Guide
Games like Secret Hitler
Secret Hitler's best moments come after a vote: two players saw the same cards and tell different stories. These games give your table the same kind of argument.
Four to try
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Crosscurrent
Our original game on the same mechanics: a Captain names a Partner, the table votes, and the two pass one plan from a deck of 6 Alliance and 11 Mole plans. Mole plans unlock powers. The Alliance wins with 5 plans or by expelling the Mastermind; the Moles with 6, or by getting the Mastermind elected Partner after 3.
- Players
- 5–10
- Length
- 30–45 min
- You need
- A phone each; better with a big screen
- Who runs it
- The phones (voice host or screen guide)
- Knocked out?
- Expelled players watch
Good for Groups who love the policy-deck arguments but want a neutral theme and no box.
Not for Groups who want no elimination: expelled players watch.
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Oath & Dagger
Teams go on missions and play Success or Fail in secret; Evil wins with three failures, and after three successes the Assassin gets one guess at Merlin.
- Players
- 5–10
- Length
- 30–45 min
- You need
- A phone each; a big screen is optional
- Who runs it
- The phones (voice host or screen guide)
- Knocked out?
- No
Good for Newer groups: simpler decisions and nobody is knocked out.
Not for Tables who want card-passing lies: mission cards are anonymous.
Board game
The Resistance
The original mission game Avalon grew from: Resistance against spies, no special roles by default.
- Players
- 5–10
- Length
- About 30 min
- You need
- Cards and tokens
- Who runs it
- Nobody
- Knocked out?
- No
Good for Groups who want the plainest version of the idea.
Not for Groups who enjoy special roles.
Board game
Blood on the Clocktower
A deep hidden-role game where every player has a unique ability and the Storyteller runs the nights.
- Players
- 5–20, plus a Storyteller
- Length
- 30–120 min
- You need
- The box (grimoire, tokens)
- Who runs it
- A Storyteller who doesn't play
- Knocked out?
- Yes, but the dead still talk and keep one vote
Good for Experienced groups and big evenings.
Not for A quick game or a group without a willing Storyteller.
How to choose
Closest to Secret Hitler
Crosscurrent.
First hidden-team game for the group
Oath & Dagger or The Resistance.
Twelve or more players
Blood on the Clocktower.
Questions
Can I play Secret Hitler on partygame?
No. Crosscurrent is our own game with an original theme and names; it shares the mechanics of a nominated pair, a plan deck and a hidden leader.
Is Crosscurrent good for 5 players?
Yes: at 5–6 players there is one Mole plus the Mastermind, and the Mastermind knows the Mole.
Everyone in the same room?
partygame is for playing face to face, not online matchmaking: each phone keeps your secret and counts the votes, the talking happens at the table. Open a table in the browser, free, no app.