| If you're playing Mafia Wars online then you know | | | | how many mafia they have in their mob. Attack |
| that one of the things that you have to do to get | | | | the ones that have fewer members than you. I |
| stronger is to recruit more members. But | | | | usually attack the ones that have only half the |
| you've already asked your friends on Facebook | | | | members I have. Keep doing it until you've "iced" |
| to join...twice, and there are no more takers in | | | | a few players. |
| your friends list. What are you supposed to do | | | | - Now wait - sometimes you don't have to wait |
| besides buying hired guns with your rewards | | | | very long. By the time you finished "icing" a few |
| points? | | | | mafia members you'll notice that your health has |
| First of all, hired guns do nothing for your mob's | | | | gone down rapidly. That's a good sign that |
| attack strength or defense strength so you | | | | someone has put you on their hitlist. |
| should be doing something else to build up your | | | | - Go to your home page - You'll notice that there |
| mobs strengths. That something else is to | | | | is a timeline that tells you what is going on with |
| recruit more members. But how? | | | | your mob and your character. Look for the |
| Here are 3 ways that I build up my mob family | | | | person or persons that attacked you and won. |
| including an attacking strategy that will get you | | | | Right-click their name and open their profile in a |
| high ranking members to join you: | | | | new window. Click on "Add to Hitlist". |
| - I let people in my list know that I am looking for | | | | - Go back to your home page - almost right |
| new members to join my mob. They might | | | | away someone will "claim your bounty" on the |
| have people in their mob who are looking for | | | | person you placed on the hitlist. If you right-click |
| members too. | | | | that person's name and open a new window you |
| - There are Mafia Wars Fan clubs and groups that | | | | will see what level they are at. If it is at a much |
| allow people to post messages saying they want | | | | higher level than you then close the window. |
| new recruits. All you have to do is click on them | | | | - Hover your mouse on the avatar of the person |
| and ask them to join your mob. If you want | | | | who claimed the bounty and you'll find his/her |
| you can post a similar message. | | | | Facebook name. Be sure to look at the avatar |
| The third and what I consider the best way to | | | | closely as this is the picture used on Facebook. |
| get a high ranking member to join your mob is | | | | - Go to Facebook and search for friends and type |
| done as follows: | | | | in the person's name. Once you've found them, |
| - Start fighting - there is a banner near the top | | | | by looking for the picture, ask them to be your |
| which contains a link that says "Fight". When the | | | | friend with a message saying you want to be in |
| new window opens you'll see a list of people with | | | | their mob. |