Dimma Davidoff invented the party game nearly 40 years ago but never watched the Peacock series — until now. Photo: Euan Cherry/Peacock Peacock’s addictive, backstabby reality series The Traitors is often compared with Mafia, the party game played at sleepovers, summer camps, and game nights since the early ’90s. Both games involve psychological strategy with players sniffing out liars and eliminating them before they kill. Many , many media outlets have noted Mafia ’s influence on The Traitors