These are the 10 strategies you need to know in Mafia Wars:

1. Put Your Money In A Bank – This is a game that is about mobs. Having money on you makes you more susceptible to losing it in a fight or by getting robbed. Put it in a bank.

2. Be Good to the Family – The only way to be successful at this game is having a strong family. That means you have to buy weapons and other items required to make each part of the family strong. Make sure there are no weak people on the team.

3. Defend Your Family – You’re a team and you have to keep your family strong. When one person is in trouble, you have to answer that call for help.

4. Work and Buy Property – You got to work hard to get as much money as possible, so you can start buying up property.

5. Get the Best Weapons – There are a lot of weapons to choose from, but you have to go with the ones that are going to provide the most attack points. You send your strongest weapons into fight first because you need to do as much damage as possible.

6. Double Each Level – Your attack and defense points should be at least two times as strong as the scale for the particular level you’re in. If you’re in level 2, you should have your attack and defense points at 4.

7. Don’t Brag About Gifts – Giving gifts to family members is a nice thing to do, but it is annoying to play the game when this fact is announced. It’s just excessive information that is completely not necessary.

8. Save Energy Packs – Typically when you’re within 200 points of reaching the next level, you shouldn’t be using any energy packs. Save them for after you make it to the next level, so you can instantly reenergize then.

9. Go to Cuba – When you reach level 35, you’ll have the first chance to go to Cuba. You should do it because you can obtain much better weapons and get some experience.

10. Be a Fan of Stone Cold Pimps – This is a trick you can use to help get a lot more people to join your mafia family. Capici.