Mafia Wars Dish it Out Contest: Cook up the meanest meal to win big

Think you'll still have a little left in you after slaving over Thanksgiving dinner? Then why not use up your last oomph of energy cooking something up to impress your mob? Zynga is holding a cook-off in Mafia Wars titled "Dish it Out." As a way of giving thanks to all the dastardly deeds and reaping of rewards, you've been challenged with cooking up a deviously delicious Mafia Wars dish.

All you need to do is cook the ultimate Mafia Wars-themed dish (though, the dish to the right might be considered offensive), take a picture of it, write up a short description and post it in the contest's forum thread by Nov. 27. Meet those requirements and you'll be entered for a chance at one of three prize packs including 1,000 Reward Points, 25,000 loyalty points and a Mafia Wars jacket. Now, that sounds like a deal just for throwing something together. (That's what they all say.)

The winners will be decided by a community vote on Nov. 28 after every entry is submitted by midnight on Nov. 27. Finally, the winners will be announced on Dec. 3. Check out the contest's official forum thread for more details and read carefully. We don't want to see anyone cook up a delicious dish only to be disqualified because they forgot to include a sign with their forum ID. Besides, it's going to take quite a meal to trump our Mafia Wars-branded Italian sausage links. Yeah, we forged a special brand just for this occasion, bring it.

Mafia Wars Stuff the Bird Secret Mission puts the 'give' in Thanksgiving

You've survived the Holiday Traffic and come out with some nice loot, but now it's time to get down to business. A second Thanksgiving-themed Secret Mission has appeared in Mafia Wars. But things are more intense than before with the task of literally stuffing an unsuspecting fellow with the contraband you've collected from the previous mission.

For this, you'll need three friends: an Inside Man, and Enforcer and a Hacker. Complete the mission and you'll be rewarded with even more underwhelming items like the 66 Attack, 42 Defense Spy and the bloody knife with 39 Attack and 63 Defense, Tetanus. Remember to choose your squad wisely as their attributes to affect the quality of their work in a given role. This Secret Mission will only be here for seven days, but if you choose to accept it you're given just three days to complete it.

Again, better items can be won in each tier of the Serial Assassins gifting event alone, but at least it's more content for this holiday season. If you're a completionist, go for it, but don't expect much in return than a good time with friends.