CAN YOU FIND AND STOP THE - Secret Hitler

1 CAN YOU find AND STOP GAME CO NTENT S. The year is 1932. The place is pre . -WWII Germany. In . Secret Hitler . , players are German politicians attempting to hold a fragile Liberal government together and stem the rising tide of Fascism. 17 .. Policy tiles Watch out though there are Secret Fascists among (6 Liberal, 11 Fascist). you, and one player is Secret Hitler . 10 .. Secret Role cards 10 .. Party Membership cards 10 .. card envelopes OV ERVI EW 10 .. Ja! Ballot cards 10 .. Nein Ballot cards At the beginning of the game, each player 1 .. Election Tracker marker is secretly assigned to one of three roles: 1 .. Draw pile card Liberal . , Fascist . , or Hitler .

2 The Liberals have 1 .. Discard pile card a majority, but they don't know for sure who 3 .. Liberal/Fascist boards anyone is; Fascists must resort to secrecy and 1 .. President placard sabotage to accomplish their goals. Hitler plays 1 .. Chancellor placard for the Fascist team, and the Fascists know Hitler 's identity from the outset, but Hitler doesn't know the Fascists and must work to SET U P. figure them out. Select the Fascist track that corresponds to The Liberals win by . enacting five Liberal the number of players and place it next to any Policies or . killing Hitler .. The Fascists win by Liberal track. Shuffle the 11 Fascist Policy enacting six Fascist Policies.

3 , or . if Hitler is tiles and the 6 Liberal . Policy tiles into a elected Chancellor after three Fascist Policies single Policy deck and place that deck face down have been enacted. on the Draw . pile card. Whenever a Fascist Policy is enacted, the You'll need an envelope for each player, and government becomes more powerful, and the each envelope should contain a Secret Role card, President is granted a single-use power which a corresponding Party Membership card, one Ja! must be used before the next round can begin. It Ballot card, and one Nein Ballot card. doesn't matter what team the President is on; in Use the table below to determine the correct fact, even Liberal players might be tempted to distribution of roles.

4 Enact a Fascist Policy to gain new powers. Liberal Secret Role cards must always be packed together with a Liberal Party Membership card, OBJ ECT and Fascist and Hitler Secret Role cards must always be packed together with a Fascist Party Every player has a Secret identity as a member Membership card. of either the Liberal team or the Fascist team. Players on the Liberal team win if either: Five Liberal Policies are enacted. OR. Hitler is assassinated. Make sure you have the correct number of ordinary Fascists in addition to Hitler ! Players on the Fascist team win if either: Once the envelopes have been filled, be sure to Six Fascist Policies are enacted.

5 Shuffle them so each player's role is a Secret ! OR Each player should get one envelope selected Hitler is elected Chancellor any time . after at random. the third Fascist Policy has been enacted. WHY ARE THERE Secret ROLE AND PARTY For games of 7-10 players, give the following MEMBERSHIP CARDS? directions to all players: Secret Hitler features an investigation Everybody close your eyes and extend your hand mechanic that allows some players to into a fist in front of you. find out what team other players are All Fascists who are NOT Hitler should open on, and this mechanic only works if their eyes and acknowledge each other. Hitler 's special role is not revealed.

6 Hitler - keep your eyes closed but put your To prevent that from happening, every thumb out into a thumbs-up gesture. player has both a Secret Role card Fascists, take note of who has an extended and a Party Membership card. Hitler 's thumb - that player is Hitler . Party Membership card shows a Fascist [Take a long pause]. party loyalty, but gives no hint about Everyone close your eyes and put your a special role. Liberals who uncover hands down. Fascists must work out for themselves Everyone can open your eyes. If anyone is whether they've found an ordinary confused or something went wrong, please tell Fascist or their leader. the group now. Once each player has been dealt an envelope, all players should examine their Secret Role G A M E P LAY.

7 Cards in Secret . Randomly select the first Presidential Candidate and pass that player both Secret Hitler is played in rounds. Each round the President and Chancellor placards. has an Election to form a government, a Legislative Session to enact a new Policy, and an GET THE APP: Go to Executive Action to exercise governmental power. to get a companion app that can narrate these directions for you. ELECTION. For games of 5-6 players, give the following 1. Pass the Presidential Candidacy directions to all players: At the beginning of a new round, the President placard moves clockwise to the next player, who Everybody close your eyes. is the new Presidential Candidate.

8 Fascist and Hitler , open your eyes and acknowledge each other. 2. Nominate a Chancellor [Take a long pause] The Presidential Candidate chooses a Chancellor Candidate by passing the Chancellor placard to Everyone close your eyes. Everyone can open your eyes. If anyone is any other eligible player. The Presidential confused or something went wrong, please tell Candidate is free to discuss Chancellor options the group now. with the table to build consensus and make it more likely the Government gets elected. Eligibility: The last elected President and Chancellor are term-limited, and ineligible to be nominated as Chancellor Candidate. ON ELIGIBILITY: Term limits apply to the President and Chancellor who were last elected, not to the last pair nominated.

9 Term limits only affect nominations to the If a majority of players votes yes: . Chancellorship; anyone can be President, even The Presidential Candidate and Chancellor someone who was just Chancellor. Candidate become the new President and If there are only five players left in the Chancellor, respectively.. game, only the last elected . Chancellor . is If three or more Fascist Policies have been ineligible to be Chancellor Candidate; the last President may be nominated. enacted already: There are some other rules that affect Ask if the new Chancellor is Hitler . If eligibility in specific ways: the Veto Power so, the game is over and the Fascists win.

10 And the Election Tracker. You don't need to Otherwise, other players know for sure the worry about those yet, and we'll talk about Chancellor is not Hitler . each one in its relevant section. Proceed as usual to the Legislative Session. 3. Vote on the government Once the Presidential Candidate has chosen an LEGISLATIVE SESSION. eligible Chancellor Candidate, players may During the Legislative Session, the President discuss the proposed government until everyone and Chancellor work together to enact a new is ready to vote. Every player, including the Policy in Secret . The President draws the top Candidates, votes on the proposed government. three tiles from the Policy deck, looks at them Once everyone is ready to vote, reveal your in Secret , and discards one tile face down into Ballot cards simultaneously so that everyone's the Discard pile.