Getting Started

Narrated Mode

Play in person with no moderator - the app narrates the night, and everyone plays from their own phone.

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Overview

Narrated mode runs an in-person game with no human moderator. Everyone joins from their own phone by scanning a QR code, and the app narrates the night out loud - waking each role in turn and taking every pick in silence. The host plays too, so nobody sits out.

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Hear the narrator

The night is spoken with a real voice, so all eyes stay closed until a role is called. A few lines from the game:

Narrated by Peter Mcgiffen

The game begins
Night falls
The Cop is called

Narration currently speaks a limited set of languages; more are on the way.

Two ways to host

Someone has to run the night, and it is never a person - it is a device. Everyone else joins it by scanning its QR code.

A screen hosts

Open the game board in a browser on a TV, a laptop or a tablet. It narrates out loud and shows the code where the whole room can see it.

Everyone scans Screen

Play from the browser Get the TV app

A phone hosts

One phone runs the game from the middle of the table and narrates out loud. Everyone else scans its QR code and plays from their own phone.

Everyone scans One phone

Pair a Bluetooth speaker if you can - a phone on its own is quiet for a whole room.

Get the app

If the screen is silent, press OK or click once. Browsers need one press before they will play sound.

On your phone

When your role is called, your phone wakes up and shows your choices - pick a target and the narrator moves on. Everyone else's phone stays on a sleeping screen, so nothing on the table gives you away.

Your phone also gives a light buzz when it's your turn, so you can keep your eyes shut and still catch your wake-up.

The narrated day vote - live vote circles next to each player

Day: discuss and vote

The sleeping-town screen shown while the narrator runs the night

Night: the town sleeps

Narrated or Moderator?

Both modes are for playing in the same room, with the same roles and rules. Pick by what your group needs:

Narrated mode

  • Nobody sits out - the host plays too
  • The app calls each role out loud in turn
  • Everyone acts secretly on their own phone
  • Needs internet and a phone per player

Moderator mode

  • One person moderates and sits out
  • The moderator calls the roles out loud
  • One phone runs the whole game
  • No internet needed

Read about Moderator mode →

How to start

1

Create the game

In the app, tap “Moderator” and choose “The app narrates”. Add the roles you want to the pool.

2

Everyone joins

Players scan the QR code on your screen (or tap the share link) and take a seat with their name.

3

Check your role

Roles are dealt secretly to each phone. Read yours, keep it close, and don't let anyone peek.

4

Close your eyes

The narrator takes over: it runs the night, wakes each role, and announces the dawn. You just play.

Track Your Stats

Narrated games are tracked too. See your win rate, most played roles, per-faction breakdowns and your recent games - all from your own phone, whether you hosted the night or just sat at the table.

Narrated stats are counted separately from online stats, so the two are never mixed together.

Stats screen showing win rate, faction breakdown, and role history

Narrated mode is new

It's the newest way to play, and we're still tuning it. If a line sounds off or something breaks, tell us on Reddit

Ready to hand over the narration?

Same roles, same wake order, same rules as any in-person game - the narrator just does the talking.

Read the In-Person Rules →