Best Mafia Wars Tip
It’s been two weeks I’ve been playing Mafia Wars, and I have to say, I’m addicted to it. It’s a simple game, but it’s really compelling and I have drawn the ire of my family for hogging the computer all day because of it.
One of the major challenges in Mafia Wars is levelling up to build a better character. You level up by doing jobs that cost energy. The most efficicient way of levelling up is to find a job that has a high experience given to energy cost ratio. In the starting of the game this ratio is 1. As you progress, you get better jobs with a higher ratio, that helps you gain more experience. However, there is a way to beat the system. The steps are given below:
- Get your self a really good mastermind and wheelman as your top mafia. How good? The mastermind and wheelman must be such that they give you the 11% bonus, which is the maximum. I would suggest getting players above level 500.
- Buy a motorcycle.
- Do the Bank Heist job.
- Keep doing it until your energy drains
The explanation is simple. Before the bonus the Bank Heist job gave 14 experience for 9 energy, which was a fair ratio of 1.55. But since wheelman makes it so that energy costs are reduced by 11%, the required energy becomes 9-(9*11/100) which is 8.01, which is rounded off to 8. The mastermind gives you a bonus of 11% more experience per job, which makes the experience 14+(14*11/100) which is 15.54 which is rounded off to 16.
This gives us a ratio of 16/8, which is 2, the best possible ratio. Using this method, you will not get much money at all but a little later in that game or when you need to level up in a pinch, this is the best strategy
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Add comment July 15, 2009
Quiz Post: The Game Theory
Connect:
Deus Ex, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (game), America’s Army, Brothers In Arms: Road to Hill 30, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, Star Wars: Republic Commando, Army of Two, BioShock, Gears of War, Mass Effect, Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe.
List is not exhaustive.
2 comments July 8, 2009
Quiz Post: Sport Collection
- XY was born into a family known for its footballing prowess. His father, ‘Periko’ Y won the Spanish league twice in successive seasons with Real Sociedad and a third time after he moved to FC Barcelona. Born in Tolosa, a small Basque town, XY lived in Barcelona for the first six years of his life and moved to San Sebastián thereafter. It was here that his passion for football began as he whiled away his childhood playing at Playa de la Concha (Shell Beach) . Who?
- The Concorde Agreement is a contract between the X, they and the Z. There have in fact been five separate Concorde Agreements, all of whose terms were kept strictly secret: The first in 1981, others in 1987, 1992, 1997, and 1998, and the current agreement in 2007. Give X, Y, Z
- Three-under-par (-3); often called a double eagle. extremely rare, and occur most commonly on par-fives with a strong drive and a holed approach shot. Holes-in-one on par-four holes (generally short ones) are also called X. The most famous X was made by Gene Sarazen in 1935, which propelled him into a tie for first at The Masters Tournament. He won the playoff the next day. The sportswriters of the day termed it “the shot heard ’round the world.” Between 1970 and 2003, 84 such shots (an average of fewer than three per year) were recorded on the PGA Tour. What?
- The Indian opening batsman Sunil Gavaskar named his son after XY and wrote of XY, “To say that he is the greatest batsman I have ever seen so far is to put it mildly.”.XY born December 26, 1935 in Port Mourant, Berbice, British Guiana) is a former West Indian Cricket player. He is widely considered as one of the best batsmen of the 1960s. Of Indo-Guyanese descent, XY featured in several great West Indian teams, playing with, among others, Sir Garfield Sobers, Roy Fredericks, Lance Gibbs, and Alvin Kallicharran. C. L. R. James wrote in the New World journal that XY was “the high peak of West Indian cricketing development”, and praised his “adventuresome” attitude.XY was part of the West Indian team that won the inaugural World Cup.
- Event Year Result
Czechoslovakia Junior Open 2003 Winner
2004 Commonwealth Youth Games 2004 Silver
Asian Satellite X Tournament 2005 Winner
World Junior X Championships 2006 Runner Up
2006 Commonwealth Games 2006 Bronze
Philippines Open X 2006 Winner
Asian Satellite X Tournament 2006 Winner
Indian National X Championships 2007 Winner
National Games of India 2007 Gold
<blanked> Chinese Taipei Open 2008 Winner
Indian National X Championships 2008 Winner
2008 Commonwealth Youth Games 2008 Gold
World Junior X Championships 2008 Winner
Y Open 2009 Winner. Z’s achievements. Id XYZ - On October 10, 2008 Jim Lyngvild set the Guinness World Record for eating a grand total of seven XYs in one minute live on TV2 Denmark’s Go’ aften Danmark.
On April 11, 2009 James Boyd tried to beat the Guinness World Record on “Britain’s Got Talent” for the most XYs eaten in one minute, but failed, reaching only four in sixty seconds. He had previously admitted to only ever have managed six and gave the excuse that he was feeling sick because Stephen Mulhern, presenter of Britain’s Got More Talent had challenged Boyd eating as many different kinds of Ys in a minute. For the semi-finals, James Boyd is invited back onto the show in another attempt to break the Guinness World Record .
Also, during James Boyd’s audition, Anthony McPartlin, a presenter on the main show, attempted to eat as many XYs in one minute, and he was able to beat Boyd with a total of five XY, and so did Piers Morgan, managing a total of seven chocolates on Britain’s Got More Talent; however, Morgan failed to swallow, and thus, was disqualified as shown on Britain’s Got More Talent’s XY Eating Contest. . At a later date, the two presenters of Britain’s Got Talent, Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly attempted to beat the record on their website. What is the XY? - During the Test at Auckland, a streaker appeared when XY was at the crease. Incensed by this new craze and the disruption that it caused, XY grabbed the man and hit his bare backside with the bat.When play resumed, the ensuing din from the incident caused XY to mis-hear his partner’s call for a run, and he found himself run out. For once, the famous XY concentration had been broken. But the most significant occurrence of this match occurred off-field: XY was approached to sign with a proposed break away competition, later to be known as World Series Cricket (WSC) . Who?
Add comment July 1, 2009
Blackberry Apple Ad Wars
Blackberry tried to take a bite at Apple with this ad.
So Apple hit back
Now this is entertainment!
1 comment July 1, 2009
Quiz Post: Cola!
The X cola, originally made in Africa, is one of the first in Europe to follow Fair Trade regulations. X is associated more with something else than with the cola. What is X?
1 comment June 30, 2009
Quiz Post: Crossing the Park
Traditionally, the X Y was referred to as The Friendly Y. It is one of the few local rivalries that does not enforce fan segregation. With so many families and friends supporting both clubs, it is not uncommon to see supporters of both teams sitting together during the matches. The 1984 Milk Cup final had the strange sight of almost all sections of the ground being mixed and combined chants of “X, X” and “Are you watching Manchester?..
Id X, Y
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Add comment June 29, 2009
Quiz Post: Wiki
XY (New Orleans), a scenic boardwalk
XY (bounce house), large inflatable used for entertainment, typically by young children
XY (charity event), a night-time marathon power walk held annually in London and Edinburgh
XY (dance), a dance move
XY (autobiography), Z’s 1988 autobiography
XY(software), hierarchical storage and data management
XY (bounce house), large inflatable used for entertainment, typically by young children
XY (charity event), a night-time marathon power walk held annually in London and Edinburgh
XY (dance), a dance move
XY (autobiography), Z’s 1988 autobiography
XY(software), hierarchical storage and data management
1 comment June 29, 2009
One Nation, one system!
With a debate raging in Maharashtra on the 90-10 quota for admission to junior colleges, the Union HRD Minister Kapil Sibal came out with a series of proposals, to reform the aging education system in the country. India is a big country, with a number of states, and most of them have their own education boards. Each board has their own rules, and often, the rules are arbitrarily set, and is the source of controversies in many situations. Among some of the recent cases, the Maharashtra government has proposed a 90% reservation in junior colleges for students from state board schools, and the remaining for students from CBSE and ICSE boards. This percentage has been based on the percentile stats across the states, but has caused a stir in the Urban areas, where a greater percentage of students go to schools from these other boards. In a number of states, the local language is forced upon the students, and this can be a big problem for students, who move to that state at a stage, where it would be difficult to pick up the new language. Sibal has called for the unification of all these boards, so as to have a uniform system throughout the country. Sibal has also proposed to do away with the 10th board exams, which he considers unnecessary. Quoting Sibal, “Education is not meant to traumatise the parents and students. This is unacceptable”. He also proposes to have grades for these examinations, instead of a numerical score.
I feel that this is a wonderful move, and will be very helpful for students as well as parents, who are often more concerned than the students themselves( ask me about that aspect 
). Another area where this will help would be in the admissions for institutes of higher education, which has become a rat race of tremendous proportions. I have just come out of this rat race, and hopefully, I am one of the last few, who have to go through this stage. The situation may be bad until 10th standard, it worsens after that, because this is the stage where it really matters. All states have their own entrance examinations, with different rules for each. I know of many people who found it difficult to get admission in higher colleges, solely because they had not stayed in that state for a certain number of years( a lot of states have rules, that allow a student to take up such exams only if he/she has lived in that state for a certain period of time, usually 6-8 years minimum ). I find this very unfair and hope that it gets sorted out with the reforms. Another thing that I have observed is that in many states, the board exams in 12th don’t really matter. It is the various other entrance examinations that count. I have seen many cases where colleges have tie-ups with coaching institutes, wherein the colleges give complete attendance for the student, without him/her having to attend college, leaving him/her free to devote all of his time towards these competitive exams. I know of many people who have gone through their 11th-12th years attending college only for their practicals. The system is prevalent in Kota, Hyderabad and a few other places, from what I hear. What is more alarming is that many of these coaching classes follow a heavily examination oriented approach, which turns out bad for a number of students in the years to come.
I sincerely hope that this is only the beginning, and the reforms actually get carried out, which would certainly help students, as well as parents, and lead to the overall development of the country.
Add comment June 25, 2009
Quiz Post: Anyone has garlic?
The X is a hematophage found in the Americas, ranging from Mexico to Brazil, Chile, and Argentina. Their saliva contain an anti-clotting agent called Draculin. They have been held responsible for spread of rabies in the Americas. What is X?
Add comment June 24, 2009
