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Beta Squad hides its Mafia from the viewers as well as the players

Aitch, Danny Aarons, Gib and James Chewbonic join the suited-up manor game, where anyone voted out owes the room a TikTok dance.

Why this story? One of the most watched videos since yesterday, with 1,438,459 views.

BETA SQUAD MAFIA PLAY-ALONG EDITIONBETA SQUAD MAFIA PLAY-ALONG EDITION

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  1. 0:00The narrator explains the setup: six civilians, three Mafia, and roles hidden from the audience.
  2. 0:18Each of the nine players gets an introduction, from Niko to newcomer Danny Aarons.
  3. 3:58Cards are drawn in the drawing room, and Chunkz runs the eyes-closed phase.
  4. 8:13James accuses Chunkz of rushing the eyes-closed instructions.
  5. 14:00The first round of voting begins; the tiebreak comes at 17:36.
  6. 18:28The first forfeit dance, followed by the card reveal at 19:41.

In most episodes of Beta Squad's Mafia, the viewer knows something the players do not. The "Play-Along Edition" takes that away. Nine players draw cards, three of them become the Mafia, and the camera keeps quiet about who. "Today however, there is a twist for you the viewer," the narrator says, and the description asks fans to keep spoilers out of the comments.

It has been one of the videos people watched most since yesterday, with about 1.4 million views in its first eleven hours. The setting is a country manor, and everyone is in a suit.

The guest list builds on June's "All Star Edition," where Gib and James Chewbonic also played. They return beside Chunkz, Niko Omilana, AJ Shabeel, Sharky and King Kenny. Danny Aarons is the newcomer. Aitch, the Manchester rapper, arrives with a clear wish: "I hope I'm the mafia, because I deserve it." James introduces himself as "Patrick Fakeman," an American Psycho joke that fits a game built on straight faces.

The stakes are small and public: anyone voted out has to rehearse and perform an embarrassing TikTok dance before turning over their card.

Suspicion starts with tiny things. Kenny and AJ giggle. Kenny goes around the room checking for sweaty hands. James decides that Chunkz rushed through the eyes-closed instructions, and AJ blurts out "I'm a mafia!" before taking it back. There is also a plainly sponsored stretch, in which Gib plugs a hydration drink and Chunkz declares he will not vote for him.

The comments read like a second game. Many viewers say they suspected Chunkz for the same reason James did, others wonder whether a heated exchange between Niko and Chunkz was staged, and plenty argue that not knowing the roles beats watching with the answers. A fair number are simply pleased to have survived a round of their own guessing.

The first vote does not settle anything cleanly, and newcomer Danny ends up holding the deciding say.

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What viewers say

  • Not knowing who the mafias were had me STRESSED, getting to play along made the vid 100% more entertaining
    @alistrationsSee it on YouTube
  • Not knowing the mafia is way better than knowing
  • James being on chunks cuz he said "close your eyes" too quickly is so valid cuz that's literally the first thing i thought as well.
    @imjustaskygirlSee it on YouTube
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The facts
Channel
Beta Squad
Subscribers
12,100,000
Channel views, last 7 days
12,742,019
Channel views, pace per day
658,327 (on a normal day: 1,280,625)
Video published
October 24, 2026
Video views so far
1,438,459 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day
2,187,244 (on a normal day: 3)

The numbers

A big start for the Mafia series: the episode's first hours put it among the most watched new videos since yesterday.

subscribers
12,100,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
total views
2,104,350,696
views per day
658,327
typical day: 1,280,625
the video
views
1,438,459
likes
55,913
comments
7,814
days online
1
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
Colin Amazing
15,600,000
Beta Squad
12,100,000
Bob Reese
10,700,000
Niko Omilana
9,020,000
MDMotivator
8,600,000
AMP
8,230,000
As of October 25, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
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