Word holder
Your card shows the word and its category. Prove you know it without giving it away.
3–24 players · 5–10 minutes a round
Imposter
Everyone gets the same secret word except the imposter, who gets nothing. Go round giving one-word clues, then vote for who's bluffing.
The cards
What each person is holding
Imposter
Your card says you're the imposter — and, if the host allows it, the category. Blend in.
A round
How it goes
- 01
The host picks a category and deals.
- 02
Everyone holds their card. Word holders see the word; the imposter sees only that they're the imposter.
- 03
Go round the table. Each person says one word that relates to the secret word.
- 04
Discuss, then vote. If the imposter is caught, they get one guess at the word to steal the win.
Before you deal
What the host can change
- Category
- Where the secret word comes from
- Imposters
- How many players get no word
- Tell them the category
- Gives the imposter a foothold
From the table
Worth knowing
- Too specific a clue hands the imposter the word. Too vague and you look like the imposter.
Ready
Open a room and read out four letters.
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