This page deals the roles. The game itself is played at the table. One player
is the King, dealt face up. Two Assassins want the King dead, the Knight protects the King,
and two loners play their own game.
1 · Take your seats
Everyone opens this page on their own phone. The first six take the seats; keep the page
open, because a closed page gives up its seat. When all six are in, the host deals.
2 · Look at your card, alone
Tap the card to flip it. Read your role and your secret, then tap Got it and
Hide card. Never show your screen to anyone.
3 · The King is revealed
The King plays face up: every phone shows The King is … as soon as the cards
are dealt. Every other role stays secret until its owner is out of the game.
4 · Play it out
Hunt, bluff and eliminate each other however your table plays. Claim any role you like,
but nobody may show their screen. A player who is killed reveals their card.
Who wins
- The Assassins win by killing the King.
- The King and the Knight win by keeping the King alive: kill both Assassins.
- The Jester wins by surviving the game, whoever else wins.
- The Executioner wins by killing the Jester.
The roles and what your card tells you
- The King Crown · face up
- Everyone knows who you are. Stay alive.
- The Knight Crown
- Your goal is to protect the King. Stay hidden: the Assassins may come for you first.
- The Assassin ×2 Assassins
- Your card names your fellow Assassin. Together, kill the King.
- The Jester Alone
- Survive to the end. Nobody knows who you are, except that the Executioner is closing in.
- The Executioner Alone
- Your card gives two names. One of them is the Jester. Work out which, and kill them.
Between games
The host taps Redeal for brand-new roles with the same six, End round to go
back to the table, or Reset to clear everyone and reload every phone.
Playing a custom role set? The app deals the cards, and the host explains the rules.