This is a game, which I picked up at another maffia board.

I think this belongs here and not in the "Word games thread" because this really deals with facts-content of the maffia.

It works like this: You say a couple of names, for exemple; Capone, Luciano, Valachi, Anastasia.

And then the next person has to say who differs from the others, and why! In this case, that would be Capone because he was in the Outfit and not in the Mafia. Just an exemple, you can be more creative, I think.
When someone guessed it, he can post a new one.

I hope this will work ... :p

It IS a game, but lets see how it plays out (no pun intended) before we decide where it belongs.

BTW - It COULD be argued that Valachi doesn't belong on that list, too..... all the others were leaders of their groups, Valachi was only a soldier.

Yeah, right.

SC, of course you're right about Valachi. Sometimes it's a bit tricky...
What's also special is that sometimes you can say the right person, but for a different reason than the previous poster had in mind.

Edit: Who'll post a new one?

I'll start off with this one. Which name does not belong with the other three? Why?

John Gotti
Vito Genovese
Carmine Galante
"Fat Tony" Salerno

I'll start off with this one. Which name does not belong with the other three? Why?

John Gotti
Vito Genovese
Carmine Galante
"Fat Tony" Salerno [/b][/quote]Let me guess... I could think about two.

1-Carmine Galante: His position as the Boss of the Bonanno Family was not allowed by the Commission, he was a "De Facto" Mafia Boss.

2-Anthony Salerno: He was never the boss of the Genovese Family because he was Vincent "The Chin" Gigante`s frontman, he pretended to be the boss for The Chin, because Gigante could be hidden pretending to be crazy and keep a low profile, so the FBI agents had no choice to have survillance on Salerno, the would be-boss. So, Vincent Gigante could make all the decisions.

No and no, Pappo.

I can see this is gonna be a tough game. Both of your "reasons" are true, but they aren't the answer I was going for.

Lets give it another hour or two and see what happens.

Galante was the only one who was assassinated.
Q: Salerno
Gigante
Persico
Corallo

A. Gigante. He's the only one whose first name doesn't begin with the letter "A".

New question:
Carlo Gambino
Joe Profaci
Albert Anastasia
Joe Colombo

Subtle answer, SC. But the one I was looking for was that Gigante was the only one who wasn't indicted in the famous "Commission" RICO case. And the Persico I meant (admittedly didn't specify) was Carmine, not Allie Boy.

To your question: Anastasia was the only one whose family wasn't named after him. Another possible answer: Joe Columbo was the only one who didn't immediately succeed one of the other guys on your list.

Assuming one of those answers was correct:

Charlie Luciano
Carlo Gambino
Joe Bonanno
Frank Costello
Joe Profaci

To take a page from SC's book....

Profaci, 'cuz everyone else's name ends in the letter "O"? (j/k)

I'm gonna say Bonanno.

Just a guess, but I think that maybe Profaci was Costello's successor and Gambino was Luciano's successor (or was it the other way around, or am I completely wrong here?), while there is no successor for Bonanno on the list.

A. Frank Costello. He was the only one (of those five) NOT born in Sicily.

New question:
Joe Profaci
John Gotti
"Bugsy" Siegel
Willie Moretti

(Hint: not looking for non-Italian).

Another "strictly a guess":

Moretti was the only one not originally from Brooklyn?

No. Like I said earlier there are many possible correct answers for these lists, but your suggestion doesn't fit (i.e. Profaci started at the top, and Gambino and Luciano were from different Families).

I don't think ANY of them were originally from Brooklyn.

This one is a ball-buster.

I thought Gotti was from Brooklyn, but I just googled him and it turns out his family moved to Sheepshead Bay when he was just a tyke, but he did grow up there.

Yeah, but he was born in the Bronx.

The list does not have anything to do where/when these guys were born.

Question:

Bonnano
Profaci
Magliocco
Colombo
Anastasia

Not so fast, Pappo, we still have an open question. Go have a cup of Joe and wait for that answer. :p

I think Gotti, cause
A. He wasn't shot (but I think Profaci wasn't either so... damn )
or
B. Gotti simply was from a different time in history, his reign was long after all the others.

Siegel was the only non-Italian. He was the only "coaster," too.
To DPN's question: Magliocco was the only one who stepped down on orders of the Commission. He also was the only heart attack victim.
Q. Costello
Luciano
Siegel
Lansky
Bonanno

Not so fast there, buddy. I hinted that I wasn't looking for the non-Italian. Will somebody here please explain to this new guy Turnbull that he should read the question first.

I told ya MY question was a ballbuster.... The answer I was looking for was Moretti. He was the only one (of the four) who didn't die in the month of June.

As far as Pappo's question - I see the answer as "Anastasia". All the others have a first name of Joe.

Costello, Luciano and Bonanno were the original founders and members of the Commission. Lansky and Siegel were NOT members of the Commission, therfore they don't belong there.


Don Cardi

Was Costello an original member of the Commission??

I'm wrong. It was Mangano who was one of the original members, not Costello.


Don Cardi

My guess is Siegel. He's the only one to have died from un-natural causes (although thats debatable in that line of business).

I'll wait to see if thats what Turnbull had in mind. (This is the disadvantage of this type of game - there could MANY correct answers).

(Speaking of ballbusters, SC):
Bonanno was the only one who wasn't a protege of Arnold Rothstein.
I'll wait for someone else to post a question.

[clutching gonads and wailing...]

Since Turnbulls hands are holding his Gonads, then I'll take the liberty to post one.


Frankie Uale
Johnny Torrio
Al Capone
Frank Nitti


Don Cardi

new question:
Vincent Gigante
Longy Zwillman
Joe Adonis
Thomas Lucchese
Willie Moretti