Manual for Our-cause.com
In this browser game you will walk in the footsteps of a Mafia member. By showing your strength, earning respect, and rising in rank, you will slowly become renowned and feared in the world of the Mafia. Outsmart your fellow players and become the most powerful Mafiosi.
In the beginning it will take some time getting used to. If you have little experience with similar games, you will need some time to learn the tricks of the trade. Dont worry though, by just trying everything out you will quickly learn. Steal cars, commit (organized) crimes, gamble in the casino: after performing some of these activities, you will get a hang of the way crimes are integrated in this game.
Strength
In this game a lot relies on your strength. Your rank in the memberlist depends on your strength. You possess attack and defense strength. Your attack strength is, as the name implies, important for attacking other players. Your defense strength plays a role in defending attacks from other players.
You gain strength by purchasing things like weapons, vehicles, etc. You can also work out in the gym or the boxing club.
Boxing strength is required to beat other players in the ring. Of course, your boxing strength is also part of your overall strength.
Rankings
Here is a list of all the possible ranks and their corresponding extra rights and possibilities.
Greenhorn 
All new players start with this rank Follower At this rank you can rob money trucks Delivery boy From this rank on, you can use the notepad Henchman Pickpocket At this rank you receive $ 5,000 cash for your prestige every dayAs of this rank you can manage objects
Smuggler Swindler Bicycle thief Shoplifter Thief At this rank you can deprive respect points from other playersFrom this rank on, you can hide your online status
At this rank you get the safe for free
Hustler Burglar Dealer Safe breaker Informant Gang leader Godfather 
After reaching Godfather , your progress will continue through levels. You then start as Godfather at level 1, and can keep on levelling up into eternity. Godfather level 120 is thus also possible.In the status bar you can view your present rank and progress towards the next level. This bar is constantly updated. When the bar is full you will rise a rank.
Earn real money
There are many possibilities to make money. Still finding it difficult? The following list is a small peek into the possibilities :
Sell cars
Attack other players (or kill them!)
Refer new players
Play at the casino
Manage objects
A daily 3% interest on your bank account balance (exchange office option)
Deal drugs
Become part of a successful criminal family, who own many money presses and km² of land
Spin the wheel of fortune
Rob a money truck
Commit (orgnanized) crimes and robberies
Complete new goals
Accomplish missions
Exchange credits for in-game bank account money
There are many possibilities to make money. Still finding it difficult? The following list is a small peek into the possibilities :
Sell cars Attack other players (or kill them!) Refer new players Play at the casino Manage objects A daily 3% interest on your bank account balance (exchange office option) Deal drugs Become part of a successful criminal family, who own many money presses and km² of land Spin the wheel of fortune Rob a money truck Commit (orgnanized) crimes and robberies Complete new goals Accomplish missions Exchange credits for in-game bank account money
Attack
By attacking others you can earn extra cash. After a successful attack you get a percentage of the players pocketed cash. Your opponent will also lose health. There is, however, a maximum on the number of attacks you can launch. Per 24 hours, you can commit 50 attacks on your fellow players, and 3 attacks on the same person.
The more bullets you fire, the higher your chances of success are. The opponent will also lose more health this way. There is no 100% guarantee that you will win. 1 thing is for sure though, the higher your strength and rank are, the more chance you have of winning .
There are also drawbacks to an attack. Launching an attack will cost you some strength. Therefore, choose your victims carefully. If you lose an attack that you launched, you will lose health.
Sometimes you will not be able to attack someone. This can be caused by the following things:
- You are protected
- Your victim is protected
- Your victim is on vacation
- You've already commit 50 attacks today, or you've already attacked this player 3 times
- You are at work
- You murdered someone in the last 2 hours, and therefore have to wait before attacking again
By attacking others you can earn extra cash. After a successful attack you get a percentage of the players pocketed cash. Your opponent will also lose health. There is, however, a maximum on the number of attacks you can launch. Per 24 hours, you can commit 50 attacks on your fellow players, and 3 attacks on the same person.
The more bullets you fire, the higher your chances of success are. The opponent will also lose more health this way. There is no 100% guarantee that you will win. 1 thing is for sure though, the higher your strength and rank are, the more chance you have of winning .
There are also drawbacks to an attack. Launching an attack will cost you some strength. Therefore, choose your victims carefully. If you lose an attack that you launched, you will lose health.
Sometimes you will not be able to attack someone. This can be caused by the following things:
- You are protected
- Your victim is protected
- Your victim is on vacation
- You've already commit 50 attacks today, or you've already attacked this player 3 times
- You are at work
- You murdered someone in the last 2 hours, and therefore have to wait before attacking again
Murder / death
A possible outcome of an attack is death. If the health of your victim falls to 0, that means you killed them. Of course, this works both ways.
If the murdered player had an active auction running, the auction will be terminated and the money returned to the highest bidder.
If you die you will lose the following things:
- Bank and cash money (of which 50% goes to your husband/wife in case you were married, the remainder is for the murderer)
- Objects in your possession (casinos, hospitals etc.)
If you kill someone? You will receive your victim's entire fortune. In case your victim was married, you'll only receive 50% of his/her bank and cash money.
Tip: Store your money in the safe. Even in the event of your death, the money is always there. Credits and VIP-membership, won't be lost in case you get murdered, so they remain in your possession
While you are dead it's not possible to continue normal active play. You can only log off, buy credits, or revive yourself in the exchange office. Once you've bought a revival you can resume playing.
To keep it fun for everyone, you can't just keep on murdering. After a murder, you must wait 2 hours before you can attack again.
A possible outcome of an attack is death. If the health of your victim falls to 0, that means you killed them. Of course, this works both ways.
If the murdered player had an active auction running, the auction will be terminated and the money returned to the highest bidder.
If you die you will lose the following things:
- Bank and cash money (of which 50% goes to your husband/wife in case you were married, the remainder is for the murderer)
- Objects in your possession (casinos, hospitals etc.)
If you kill someone? You will receive your victim's entire fortune. In case your victim was married, you'll only receive 50% of his/her bank and cash money.
Tip: Store your money in the safe. Even in the event of your death, the money is always there. Credits and VIP-membership, won't be lost in case you get murdered, so they remain in your possession
While you are dead it's not possible to continue normal active play. You can only log off, buy credits, or revive yourself in the exchange office. Once you've bought a revival you can resume playing.
To keep it fun for everyone, you can't just keep on murdering. After a murder, you must wait 2 hours before you can attack again.
Possessions
In each country is a number of objects for sale: casinos, bullet factories, hospitals... By owning these objects, you can make a lot of extra money. The number of objects the same player can posses is limited: You can posses maximum 6 objects .
In each country is a number of objects for sale: casinos, bullet factories, hospitals... By owning these objects, you can make a lot of extra money. The number of objects the same player can posses is limited: You can posses maximum 6 objects .
Country options
There can be many reasons to leave a country to explore another one. Your intended victim resides in another country or you want to take a new casino to the cleaners. Maybe you are only looking for cheaper ammunition? Some countries also possess special characteristics.
France
In France you can search for mysterious packages
USA
Smart players can earn lots of money at the stock exchange in USA
China
In China you can smuggle Chinese people into Europe
Italy
In Italy, you can bring the Junkie Pope XTC bags in exchange for cash
Russia
In Russia you can have a bare-knuckle fight with a member of the Russian Mafia once a week
Brazil
In Brazil you can make a bet on a football match daily, and make good money with that
Egypt
In Egypt you can try to kill "The Pharaoh" once a week. If successful, a substantial reward awaits you
There can be many reasons to leave a country to explore another one. Your intended victim resides in another country or you want to take a new casino to the cleaners. Maybe you are only looking for cheaper ammunition? Some countries also possess special characteristics.
France In France you can search for mysterious packages USA Smart players can earn lots of money at the stock exchange in USA China In China you can smuggle Chinese people into Europe Italy In Italy, you can bring the Junkie Pope XTC bags in exchange for cash Russia In Russia you can have a bare-knuckle fight with a member of the Russian Mafia once a week Brazil In Brazil you can make a bet on a football match daily, and make good money with that Egypt In Egypt you can try to kill "The Pharaoh" once a week. If successful, a substantial reward awaits you
Wishing stones
A few facts about wishing stones:
- With a wishing stone, you can once a week wish for the Pharaoh to die, and receive a nice reward for it
- Wishing stones can be purchased at the exchange office
- Wishing stones can also be found, but where? That's a secret, you'll just have to search!
- A wishing stone can be used to skip a mission
Blackjack
The purpose of blackjack is to beat the bank. You have to try to get as close to 21 as possible. Going over means you lose. If you have end up with less then 22 points in your hand, but with more than the bank, you win the hand. Jack's, queen's, and king's are worth 10 points. The cards 2 to 10 are worth face value. The ace is either worth 1 or 11 points. If you end up with more than 21 points in your hand, the bank wins.
A few facts about wishing stones:
- With a wishing stone, you can once a week wish for the Pharaoh to die, and receive a nice reward for it
- Wishing stones can be purchased at the exchange office
- Wishing stones can also be found, but where? That's a secret, you'll just have to search!
- A wishing stone can be used to skip a mission
Blackjack
The purpose of blackjack is to beat the bank. You have to try to get as close to 21 as possible. Going over means you lose. If you have end up with less then 22 points in your hand, but with more than the bank, you win the hand. Jack's, queen's, and king's are worth 10 points. The cards 2 to 10 are worth face value. The ace is either worth 1 or 11 points. If you end up with more than 21 points in your hand, the bank wins.
Roulette
In roulette you place your chips on the table in specific fields. The roulette wheel is lined with numbers between 0 and 36. These are also alternately colored: 18 red, 18 black. The 0 is green. You can place chips on multiple fields to try to maximize your winnings. Click "start" to make the wheel spin. When the wheel stops spinning, a winning number (and color) will be shown.
You can place chips on red or black If you guessed the right color you receive double your bet. You can also place chips on even/uneven or on the "0 to 18"/"19 to 36" fields.
In these cases, if you guessed right, you receive 3 times your bet:
First dozen (1 to 12)
Second dozen (13 to 24)
Third dozen (25 to 36)
Betting on a specific number can earn you 35 times your bet. If you made a mistake and want to correct this? You can click reset and try again.
In roulette you place your chips on the table in specific fields. The roulette wheel is lined with numbers between 0 and 36. These are also alternately colored: 18 red, 18 black. The 0 is green. You can place chips on multiple fields to try to maximize your winnings. Click "start" to make the wheel spin. When the wheel stops spinning, a winning number (and color) will be shown.
You can place chips on red or black If you guessed the right color you receive double your bet. You can also place chips on even/uneven or on the "0 to 18"/"19 to 36" fields.
In these cases, if you guessed right, you receive 3 times your bet:
First dozen (1 to 12)
Second dozen (13 to 24)
Third dozen (25 to 36)
Betting on a specific number can earn you 35 times your bet. If you made a mistake and want to correct this? You can click reset and try again.
Poker
Poker is a game where you place bets depending on the cards in your hand. The game that is played here is Texas Hold 'em.
The blinds
Before the game begins there are some mandatory bets that must be placed: the blinds. With Texas Hold 'em, a button is used (the dealer button) to show which player is currently dealing the cards. Before the cards can be dealt, the players to the left of the dealer button have to place their small and big blind (2x the small blind). After that, each player is dealt 2 cards face down.
Betting options
The options a player has are: "fold", "check", "bet", "call" and "raise". Not all options are available in every round, it depends on the actions of players whose turn already passed. One option that is always available is "fold", the player discards his/her hand and stops play until the round ends. If no player has betted yet, a player can "check" (no bet but continue playing), or "bet" themselves. If a player has placed a bet, the players after him/her can "call", "raise" or "fold". If a player calls, it means he/she plays on and matches the bet placed previously by another player. If you raise, it means you not only call the bet, but also raise it with a bet of your own.
Pre Flop
If all players have received their cards, they have the opportunity to "call" or "raise" the big blind. They can also choose to "fold". The player next to the big blind must act first. If he/she calls, he/she has to match the big blind. This pre flop process continues until all active (not folded) players have betted the same amount.
The Flop
The Flop means 3 cards are laid face up on the table. These cards can be used by all players that are still playing this round. The first one allowed to act is the player to the left of the dealer button. The options players have are the same as for the Pre Flop. However, if no one has placed a bet yet, you have the option to "check".
The Turn
When all active (not folded) players have betted the same amount in The Flop round, The Turn card is laid face up on the table. This is the 4th card available to all players still active. After The Turn card, another round of betting takes place in the same way as during The Flop round.
The River
When all active (not folded) players have betted the same amount in The Turn round, the fifth and final card is laid out on the table. In the same way as before: the player to the left of the dealer button starts the betting round.
Showdown
When all active (not folded) players have betted the same amount in The River round, all of the cards are revealed. Using a maximum of 5 cards, the player who makes the best hand, wins.
Poker combinations
In poker, the following combinations are possible, arranged from highest to lowest in value, but from lowest to highest in probability.
Royal Flush 5 cards of the same suit in consecutive order with the Ace high A♠ K♠ Q♠ J♠ 10♠
Straight Flush 5 cards of the same suit in consecutive order Q♦ J♦ 10♦ 9♦ 8♦
Four of a kind 4 cards of the same rank 4♣ 4♦ 4♥ 4♠ 9♥
Full House 3 of a kind (same rank) combined with a pair (same rank) 8♣ 8♦ 8♠ K♥ K♠
Flush 5 cards of the same suit K♠ J♠ 8♠ 4♠ 3♠
Straight 5 cards in consecutive order, any combination of suits. Attention: the Ace can act as highest (above King) or lowest (below 2) 5♦ 4♥ 3♠ 2♦ A♦
Three of a kind 3 cards of the same rank 7♣ 7♥ 7♠ K♦ 2♠
Two pair 2x2 cards of the same rank (pairs must differ in rank) A♣ A♦ 8♥ 8♠ Q♠
One pair 2 cards of the same rank 9♥ 9♠ A♣ J♠ 4♥
High card The highest card wins, whereby the 2 is the lowest and the Ace the highest A♦ 10♦ 9♠ 5♣ 4♣
If more that one player is going for the Pot after the final betting round is finished, the hands are revealed (showdown). To win the Pot, the players must show their whole hand, even if part of the hand is sufficient to claim the win.
If 2 (or more) players have made the same combination, the player with the highest cards wins according to the following rules:
If 2 (or more) players only have a High card (no combination), the highest card wins. If this High card is the same for both (or more) players, then the second highest card counts.
If both (or more) players have One pair, the highest pair wins. If they are even, then the rest of the cards are judged according to the High card rules above .
If both (or more) players have Two pair, the highest pair wins. If that's even, the highest second pair wins. If this is also even, then the highest fifth card wins.
If both (or more) players have Three of a kind or Full House, the highest trio wins. If that's even, the highest pair (only for Full House), or the highest fourth/fifth card wins.
If both (or more) players have a Flush or Straight, the highest card wins. If this card is even, the second card wins etc. Exception: The Ace in a 5 4 3 2 Ace Straight is counted as the lowest card, so loses against a 6 5 4 3 2 Straight.
If both (or more) players have a Four of a kind, the highest quartet wins. If that is even, the fifth card wins.
In general, this rule stands: the best hand of 5 cards wins the Pot.
Poker is a game where you place bets depending on the cards in your hand. The game that is played here is Texas Hold 'em.
The blinds
Before the game begins there are some mandatory bets that must be placed: the blinds. With Texas Hold 'em, a button is used (the dealer button) to show which player is currently dealing the cards. Before the cards can be dealt, the players to the left of the dealer button have to place their small and big blind (2x the small blind). After that, each player is dealt 2 cards face down.
Betting options
The options a player has are: "fold", "check", "bet", "call" and "raise". Not all options are available in every round, it depends on the actions of players whose turn already passed. One option that is always available is "fold", the player discards his/her hand and stops play until the round ends. If no player has betted yet, a player can "check" (no bet but continue playing), or "bet" themselves. If a player has placed a bet, the players after him/her can "call", "raise" or "fold". If a player calls, it means he/she plays on and matches the bet placed previously by another player. If you raise, it means you not only call the bet, but also raise it with a bet of your own.
Pre Flop
If all players have received their cards, they have the opportunity to "call" or "raise" the big blind. They can also choose to "fold". The player next to the big blind must act first. If he/she calls, he/she has to match the big blind. This pre flop process continues until all active (not folded) players have betted the same amount.
The Flop
The Flop means 3 cards are laid face up on the table. These cards can be used by all players that are still playing this round. The first one allowed to act is the player to the left of the dealer button. The options players have are the same as for the Pre Flop. However, if no one has placed a bet yet, you have the option to "check".
The Turn
When all active (not folded) players have betted the same amount in The Flop round, The Turn card is laid face up on the table. This is the 4th card available to all players still active. After The Turn card, another round of betting takes place in the same way as during The Flop round.
The River
When all active (not folded) players have betted the same amount in The Turn round, the fifth and final card is laid out on the table. In the same way as before: the player to the left of the dealer button starts the betting round.
Showdown
When all active (not folded) players have betted the same amount in The River round, all of the cards are revealed. Using a maximum of 5 cards, the player who makes the best hand, wins.
Poker combinations
In poker, the following combinations are possible, arranged from highest to lowest in value, but from lowest to highest in probability.
Royal Flush 5 cards of the same suit in consecutive order with the Ace high A♠ K♠ Q♠ J♠ 10♠
Straight Flush 5 cards of the same suit in consecutive order Q♦ J♦ 10♦ 9♦ 8♦
Four of a kind 4 cards of the same rank 4♣ 4♦ 4♥ 4♠ 9♥
Full House 3 of a kind (same rank) combined with a pair (same rank) 8♣ 8♦ 8♠ K♥ K♠
Flush 5 cards of the same suit K♠ J♠ 8♠ 4♠ 3♠
Straight 5 cards in consecutive order, any combination of suits. Attention: the Ace can act as highest (above King) or lowest (below 2) 5♦ 4♥ 3♠ 2♦ A♦
Three of a kind 3 cards of the same rank 7♣ 7♥ 7♠ K♦ 2♠
Two pair 2x2 cards of the same rank (pairs must differ in rank) A♣ A♦ 8♥ 8♠ Q♠
One pair 2 cards of the same rank 9♥ 9♠ A♣ J♠ 4♥
High card The highest card wins, whereby the 2 is the lowest and the Ace the highest A♦ 10♦ 9♠ 5♣ 4♣
If more that one player is going for the Pot after the final betting round is finished, the hands are revealed (showdown). To win the Pot, the players must show their whole hand, even if part of the hand is sufficient to claim the win.
If 2 (or more) players have made the same combination, the player with the highest cards wins according to the following rules:
If 2 (or more) players only have a High card (no combination), the highest card wins. If this High card is the same for both (or more) players, then the second highest card counts.
If both (or more) players have One pair, the highest pair wins. If they are even, then the rest of the cards are judged according to the High card rules above .
If both (or more) players have Two pair, the highest pair wins. If that's even, the highest second pair wins. If this is also even, then the highest fifth card wins.
If both (or more) players have Three of a kind or Full House, the highest trio wins. If that's even, the highest pair (only for Full House), or the highest fourth/fifth card wins.
If both (or more) players have a Flush or Straight, the highest card wins. If this card is even, the second card wins etc. Exception: The Ace in a 5 4 3 2 Ace Straight is counted as the lowest card, so loses against a 6 5 4 3 2 Straight.
If both (or more) players have a Four of a kind, the highest quartet wins. If that is even, the fifth card wins.
In general, this rule stands: the best hand of 5 cards wins the Pot.
