Party, same room
2 to 12 friends, each on their own phone. Only a few of you? Bots take the empty seats. Join with a five-letter code, and everyone taps at night, so nobody gives themselves away.
Host a partyThe party game of lies
The Mafia is at your table.Find them before dawn.
Every phone is a secret role card. The app runs the night, the timers and the votes, so nobody has to sit out as the moderator. You bring the lies.
Right in your browser. No download, no account needed. Sign up
- Free, no ads
- 2 to 12 players
- Solo vs bots
- 7 languages
- iPhone, Android and browser
Learn in 90 seconds
See how a game plays out.
Your card, the night, the basement, the trial. A quick walk through a real game, then try it yourself.
Ways to play
One room, a couch each, or just you.
Solo vs the table
Characters with their own personalities who form suspicions from what they actually saw, lie when they're Mafia and change their minds.
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Online with voice
Friends on different couches. Voice chat by day, a private family line for the Mafia at night.
Start a private tableHow a day works
Night. Dawn. Talk. Trial.
Night
Everyone looks at their phone. The Mafia picks a target, the Doctor guards a door, the Detective investigates.
Dawn
The town learns who was taken. The Detective sees their result in secret.
Intel
Anyone may claim what they found. The real Detective can. So can a liar.
Talk
Phones down. Argue it out face to face.
Trial
Two voices on the same name put someone on the stand. The table votes: guilty or not guilty.
The cards
Four roles. Forty years of lies.
Mafia
The informed minority. You know your family. Each night, choose who disappears.
Detective
Each night, learn one player's true side. Saying it out loud makes you a target.
Doctor
Guard one door every night. Once per game, pull someone out of the basement.
Villager
No powers. Your eyes, your ears and your vote.
Solo mode
A table that argues back.
Fifteen hand-drawn characters, each with a personality. They only know what their seat knows, build real suspicions, lie as Mafia, counter-claim fake detectives and call you out when you get it wrong.
- No two games the same
- Three difficulty levels
- Play a full game in ten minutes
The twist
Taken is not the end.
The Mafia don't kill, they kidnap. Crack the lock in the basement two nights running and you walk back in at dawn, proven innocent. Nobody just sits and waits.
Inside the game
Hand-drawn noir, made for your phone.
Questions
Before you sit down
Is The Council free?
Yes. Free to play, no ads and nothing to buy.
Do I need to download anything?
No. It runs in your browser on any phone or computer. You can add it to your home screen, and iPhone and Android apps are coming soon.
Do I need an account?
No. Type a name and you're in. Add an email later if you want to keep your record on every device.
How many players do I need?
Just 2 for a party in one room: bots take the empty seats. Online games are 5 to 12 people. Alone? Play solo against a full table of bots.
How long is a game?
Usually 10 to 20 minutes, depending on how long your table argues.
Is it like Mafia or Werewolf?
Yes, it's the same classic game of hidden roles, with a few twists of its own, like the basement escape.
Is my voice recorded? What do you keep about me?
No. Online voice chat is live only and never recorded. We keep your name, your record and an email if you add one, on our own server in the EU. No ads, no trackers, and you can delete your account in the app at any time.
Your table is waiting.
Play solo in ten seconds, or gather your friends and deal the cards.