Deduction

Secret Dictator rules

An independent online adaptation of Secret Hitler: the deal, the powers each table size unlocks, and the term limits that decide who can be nominated.

5–10 players 20–30 min Free, in your browser
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The rules, step by step

  1. The President nominates a Chancellor. Everyone votes the government in or out.
  2. Three rejections in a row and the next policy enacts itself, unread by anyone.
  3. The President draws three, discards one, and hands two on. The Chancellor enacts one.
  4. Only those two know what was thrown away — and either of them can claim anything.
  5. Fascist policies hand out real power: investigations, special elections, executions.
  6. At five of them the pair may agree to veto, if the President allows it.
  7. Liberals need five policies or the Dictator dead. Fascists need six, or the Dictator in the chair.

Scoring and the fiddly bits

The deal

One Hitler always, plus one fascist at five or six players, two at seven or eight, three at nine or ten. Fascists see each other and Hitler; liberals see nobody.

The policy deck

Six liberal cards and eleven fascist, drawn from the top. When fewer than three are left the discards are shuffled back in before the draw.

What each fascist policy unlocks

Small tables get a policy peek, then two executions. Bigger tables get investigations and a special election first, then the same two executions.

The election tracker

Three failures in a row — rejections or accepted vetoes — enact the top policy unread. It brings no power with it and everyone becomes eligible again.

Winning

Liberals need five liberal policies or Hitler executed. Fascists need six fascist policies, or Hitler elected Chancellor once three are already up.

Questions about Secret Dictator

Is Secret Dictator free?

Yes. Every game on Table Party is free, with no accounts, no adverts and nothing to buy.

How many people do you need for Secret Dictator?

Between 5 and 10. Below 5 there are not enough of you for the game to work.

Do we need to download anything?

No. One person opens the site and starts a room; everybody else joins by typing the room code on their own phone. Nothing to install, nothing to sign up for.

Can we play Secret Dictator over a video call?

Yes. Share the room code in the chat and play with the call running — everything private stays on each player’s own phone.

Play Secret Dictator online

Free, in the browser, with everyone on their own phone.