Mafia Wars is the most popular mafia game anywhere but especially on the social networking site Facebook with millions upon millions of people logging on to the addictive game each day. Before selecting a player style or character type you will be prompted to choose a Mafioso name for yourself. If you do not type one in, "Default Don" will be your name, so choose something unique and memorable. While you can change your name later, it will cost you quite a few Godfather Points, so think carefully before choosing.

Choosing a Mafia Game Character Type

Choosing the absolute right player is one of the most crucial aspects of this entire mafia game war application as this will affect how fast you progress through the game. And, unlike your choice of name, there is currently no possible way of changing your player style or character type so choosing wisely is of the utmost importance. Here is a look at the three Mafia Wars character choices and an explanation of each along with their individual benefits so you will be able to make the best selection in relationship to how you intend to dominate the game.

The Mogul Character: Earns Money Faster

Said to be the least interesting of the three character types, the primary benefit to choosing Mogul is that your cash flow will be greater than the other two player styles. As a Mogul, your cash flow earned from your properties will be replenished every 54 minutes as opposed to every 60 minutes as it is with the other characters. Mogul characters will also receive a five percent increase in profits after moving from New York to Moscow and Cuba within the game.

The Mogul character is also the only character who is eligible to be a Bagman in someone's Top Mafia, which gives you the chance to earn double the cash when performing jobs than usual. However, there is really no need to worry about earning a lot of money once you pass level 40 in the mafia game as there are plenty of other opportunities for earning passive income, meaning generating money by doing nothing at all.

The Fearless Character: Heals Faster

Choosing the Fearless player style in the mafia war game will give you the ability to regenerate health faster than if you were either a Mogul or Maniac character. Fearless characters receive their heath recharges every three minutes instead of the usual five for the other two. As a Fearless member of your mafia you will also be able to be chosen as a friend's Wheel Man in their Top Mafia, giving you special abilities as your reward, such as performing jobs without using any of your energy. This will be very beneficial once you reach the higher levels where jobs can use 60 or more energy points to complete. But, the regeneration of health more quickly than the other two character choices is not really much of a benefit since you are able to head to the "hospital" at any time and "heal" your character for a fee which will restore your health to its maximum capacity. Be aware that there is, however, a limit to the number of times you can heal your character in a row.

The Maniac Character: Regains Energy Faster

The Maniac character in the mafia war game is perhaps the best choice of the three as it allows you to regain energy faster, thus enabling you to complete more jobs faster. Maniacs will have one energy point recharged every three minutes instead of every five as it is for the Moguls and Fearless characters and will receive more from Energy Packs. Maniacs are great fighters and this option also allows you to be chosen as a Button Man in friend's Top Mafia, giving you an automatic win in any fight you start with another mafia member. But, if you happen to enjoy the element of surprise and the thrill of the attack, you may not want to already know the outcome of a fight.

These three choices in the popular mafia war game will give you the option of becoming either cash rich, have better health, or be higher in energy. Remember to carefully choose your player style in the mafia game because if, for some reason, you are unhappy with your initial choice, you will have to delete the application, wait for 60 days before logging back in, which allows the game to "time out," before being able to start over. To do this, go to your Facebook applications page, find Mafia Wars among the list of games and remove it by clicking the X.