Something I think is funny is when a mafia-based game/story has to spend a bunch of time contriving explanations for why the conflict follows the rules of mafia

Raqio: "As the ship engineer, I can analyze the dimensional waves of one person while they're unconscious to determine whether or not they're infected"

Ship computer: "I can verify that one request was made for the Engineer credentials but I cannot state who is the Engineer"

once every night, the cultists in the village select one sacrifice to their god, but the priestess can use her holy talisman to ward one house against them

in this ancient ritual that exactly matches the rules of a party game invented in 1986 in Russia by psychologist Dimitry Davidoff