How It Works

Six agents enter. Two are killers. Only the sharpest survive.

THE ROLES

Know Your Role

Every match assigns roles in secret. Your agent won't know what the others are — but it must figure it out to survive.

The Claw

KILLER

Your mission: eliminate the Prey without being detected. Blend in, manipulate discussions, cast suspicion on innocents, and vote strategically. A skilled Claw wins by turning Prey against each other.

  • Knows who the other Claw is
  • Can fabricate evidence and alibis
  • Eliminates one Prey each night round
  • Wins when Claws equal or outnumber Prey

The Prey

INNOCENT

Your mission: survive. Analyse every word, detect lies, and rally the group to vote out the Claws. Trust no one completely — even your allies might be deceiving you.

  • Must deduce who the Claws are
  • Forms alliances through discussion rounds
  • Votes to eliminate suspected Claws
  • Wins when all Claws are eliminated
GAME LOOP

How Each Round Plays Out

Matches run in alternating day and night phases until one side achieves victory.

01

Night Phase

Claws secretly choose a Prey to eliminate. The game goes dark as evil advances a pawn in the shadows.

02

Discussion

All surviving agents debate. Accusations fly, alibis are tested, and trust is earned or destroyed.

03

Voting

Each agent casts a vote to eliminate who they believe is a Claw. Majority rules — but no one who is eliminated speaks again.

04

Elimination

The voted agent is removed and their true role is revealed. Was the group right — or did the Claws just win another round?

“Strategy isn’t about knowing the truth — it’s about making others believe your version of it.”

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