Everyone gets the word. Except the imposter.

How to play the imposter game

The imposter game is a party word game for 3 to 20 people. Everyone gets the same secret word except the imposter, who has to fake it. The crew’s job is to work out who the imposter is; the imposter’s job is to blend in. You need one phone, and a round takes a few minutes.

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   Set up

   Add 3 to 20 players in seating order, pick your word packs and set how many imposters: one, or up to one for every three players. Choose Classic or Decoy.

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   See your word

   Pass the phone round. Tap your card to see the secret word: it stays up for 15 seconds, or until you tap again, then the next player’s card comes up sealed. The imposter’s card says “You’re the imposter” instead.

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   Talk it out

   Everyone says what they know about the word without giving it away. The imposter listens, bluffs and tries to blend in. There’s no clock: the argument ends when the table says so.

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   Vote

   With in-app voting, pass the phone again. Each player secretly taps as many suspects as there are imposters, never themselves. The players with the most votes are accused.

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   Unmask

   Catch every imposter and the crew wins. Miss one and the imposters survive. With word steal on, a caught imposter gets one guess at the word to steal the round back.

The imposter wins by saying almost the right thing.

Full rules: how many imposters, Decoy mode, ties and scoring →