In Mafia Wars, players form mob families by inviting other Facebook members to join. The more family members a mob has, the stronger they are. The first and ultimately most important key to advancing is to keep the mob family growing. This can be done in a couple of ways:

* Players invite all of their friends to join
* Link to other players on one of the many ‘add me’ pages in FB, thousand of players network on these pages
* Reciprocate when players join their mob family – Mafia War players can be members of more than one mob.

ZPR Pulemut – 65 Defense (mastering Vor)
Russian Bear- 45 Defense (25 Godfather Points)
Dillinger’s Wooden Gun – 45 Defense (Hard Labor Day 2009 Loot Event or Hard Labor Crates)
Zmeya Carbon Blade – 44 Defense (Loot Hit a Vory Nightclub)
Klyk-9 Machine Pistol – 43 Defense (Loot Kill A Lookout)
Arana Net Gun – 40 Defense (25 Godfather Points)
Boss Karpov’s Pistol – 38 Defense (mastering Boets)
Howler Monkey – 37 Defense (25 Godfather Points)

Cazador Assault Rifle – 60 Attack (mastering El Cacique)
Avispa Machine Gun – 54 Attack (mastering El Jefe)
Boss Karpov’s Pistol – 50 Attack (mastering Boets)
Liger – 45 Attack ( Tigers Unleashed Loot Event or Tiger Crate)
Jaguar – 45 Attack (25 Godfather Points)
Ubijca Assault Rifle – 43 Attack (Loot from Help Plan The Next Attack)
The Sneak Attack- 43 Attack (25 Godfather Points)
Laser Squirrel – 43 Attack (Halloween 2009 Loot Event)
TNT- 42 Attack (Loot from Raid The Arms Depot)
Canonazo – 42 Attack (Loot The National Museum)
9mm Auto Pistol- 40 Attack (Street Crate or 23 Godfather Points)
Pearl Handle Revolver- 40 Attack (Wild West Crate)
Ballesta de Muneca- 40 Attack (25 Godfather Points)
Curare Gun- 40 Attack (25 Godfather Points)
Aguila HV .50 Sniper Rifle – 40 Attack (Loot from Assassinate An Opposing Consigliere)

Each Mob Boss in Mafia Wars will have different strategies for accumulating wealth. Some families focus on more jobs and payouts while other families are more involved in property acquisitions. These strategy tips will help increase the family wealth regardless of the ultimate goal:

* In the early levels of game play, purchase properties with a low investment cost and decent return rate. Mafia Mike’s Delis are an excellent choice; however, the number available for purchase is dependent on the number of family members.
* As the money increases purchase high end properties – the key is to purchase as many as possible at one time. Once a purchase is made, the price increases for the next purchase.
* Beware of the upkeep cost of some high end weapons and vehicles. Make sure money flow is sufficient to cover the costs.