Werewolf

What is Werewolf?

Werewolf: night falls on the village, the wolves choose a victim, the Seer-style Detective peeks at one player’s true nature, the Doctor guards one house, and in the morning the village argues about who to banish. This page is the narrator — add players, deal secret roles on the phone, and the screen walks the group through every night and day with the werewolf flavour text, so no one has to moderate.

It is the same engine as the Mafia page in a different skin. The werewolf version is the one most people know from camp and school trips; the mafia version suits an office or a flat of adults. Six to twenty players, twenty to forty minutes.

House rules that make Werewolf better

• Night order the phone uses: wolves, then Detective, then Doctor — keep it, and keep eyes shut
• No-reveal rule: agree that nobody says whether the banished player was a wolf — longer, tenser games
• Last words: the banished player gets one sentence before leaving
• Lovers variant (manual): two players secretly linked; if one dies, so does the other
• Hunter variant (manual): a banished Hunter takes one player with them
• Camp version: play by torchlight, the narrator phone is the only light at night
• Classroom (ages 10+): day phase limited by the Countdown Timer so it ends before the bell
• Wolf cub rule for big groups: five wolves at 20 players

Game setup

How to play Werewolf

1. Add every player and choose how many mafia.
2. Pass the phone: each player taps to see their secret role, then hides it.
3. Night — the host taps through: mafia choose a victim, doctor saves, detective checks.
4. Morning — the screen reveals what happened; everyone discusses.
5. Vote: tap the accused player to eliminate them.
6. Repeat night and day until one side wins.

What the screen does for you

Werewolf on AllPartyGames.com is the referee, not the whole game: it gives the host Deal roles, Wake the mafia / doctor / detective, Morning reveal, Discussion timer, Vote, Undo an accidental tap from the vote screen, while you bring one phone to pass around (this screen). Tap the ? button inside the game for these rules at any time, or 📺 for TV mode on a big screen.

How many players?

Werewolf works with 6–20 players and a typical round takes about 20–45 min. Recommended age: 10+.

Best occasions

Variations

• 🕵️ Mafia

Tips

• Seat everyone in a circle with the phone in the middle; the narrator reads from the circle, not from a throne.
• Encourage the quiet players — in Werewolf the quiet ones are usually suspected first anyway.
• Keep the first game short with no Doctor; add roles once everyone has the rhythm.
• Agree the house rules before you start (no peeking, no phones during discussion).
• Let a non-playing host hold the phone for the smoothest game.

Werewolf FAQ