Sunday, March 14, 2010

Mafia Wars Add Me – How To Get A Mafia Of 500+ In Days

So you’re looking to to build a huge mafia right? You don’t want these level 20’s with 500 mafia beating you down right, so what do you do? This article will teach you how to build a mafia of 500+ in mere days!

The biggest thing I’d say not to do is go around on the mafia wars message boards posting ‘add me’ ‘add me’. Simply put you’re wasting your time. Do you honestly go around on the message boards clicking on every single ‘add me’ link users post? There is a much faster and better way to build your mafia super quick, and it involves 2 quick and easy steps.

Step 1 – Getting a Ton Of Facebook Friends

The first step is to join mass email add groups. What happens in these groups is you post your email along with everyone elses emails to the thread, then the next person copies and pastes all the emails into their post, adding their own email at the end, rinse and repeat.

You should probably sign up for a new email and add that email to your facebook account for this method, as a lot of spammers are now using these lists to spam you with all sorts of offers, so don’t use your main email for this method.

To find one of these groups simply search for “mafia wars mass email” in facebook and you’ll come across hundreds. Then find the “Email Add” threads in each groups Discussion Board and copy and paste the last post in the thread, add your email onto the end and click post.

Then take that entire email list again (copy it) and in facebook go to Friends -> Invite Friends (up the top). Paste that entire email list into the To: box and in the message box type “mafia wars add”. Then click the invite button.

What this has now done is told every single person on that list that you wish to be their facebook friend and you’ll start getting more friends immediately :D

Warning: Don’t ever invite more than 1 email list in any one day or facebook may ban your account for spamming. You have been warned!

Besides, there is a better way to go about getting friends to ADD YOU and therefore you will never be flagged as a spammer :) Simply go to about 10 – 20 of these email add groups and add your email to the end of the mass email add threads, then sit back and wait for tons and tons of players to add you, the more groups you add your email to the more invites you will get (I had about 100 friend requests A DAY using this strategy, got to 5000 friends very fast).

Step 2 – Getting All These Friends Into Your Mafia Instantly

You need to use an incredibly handy bookmarklet called “Add All” and you can find it at Bobby’s Heartrate Mafia Tools. All you do is drag the “Add All” button from that page to your book mark bar at the top of your web browser. Then log into facebook and go to your recruit page in mafia wars. After you are on that page click the bookmarklet you added to your browser and it will take care of the rest :) Adding all your friends to Mafia for you and not using up your daily invites – fantastic isn’t it! :D

That’s all you need to know to get a mafia of at least 500 in under a week, let me know if you have any questions and happy fighting!


Mafia Wars Achievements Guide

In this Mafia Wars Achievement Guide we will detail each achievement and their requirements. Achievements not only give you a pat on the back for doing a good job they also award a skill point for each that you can spend as you see fit.

Here are the achievements currently in Mafia Wars

Armed and Dangerous – This is a very easy achievement to earn just pick up 10 Tommy Guns. You really don’t have to work at this one since you will be buying the guns along the way since some jobs require more than 10 to be able to complete.

Banana Republic – This is a Cuba achievement and is earned by owning all 4 availabe business on the island. When you first get to Cuba you realize that the millions that you have stashed away in New York are worthless and it may seem that money is hard to come by at first. Don’t worry though you will be filthy rich in the Caribbean in no time.

Big Business – Fully upgrade a single business in Cuba to earn this achievement. Once again its not one to sweat as it will happed while you are working toward the International achievement.

Big Spender – Use reward points to earn this achievement. The easiest way is to level up and then buy “+4 Stat Points” for free or you could cough up some real world cash for them.

Bulletproof – Being wanted by the Feds, DEA, ATF or other government agencies is one thing but to have a hit put on you by the mob is another. You can earn Bulletproof by actually surviving on the hit list for over an hour.

This is probably the hardest achievement to unlock and you’ll probably have to be level 500+ and have nearly all your points in defense to be able to unlock it.

Cashing out – Earn this achievement by sell off 50 Mega Casinos. This does not have to be all at once. You can buy them one at a time and immediately resell them.

Collector – A simple and easy achievement to earn, all you have to do is vault one collection and DING…ya got it.

Crime C.E.O. - Another fairly easy one to earn. When you are setting up your top mafia you will earn this one easily because you always want to have the best people in every spot. Get all spots filled with players who are above level 100 to earn it.

Curator - Same as Collector but this time you have to vault at least 9 collections. If you get a huge mafia wars family of 5000+ you should have no trouble getting this as as soon as you share your wishlist it’ll be filled in seconds.

Dependable – It cant get much easier than this, all you have to do is complete a job per day for 7 days.

Getting the Crew Together – Once again Mafia Wars on easy mode, just promote friends to each top mafia position.

Giver – You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours. Earn this one by gifting items to other players.

Havana Hat Trick - This Cuba based achievement is another easy one. Get to level 35 and head for the island. Complete one job tier for the achievement.

International – Earn 1 million Cuban Pesos. Money might seem scarce on the island but you illicit gains will start piling up fairly quickly. Fully upgraded business will give you this one in around 4 – 5 days.

Island Bound – An achievement for just clicking a button at level 35. Fly to Cuba.

Knife Thrower – Earn10 Butterfly Knives. Another one you don’t have to work at. You will get the knives as you level up.

Like a Hurricane – No you don’t have to spend an afternoon listening to the Scorpions, but you do have to win 1000 fights in Cuba. This one might take a bit of time.;

Mercenary – Help out 200 friends that call for backup. Just keep an eye on notifications and as soon as you see someone asking for help click away.

My Little Friend - Gift an M16A1 to a friend. Just keep doing “Transport a Shipment of US Arms” job in Cuba, it is on the El Capitan tier. Then send it off to a friend.

Napoleon Complex – Beat someone who has a bigger mafia than you do. Try doing this when you are very young. Someone who has 2 mafia when its just you are not that much tougher than you are.

Nest Egg – Deposit $10,000,000,000,000. This is the hardest achievement that there is right now. It takes a long time to earn that much cash, even for Donald Trum

One Down – Easy, just finish one stage of jobs in New York.

Personal Bailout – Deposit $1 Billion to earn this one.

Personal Fleet – Earned by owning 500 Town Cars. You should never need this many town cars so the easiest way get this is just to buy them then sell them off as soon as you can replace them with better vehicles.

Slum Lord – Buy up 30 apartment complexes

Spreading it Around – Gift 501 items to your gang. This one isn’t hard but it does take some time to find that much stuff to hand out. The easiest way to do this is simply give away all your low level handguns / knives etc that you acquired in the early stages of new york to random people in your mafia family. Then if thats not quite enough give away some of your spare low level collection pieces to your family. You should have this unlocked in under an hour.

That’s Amore – Send a diamond ring to a player that is under level 8. Just sending it to an alt should suffice. If you’ve read the mafia wars black book you’ll probably already have 2 low level alts to give this to.

That’s with a “T” – Earned by depositing $1,000,000,000,000 and is the second most difficult achievement to get simply because it takes time to build up that kind of cash.

The Best Offense – Defeat 15 attackers in a row to earn this achievement. The easiest way to get this one is to have a buddy that is weaker than you are attack you until you get it.

The First is the Hardest – Earned by depositing $1,000,000. At first a million sounds like a butt load of money, but don’t worry you will have it quicker than you think.

Treasure Hunter – Earned by finding a rare item in a mystery crate Either save up reward points as you level or shell out some hard earned bucks for them. On a side note…the rare items are not that great either.

Tycoon – Fully upgrade all Cuban Businesses to become a Tycoon. Once you’ve done all the jobs in cuba you should have enough cash to complete this, if you’re powerlevelling wait until you’ve finished cuba but if you’re taking it slow the purchase and upgrade your businesses as you go.

Uncle Sam - Earned by owning 50 federal agents. You get these guys from the boss tier and “Buy off a Federal Agent”. The drop rate is not too bad but it still might take awhile to complete.

Unstoppable – Win 15 fights in a row and you will be unstoppable. Super easy again, just pick weaker targets and its yours.

What’s after Trillion? – Earned by depositing 999 Trillion Dollars. Work, work, work is all we can say. It’ll take a looong time to unlock this as very very few people have done it so far.

What else you got? – Achieved by mastering all the tiers in New York, can be done in 2 days using my mafia wars powerlevelling guide

Wing Man – Help out 10 friends who call for backup by keeping an eye on notifications and it will come before you know it.

Working Man – Earned by doing 20 jobs in one day. You should have this one within minutes of starting your character. The jobs can be the same job or different ones.

There you have our Mafia Wars Achievements Guide. Some achievements are a piece of cake to get and others are a bit tougher. Just keep chugging away and maybe you will actually learn what is after trillion :)

4 Quick Tips to Enhance Your Mafia Wars Experience

There is no doubt that Mafia Wars by Zynga has become one of, if not the most popular social network game in the world today. It can be found on most social networks as well as the iPhone and is enjoyed by millions of players each and every day. It is to say the least …addicting, but in a good way.

Other than loving Mafia Wars, what do you think that the majority of the millions of daily players have in common? I can tell you exactly what it is. The thing that they have in common is the lack of any type of plan to succeed. Today I am going to give you a taste of success with a 4 step plan that will put you on the right track to becoming a strong and powerful player.

Step 1 – Plan for Success

If you are going to succeed in Mafia Wars and not shuffle along with the masses you need a plan of action. You need to set goals and work toward them. Are you going to be an all energy leveling dynamo? Are you going to be more of a kick ass and take names kind of player?

Either way you need to plan ahead. You need to determine how you are going to spend skill points, how you are going to use Godfather Points, etc. You also need to set a play schedule.

The schedule that I use and found to work out best is a 3 per day approach. I log on in the morning and get everything done that I need to. I tend to my businesses and property, accept and send invites, accept and send gifts, play the lottery, and finally crank out some jobs. I have to be careful with the jobs part since I rarely if ever need to wait for energy I can go all day in one sitting. I log off and go about my business. Around noon I log in again and again in the evening. This keeps me from getting burnt out.

Step 2 – Mafia Building 101

A team is only as strong it’s your weakest member. Sure you can crank out 500 mafia members in a day or two…but is that really what you want? Yes I can teach you how to have a mafia at maximum size in a few days but I would rather teach you to build your mafia intelligently.

Build you mafia at a steady pace but only when you can equip them. Bare knuckles do not fare well against those with real firepower.

If you want to learn more about the quick way to build your mafia as well as the intelligent method grab a copy of my Ultimate Mafia Wars Leveling Guide.

Step 3 – The Sacred Cash Cow

No business can survive without an influx of cash and even though the legality of an organized crime family is questionable it is most definitely a business. To get the cash flowing you need to buy real estate, but not just any old real estate.

Buy as many Mafia Mike’s as you can afford and keep buying them as you recruit more mafia. Of all of the available properties (other than lots) only Mafia Mike’s cannot be robbed.

Step 4 – Equipment, Equipment, Equipment

To beat the best in the business you are going to need the best equipment in the business. One of the best places to look for great equipment is right on the front page of Mafia Wars itself. Take a look under Limited Time Offers. On the left side you will find a limited time item that does not require any Godfather Points. These items are very nice for the beginning player to use to bolster their equipment.

DO NOT use Godfather Points to purchase equipment. The reason I say this is two fold. First, since these points are purchased with real money you could go broke trying to get 501 of the item and second, there are better items in the game.

Equipment is another reason to take mafia building at a slower pace. Grabbing tons of new players is not going to build a powerful mafia from day one. They are in the same boat that you are…no equipment. Recruit established higher level players when you can, then when you send out your wish list with armored state cars and other powerful items on it you are more likely to get what you wish for.

Mafia Wars is one of the most addicting games on the internet today but to be successful you need a bit of strategy. Plan for success, Build your mafia intelligently, get cash flowing, and get the best equipment. Use those simple steps and you will find that your gaming experience will change dramatically. For highly detailed, step by step information grab a copy of the Ultimate Mafia Wars Leveling Guide.

Mafia Wars Tips – 8 Simple Tips to Avoid Being Robbed

One of the top subjects that I am asked about is how to avoid being robbed in Mafia Wars. The honest answer is that there is no way to avoid it. No matter how big and bad you are there is always someone just a little bigger and a little meaner. With that said I am going to give you some simple Mafia Wars tips that will help you in robbery situations.

Anyone who has owned property in Mafia Wars knows that being robbed is a pain in the butt. Depending on the type or property you own repairs can be down right painful with the cost of repairs and lost income.

Here are 8 Mafia Wars tips to help you avoid robbery.

1.) Mafia Size

Since you can only use a number of mafia equivalent to your level grow your mafia along with your character. This should not be hard with the number of “add me” groups on both Facebook and Myspace. If you use one of these groups you should have a mafia size of 501+ in no time.

2.) Keep Leveling

Low levels in robbery situations mean trouble. The number of mafia that you can use in defense is equal to your level. More levels mean more defenders.

3.) Smoke and Mirrors

When someone sizes you up as a potential mark they are going to look at your mafia size and your number of wins versus losses. If you have a high win versus loss record a robber may think twice, especially if you are defending with a number of mafia equal to your level.

To increase your win loss ratio all you have to do is start another account with a low level character on it. Bookmark their mafia wars page and then every level use up your attacks on them. In time this will allow you to appear tougher than you are.

4.) Equipment

Get the best equipment that you can for your mafia. Do everything in your power to have the best weapons, armor, and vehicles in numbers at least equivalent to your level. Every defender needs to have the best.

5.) Property Management

I know that putting up mega casinos and hotels is tempting but it also puts a bull’s eye on your back. When you are low level or short on mafia stay away from these properties regardless of how tempting they might be.

Instead make sure that you have the maximum number of Mafia Mike’s that you can since they cannot be robbed. If you must have other properties then purchase lower value properties in mass numbers. Most robbers are looking for the big score that a casino or hotel offer. They will for the most part ignore properties at the Value-Mart and lower levels because the effort just is not worth the stamina used.

6.) Use Protection

Protecting property might look expensive but you will be happy that you bought it in the long run.

7.) Stay Clean

If you do not want to be robbed then don’t rob others. This is one of the best mafia wars tips on robbery. If your rob others expect it in return and don’t whine when it happens.

8.) Don’t Hitlist

Placing someone on the hitlist is the best way to ensure that you get robbed!

Well folks I cannot assure you that you will never be robbed, it is part of the game after all, but if you use these simple Mafia Wars tips you chances of both avoiding robbery and surviving the onslaught are considerably better

General Tips

General Tips

95.) When winning or losing fights level, loot, and equipment really make no difference but the correct use of points does.

96.) If you have a large active mafia you can earn 80 – 100 points per hour simply by helping out on their fights, if you fight as their Capo that’s an instant shot of experience.

97.) Experience and cash can be earned just by answering the call when someone asks for help in a mission.

98.) Never stop recruiting. Only 500 can help you on fights but a large mafia means big property income from Mafia Mike’s

99.) Gifting a great way to get some nice and needed items in return.

100.) Treat others in the game like you would want to be treated. I know that sounds kind of like a common sense thing but you would be surprised how many people forget that.

101.) Remember the game is great to play and can chew up hours if you are not careful. Remember to feed the animals, speak to your family, and occasionally go outside to see the sun.

There you have it 101 Mafia Wars Tips. Have fun gaming and watch out for the big jabroni with a piece one dark night.

Godfather Points

Managing Your Mafia

The mafia is organized crime with heavy emphasis on “organized.” Mafia wars is no different. In order for your family to operate smoothly you must put the top people in the

Top Mafia Slots
85.) Mastermind

Bonus Applied to: Experience From Jobs

Maximum Bonus: 11%

Type of Character: Any

Based on: Number of Completed Jobs

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86.) Wheelman

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Maximum Bonus: 11%

Type of Character: Fearless

Based on: Level

Number needed for Maximum Benefit: 299+
87.) Button Man

Bonus Applied to: Attack Power

Maximum Bonus: 11

Type of Character: Maniac

Based on: Level

Number needed for Maximum Benefit: 299+
88.) Bodyguard

Bonus Applied to: Defensive Power

Maximum Bonus: 11

Type of Character: Any

Based on: Number of Fights Won

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89.) Safecracker

Bonus Applied to: Cash Generated from Fighting and Robbing

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Type of Character: Any

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90.) Bagman

Bonus Applied to: Cash Generated from Jobs

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Type of Character: Mogul

Based on: Character Level

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Godfather Points

You should only be using Godfather points for 2 ..well maybe 3 things.
91.) Don’t waste Godfather points on crates of loot. The stuff is not that great and you can find better by doing jobs.

92.) Don’t waste points on energy refils, the +4 skill points are much better in the long run.

93.) Use Godfather points for 4 skill point upgrade when needed. Points are better than loot hands down.

94.) You can use points to change your name it the cops get too close. Or just for a change of pace.

Great Race Horses Collection

Gifting

63.) Finding extra items on missions is common and you can help out your other mafia members taking a look at their wish lists occasionally and giving them something on it. They will return the favor.

64.) The “Giving” achievement is earned through gifting items to other players.

Collections

Collections bestow permanent stat boosts and award achievements.

65.) Diamond Flush Collection

Reward : +1 energy

Tier: Street Thug

  • Eight of Diamonds
  • Nine of Diamonds
  • Ten of Diamonds
  • Jack of Diamonds
  • Queen of Diamonds
  • King of Diamonds
  • Ace of Diamonds

66.) Heart Flush Collection

Reward: +5 Health
Tier: Associate

  • Eight of Hearts
  • Nine of Hearts
  • Ten of Hearts
  • Jack of Hearts
  • Queen of Hearts
  • King of Hearts
  • Ace of Hearts

67.) Boxing Collection

Reward: +3 Attack
Tier: Soldier

  • Hand Tape
  • Gloves
  • Headgear
  • Boxing Trunks
  • Speed Bag
  • Heavy Bag
  • Boxing Ring

68.) Club Flush Collection

Reward: +3 Attack

Tier: Soldier

  • Eight of Clubs
  • Nine of Clubs
  • Ten of Clubs
  • Jack of Clubs
  • Queen of Clubs
  • King of Clubs
  • Ace of Clubs

69.) Poker Chips Collection

Reward: +2 Attack
Tier: Soldier

  • White Poker Chip
  • Brown Poker Chip
  • Red Poker Chip
  • Blue Poker Chip
  • Green Poker Chip
  • Purple Poker Chip
  • Gold Poker Chip

70.) Sculptures Collection

Reward: +3 Defense
Tier: Soldier

  • Sculpture
  • Sheep Sculpture
  • Rooster Sculpture
  • Tiger Sculpture
  • Snake Sculpture
  • Dragon Sculpture

71.) Cigars Collection

Reward : +2 Energy
Tier: Enforcer

  • Ebony Cigar
  • Sky Cigar
  • Rose Cigar
  • Ivory Cigar
  • Turquoise Cigar
  • Gold Cigar
  • Royal Cigar

72.) Spade Flush Collection

Reward: +2 Stamina
Tier: Enforcer

  • Eight of Spades
  • Nine of Spades
  • Ten of Spades
  • Jack of Spades
  • Queen of Spades
  • King of Spades
  • Ace of Spades

73.) Billiard Balls Collection

Reward: +1 Stamina

Tier: Enforcer

  • One Ball
  • Two Ball, Three Ball
  • Four Ball
  • Five Ball
  • Cue Ball
  • Eight Ball

74.) Rings Collection

Reward: +5 Defense

Tier: Hitman

  • Topaz Ring
  • Opal Ring
  • Amethyst Ring
  • Emerald Ring
  • Sapphire Ring
  • Ruby Ring
  • Diamond Ring

75.) Ties Collection

Reward: +6 Defense
Tier: Hitman

  • Solid Tie
  • Striped Tie
  • Checked Tie
  • Geometric Tie
  • Dot Tie
  • Paisley Tie
  • Knitted Tie

76.) Paintings Collection

Reward: +6 Energy
Tier: Capo

  • Warhol Painting
  • Cezanne Painting
  • Matisse Painting
  • Van Gogh Painting
  • Dali Painting
  • Monet Painting
  • Rembrandt Painting

77.) Cufflinks Collection

Reward: +10 Health

Tier: Capo

  • Silver Cufflinks
  • Gold Cufflinks
  • Amber Cufflinks
  • Jasper Cufflinks
  • Agate Cufflinks
  • Onyx Cufflinks
  • Pearl Cufflinks

78.) Barber Shop Collection

Reward: +4 Energy

Tier: Capo

  • Barber Pole
  • Razor
  • Brush
  • Seat
  • Towel
  • Scissors
  • Cream

79.) Great Race Horses Collection

Reward: +7 Energy

Tier: Consigliere

  • Mill Reef
  • Sea Bird
  • Arkle
  • Golden Miller
  • St Simon
  • Ormonde
  • Eclipse

80.) Rum Drinks Collection
Reward: +8 energy
Tier: El Soldado, Cuba

  • Pina Colada
  • Hurricane
  • Bahama Mama
  • Mojito, Rum Runner
  • Long Island Ice Tea
  • Cuba Libre

81.) Tropical Fruits Collection
Reward: +3 Stamina
Tier: El Capitan, Cuba

  • Banana
  • Lime, Pineapple
  • Papaya, Coconut
  • Passion Fruit
  • Dragon Fruit

82.) Entertainers Collection
Reward: +10 Health
Tier: El Jefe, Cuba

  • Magician
  • Fan Dancer
  • Comedian
  • Band Leader
  • Cabaret Singer
  • Crooner
  • Burlesque Dancer

83.) Tropical Fish Collection
Reward: +5 Attack
Tier: El Patron, Cuba

  • Pufferfish
  • Sergeant Major
  • Yellowtail Snapper
  • Great Barracuda
  • Queen Angelfish
  • Reef Shark
  • Blue Martin

84.) Beards Collection
Reward: +7 Defense
Tier: El Padriano, Cuba

  • Garibaldi
  • Hulihee
  • Vandyke
  • Mutton Chops
  • Soul Patch
  • French Fork
  • Fidel