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Krampus in the House

Hidden roles for the whole family: find the Krampuses before they take over the house.

Play Krampus in the House

  • Players6–20
  • Ages10+
  • DevicesEveryone's phone
  • Time20–40 min
  • Noiselively
  • You needNothing

How to play

  1. Every phone secretly shows a role: Krampus, the Elf Seer, Mrs Claus, or a Villager. Krampuses see each other.
  2. At night everyone closes their eyes. Krampuses pick someone to carry off, the Elf Seer checks one player, Mrs Claus protects one.
  3. By day the TV says who was taken (or saved). Talk it over, then everyone votes on their phone.
  4. A player needs a clear majority of votes to be sent out; their role is then shown.
  5. The village wins when every Krampus is out. Krampus wins when Krampuses equal the rest.

The deck has 100 cards written for this game: 100 for kids. Pick the youngest player's age and only suitable ones are used.

What the app does for you

The app deals the secret roles so that each phone shows only its own role. The TV runs the rounds and counts the votes, and the roles are revealed only when a player leaves or the game ends.

Played with everyone's phone: the host screen shows a QR code and a 4-letter code, and phones join in the browser. No app or account.

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