For people who never played Facebook Mafia Wars here are some tips on how to get started.

Character

“Maniac” is the character that you should go with if you are new to Facebook Mafia Wars.

Family

You should grow you mafia family until it reaches 501 members after that the additional members don’t contribute in a fight as you have only that much weapons. You can grow your family by asking your friends to join in or link to other players on the network pages. You can also join an email mass add to add players.

Godfather Points

If you have ten points then you should go for an energy refill. If you have 14 points you can get 4 extra points. These points can be spent on buying but adding them to the stats is a much better option.

Profile Points

You should know how to use your mafia points in order to be successful in Mafia Wars. You should increase energy and put points into that. After you have increase your level put the points into defense. Increasing defense will help you win fights and gain experience. When your have increased your level you should add points in other areas.

Mafia Wars Boss

Boss fights can be used to gain maximum experience points to advance your level. Ideally, you should keep just the right amount of stamina required to fight the boss and use up the rest. Boss fights don’t give you any bonuses but you can use them to gain maximum experience.