Bluff through the word you never saw

Play Impostor online free

Everyone gets the same secret word — except you, if you are the impostor. Give a clue vague enough to blend in, then vote.

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Players

3-10

Length

10-15 min

Difficulty

Very easy

Mode

Competitive

What is Impostor?

Give a clue for a word you were never shown. 3-10 players.

Also known as who is the impostor or odd one out.

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Everyone gets the same secret word — the impostor only learns that they are the impostor.
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In turn, each of you says one clue out loud: clear enough not to look guilty, vague enough not to hand over the word.
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Then everyone votes at once. Catch the impostor and the table scores; let them through and they do.

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Every round the table gets the same secret word — except the impostors, who only see that they are the impostor.
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Bigger tables hide more impostors: 1 up to five players, 2 from six, 3 from nine.
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Tap to read your card privately, then confirm. Play starts once everyone has looked.

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Go round the table, one at a time, and each say one clue about the word out loud.
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If you know the word, give a clue that proves it — but not so obvious that you hand the word to the impostor.
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If you are the impostor, listen hard and give a clue vague enough to pass for someone who saw the word.

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When everyone has given a clue, all players vote at once for who they think never saw the word.
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The most-voted player is accused. Ties count as an accusation of everyone tied.
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You cannot vote for yourself, and votes stay hidden until the last one is in.

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Catch an impostor and every truth-teller scores 1 point.
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Let them slip through and each impostor scores 2 points instead.
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Five rounds are played. The highest total wins the game and earns the room points.

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If you know the word, give a clue that only fits if you saw it, without naming it: a clue that is too obvious hands the word to the impostor.
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If you are the impostor, try not to go early. Listen to two or three clues, work out the word and say something that fits all of them.
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Be wary of clues that would fit any word ("it is useful", "you see it everywhere"): that is where someone who never saw the card hides.
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From six players there are two impostors, and from nine, three: catching one does not mean the table is clean.
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An impostor who escapes scores 2 points while each honest player scores only 1 for a catch, so agreeing on the vote pays off.