to talk, and drags a partner along with him. Pure use of the game mechanics.

The rule

The circle is cut into two halves of 5 seats.
#1 and his partner must land in opposite halves — each of them votes for the other.
Partner is #2–#5 → the cut shifts: 2,3,4,5,6 vote #1; 7,8,9,10 + 1 vote the partner.
Partner is #6–#10 → straight half-and-half: 1,2,3,4,5 vote the partner; 6,7,8,9,10 vote #1.

Legend

A player's colour is simply the side he votes with — teammates all match, including the two on the block.

red half → votes #1

cyan half → votes the partner

gold ring → on the block