Killer Killer

How the night unfolds

1. 01

   Deal in private

   Gather 4–20 people in a circle where everyone can see one another. Choose counts and a timer, then pass the phone. Only the named player reveals their role; hide it before passing. Nobody sees anyone else’s assignment, including other killers.

2. 02

   Put the phone down and watch

   Start together. A living killer makes eye contact and winks at a living target. The target promptly says “I’m dead”. A living doctor deliberately closes BOTH eyes at a dead target; the target says “I’m alive”. Ordinary blinks do not count. Dead players may watch and talk, but cannot kill, revive or accuse.

3. 03

   Record clear announcements

   Keep the public timer within reach. For a death or revival, tap its record button immediately; everyone pauses signals while the announcement is entered. Select the player who announced it, confirm, then resume together. The phone records the room’s honest calls; it cannot see or verify signals. A missed or ambiguous signal has no effect; repeat it clearly. For simultaneous events, resolve the first clear announcement before anything later.

4. 04

   Police must witness another target

   A living police officer may say “I caught you” only after seeing the suspect wink at someone else. A wink aimed at the officer does not qualify; they must announce their death. If revived, they must witness a fresh wink aimed at someone else before accusing. Pause, select the officer and suspect, and honestly confirm that observation; the phone cannot verify it. Catching any killer wins for the people, even with multiple killers. A wrong accusation keeps police alive but makes their identity public. Resume play before another accusation; no lists or rapid-fire names.

5. 05

   Check the clock and replay

   Killers win if every non-killer is dead before time ends. Otherwise the people win when the timer runs out, or when police catch a killer. Stop signals when the clock is paused or finished. All roles are revealed only after the round ends. Replay reshuffles everyone’s roles; there is no individual score.

Picture this

Mira is police. A killer winks at her, so she says “I’m dead”; she cannot accuse from that wink. A doctor later revives her with a deliberate two-eye signal. Mira watches again. Only after she sees the suspect wink at someone else may she say “I caught you”. A wrong accusation leaves her alive but reveals her police identity.

A few good ground rules

• Choose role counts and a timer; use the suggested setup for your first round.
• Only living special roles can act. Dead players may still talk and watch. Police must witness a wink at someone else; being targeted never qualifies, even after revival. After revival, witness a fresh wink at someone else before accusing.
• The phone records announced events, not gestures. Pause to record a call, then resume together.
• With multiple killers, identities stay separate and catching any one wins for the people.

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