THE FIRST RULE
Never show your screen to another player.
Never look at another player’s screen.
Players may claim anything out loud, but no player may prove a role, message, vote, power, or private information by showing a screen.
The game only works if private information stays private.
THE GAME
Most players are Innocents.
A few have been named Knaves by The Raven.
The Innocents must expose every Knave before the game ends.
The Knaves must blend in, earn trust, and survive suspicion.
If more than one Knave exists, they know who the other Knaves are.
Each round, players discuss, accuse, defend, lie, and vote.
CHALLENGES AND SHIELDS
Some rounds include a challenge.
The winner may gain Reputation and usually earns a shield.
A shield can protect a player from being voted out in the next vote.
ALLIANCES
Alliances can help you survive.
They can also become dangerous if they gain too much power.
Sometimes the table must turn on an alliance member—or even an Innocent—to stop a stronger threat.
THE END
The game continues until the table reaches its ending.
If one Knave survives to the end, the Knaves win.
If the Innocents expose every Knave before the end, the Innocents win.
At the end, the truth is revealed.