Werewolf Game

How the werewolf game works

Night and day repeat. The village wins if it banishes every werewolf.

1. ① Roles are dealt

   Villager, Werewolf, Seer, Medium, Bodyguard, Minion. Only you see your own role. The werewolves know who their pack is.

2. ② Night: everyone acts

   The Werewolf picks a target, the Bodyguard protects someone, the Seer checks one person. Players with no power get the same screen, so nobody can tell a role from how they use it.

3. ③ Day: talk it over and vote

   Discuss who might be a werewolf, then everyone votes to banish one person. Lying is allowed — so is claiming a role you don’t have.

4. ④ The game ends

   The Village wins once every Werewolf is banished. The Werewolves win once they equal or outnumber the Village.

Full rules and how to win, All the roles and how to play them

Common questions

What is the werewolf game?

A hidden-role deduction game: a few players are secretly Werewolves among a village, and everyone else has to find them through daytime discussion and votes. The village wins by banishing every werewolf; the werewolves win by staying hidden until they equal or outnumber the village.

What are the basic rules?

Repeat two phases: Night — the Werewolf and other roles act in secret — then Day — everyone talks, then votes to banish one player. The village wins when every werewolf is gone; the werewolves win once their numbers catch up to the village.

How many players do I need?

From 4. Pass-and-play on one phone works for 4–12, and the online version (one phone each) works for 4–20. 5–7 is a comfortable size for a first game; 8 or more tends to be the most fun.

Do I need a moderator or game master?

No. The screen deals roles, resolves the night, and checks the win condition, so everyone gets to play instead of one person sitting out to run the game.

Is it really free? Do I need to install anything?

It’s free, with no app to install and no account. Open it in your browser and play.

Can I play with just one phone?

Yes. Players pass the phone around, each checking their own role and night action in turn. A handoff screen always sits between turns and the previous player’s information is cleared from the screen first, so there’s nothing to peek at.

What’s generally against the rules?

Showing your screen to someone else, passing a role along outside the game (texting it, for instance), and personal attacks unrelated to the game are the three most common house rules. Beyond that, groups are free to agree on their own.

What’s the strongest role?

The Seer. Checking one person a night for “werewolf or not” makes them the village’s main source of information — but the moment they speak up, the werewolves target them, so getting the Bodyguard’s protection is often what decides the game.

Can I play One Night Ultimate Werewolf here?

No. This site runs the standard version, with night and day repeating over several rounds — One Night is a different game that resolves in a single night and one discussion.