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It's a game for larger groups of 8-48 players getting to know each other, killing, discussions, hanging, becoming paranoid and trying to manipulate. The game is constantly growing and changing, and so are the rules.

; Day phase : In the "morning", everybody wakes up. The GM reveals who died at night. "Dead" players are not allowed to participate any more, they are out of the game. They are allowed to watch, even at night, if they don't interrupt the game. The surviving players will start a discussion about who acted suspiciously and who was heard moving throughout the night. At this point, it can become chaotic quickly. Players accuse each other, wolves try to appear innocent or blame villagers. Often, people that are very active, are perceived as wolves (trying to shift blame from themselves to others). People, that are particularly quiet (to not stand out to much) or even people in-between (as they try to appear not being to active or too passive) are also accused. To put it another way: it is hard to wrap your head around. In the end, the players have to agree one someone to be "hung" (usually by voting on it). That person dies and night starts immediately.

If more than 10% of players are beginners, the following set of cards are recommended. They are also recommended for first-time GMs, because they only have to remember the lovers and the people killed during the night. Everything else is in the rules or happens when a player dies. The GM can look it up or ask the experienced players in that case.

Basically any role which results in extra kills, like the Hunter, the Terrorist, Cupid (optional: triad instead of pair of lovers!)...

In most games there are two teams - the villagers and the wolves. Unless stated, all other roles are part of the villagers team.

; Villager: Just "normal" players. Their influence on the game is limited to the day phase and is described above. In short: They are killed by the wolves one by one and they may hang each other. Well. They would rather kill the wolves to win the game.

; Jason : Jason wants to be hung. They win (and end the game prematurely), if they are hung by the villagers.

:* History and impact on the game: This role was developed at a KIF conference. Jason is a suicidal villager who wants to die by hanging. They try to act like a wolf (but not by being to obvious, otherwise it won't work). Often, werewolves try to act like Jason. The Jason card and the real Jason are both a great source for first-class confusion, chaos and disorder. They are considered a serious danger to any mental health you might have. Rumours are that the "real Jason" always died in the first round. Others say he just wanted to get a beer and get the dying done already.

:* Impact: Players rarely want to kill the people next to them any more. Will decrease consensus about hanging and almost thievish pleasure for the terrorist if they are hung (yes, even if that means they loose the game!). Also, the game duration is shortened slightly, which makes this a perfect role for larger groups.

:* History: Sascha was one of the players that always got hung very early. That's were the idea originated to give him the task to survive as long as possible :)

; Town fool: One-Time save from being hung by the villagers.

:* GM reveals the card when the player is about to be hung.

=== Roles only called during the first night ===

This roles and/or their effects have to be remembered by the GM so they can react to them later in the game.

; Thief (Option 1): 2-3 additional cards (depending on the size of the group) are put in the deck. The thief chooses one of the remaining roles to play (secretly, in the first night).

:* Effects: Only the thief will know which roles are in the game (the GM can pretend they are called anyway). Leads to more mystery and confusion.

; Cupid: Chooses two lovers that will die together. They win the game if they survive together. After choosing, Cupido is a normal villager and goes to sleep. The GM touches the lovers and they open their eyes to know who their lover is.

:* Effects: Game will be a little bit shorter and there is a new party in play. If they are a wolf and a villager, they only win if they kill everyone else

:* If your lover dies, be sure to reveal yourself as their lover, as the GM may forget.

:* Expansion for big groups: Cupid will choose three people (Menáge á Trois) to die together.

; Bishop: Points at a player and therefore declares them a saint (after that, the bishop is just a normal villager). The saint will survive only one attack of the wolves, after that, they only have the powers of their normal role. They are only protected by an attack of the wolves, not by other deaths.

:* Impact: Disguises the work of the witch, as the player can not differenciate between the witches and the bishop's work.

:* The GM MUST remember the saint!

;Bodyguard: Points at a player to choose to protect them, of which the GM takes note. If the wolves kill that player, the bodyguard becomes a new werewolf, because they get bitten while trying to protect them. The "new" wolf wakes up with the wolfs and wins with them.

:* The bitten bodyguard has to remember to wake up with the wolves the next night.

:* Impact: A new wolf may join the game.

; Little Red Riding Hood: They reveal themselves to the GM. They can not be killed by the wolves as long as the Hunter is alive. If they are chosen by the wolves, they won't die.  

:* Little Red Riding Hood can still die from the Witches poisonous potion. After all, they are not Snow White :)

:* Impact: Distracting from the witches actions, because the players can not differentiate between the witches healing potion and Little Red Riding Hoods ability.

; Zombie: Makes themselves known to the GM. If the wolves eat the Zombie, they will not die immediately but in the next night.

:* The GM has to remember the Zombie and remember to not reveal the attack immediately, but kill them in the following night.

:* Impact: Distracts from the Witches actions, as the players can not know if the Witches or the Zombie's powers fired.

=== Roles that are called every night, except the first one ===

; Thief (Option 2): May (or not) choose a dead or living person to exchange cards with. The GM shows the thief, which role they have taken. They touch the "new" thief so they know about their new role as well.

:* Impact: Roles that are out of the game can get back into the game (however, the thief will be out of the game in that case. This is not without risk, as the earlier thief might still know who the current thief was and which role is back in the game ...

:* If the witch is stolen, all potions are restored. Also, the terrorist can explode again and the Hunter can shoot again. Cupido and the Bishop have played their actions at the beginning of the game and will not be called again.

:* Can confuse the GM if Little Red Riding Hood or the Zombie are stolen and they have to remember a new player. For the players it is confusing anyway, as some players suddenly act differently.

:* Stealing is not without risk. The thief will die if they try to steal one of the following:

:** Vampire (as the Elder-relationship will be broken during the Stealing).

:** Bodyguard (as the "new" Bodyguard will not know who the new protected person is).

; Inquisitor: May choose a player to torture. If the player is a Wolf, Vampire, Witch or Succubus, they die, otherwise, the Inquisitor is hit by lightening. The result is revealed in the morning by the GM).

:* The Inquisitor should be veeeery sure about torturing someone...

:* If Vampires are in play, the GM should take care to notice at the Vampire's turn if the tortured player is a Vampire.

=== Roles called every night ===

; Sandman: Points at a person every night. The GM touches the person, to make them know they are not allowed to wake up. The sandman may not select two people twice in a row.

; Guarding Angel: Awakes at the beginning of each night (after the Sandman) and chooses a player (incluing themselves) to protect from the wolves. If that player is killed by the wolves, they do not die. However, the Guardian Angel may not choose the same player twice in a row.

; Succubus: Plays on the wolves' side. Gets to know if a player they choose has a special role or if they are a normal villager).

:* The seer's counterpart for the wolves.

; Wolves (+Succubus): Silently choose a victim to be eaten. The GM remembers the victim and tells the village in the morning that they died (except when other roles change the outcome). There is a Wolf in sheep's clothing that can not be detected by the seer.

; Vampire: Vampires are an additional party in the game. They select one of themselves every night. This Vampire bites another player. The bitten player has now two roles: Vampire and their original one. The GM informs them that they are now a Vampire by touching them. Also, the GM points out which Vampire transformed them. This is now their "Elder". If a Vampire dies from any cause, any players he bit also die. The Vampires win the game if only Vampires are left.

:* Every Vampire has to remember their Elder and give notice when that player dies. To crosscheck, every Vampire remembers who they turned into new Vampires.

:* Will start a chain reaction of sudden deaths. Will shorten the game when playing in bigger groups.

; Witch: The GM tells them who will be killed by the wolves. They can then use a healing potion and/or a poisonous potion on a player of their choosing. In every game, they only have one of each kind.

; Druid: Points at a player to dose their breakfast (not the same player twice in a row!). If this player is hung, the GM tells the players that their chosen victim was dosed with a magic potion and in the brawl another player was hung. The new victim is chosen by the dosed player.

; Sheriff: Points at a player to put them into jail (not the same player twice in a row!). The prisoner is announced by the GM in the morning and is blocked from active participation for one day and night. They are not allowed to speak or communicate with their body to the other players. They may not vote or use their role. The GM will call the role as usual, with no result.  

:* The prisoner can not be eaten by the wolves, but the village can storm the jail to hang them.

:* If the last wolf is in jail, the GM has to take care not to let the village know. However, if nobody dies at night, some villagers may notice what happened...

; Seer: Points at a player. The GM shows the seer the player's card.

:*Alternatively: Only gets the information if that player is on the villagers' side.

; Companion: Points at a player at the end of the night. As they spend the night in this player's bed, they get to know if that player was active during the night.  

:* less powerful seer