Game night · 3 to 12 players on one phone
The Imposter Party Game
The imposter game is at its best with a full room. How to run it for a big group, the house rules that keep it loud, and word lists for a grown-up game night.
Big groups
Rules for a full room
The classic rules scale up with two changes: more imposters and a longer timer. With more than twelve, split the room.
| Players | Imposters | Discussion |
|---|---|---|
| 3–4 | 1 | 2 min |
| 5–6 | 1 | 3 min |
| 7–9 | 2 (app) | 5 min |
| 10–12 | 3 (app) | 8 min |
| 13+ | two tables | — |
House rules
House rules that keep it loud
Speed round
Skip the clue round. Ninety seconds of open discussion, then vote. Loud, fast, perfect after midnight.
Hot seat
Before the vote, the accused gets twenty seconds to defend themselves. Great bluffers win it back here.
Wrong vote, snack run
Whoever pointed first at an innocent civilian refills the snacks before the next round.
Word lists
Party word lists
Words marked Pro come from the app’s packs. Everything else plays free right here.
Party night
Straight from the free Party Mix pack: the night itself, from the icebreaker to the noise complaint.
- Karaoke
- Silent disco
- Awkward silence
- Noise complaint
- Pizza at 3 a.m.
- Inside joke
- Party crasher
- Murder mystery
- Photo booth
- Dance-off
- Escape room
- Taxi home
Grown-up life
Bills, bosses and Sunday nights. Everyone over 25 has a story for each one.
- Adulting
- Sunday scaries
- Tax refund
- Job hunt
- Rain check
- Subscription you forgot to cancel
Office Life Pro
- Reply all
- You're on mute
- Meeting that could've been an email
- Mandatory fun
Pop culture night
Award shows, earworms and movie clichés, for a table that quotes films at each other.
Pop Culture Pro
- One-hit wonder
- Mic drop
- Award show mix-up
- Golden buzzer
- Earworm
- Comeback tour
Movies Pro
- Plot hole
- Running to the airport
- Villain monologue
- Slow clap
Night out
For grown-up tables only: last calls, open bars and the long way home.
- After-party
- Last call
- Bar crawl
- Open bar
- Designated driver
- Late-night kebab
- Coat check
- Lost phone
- Spilled drink
- Song request
- Midnight kiss
Imposter Club for iPhone
Hosting? Get the app
Same game, same rules — plus the bits that make game night: free to download, no ads, no sign-up.
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No ads Not between rounds, not anywhere. -
Works offline Cabins, flights, basements with no signal. -
Undercover mode The imposter gets a close word and may not even know. -
16 word packs 2,000+ words, written by people, not scraped lists. -
12 suspects Collectible characters, each with a secret imposter form.
On a computer?
Scan to get it on your iPhone.
FAQ
Party questions
How many people can play the imposter party game?
3 to 12 on one phone, and it’s at its best with 5 to 8. For a bigger party, run two tables with a phone each.
How many imposters for a big group?
One for 3–6 players, two for 7–9 and three for 10–12. The web game plays with one; the Imposter Club app goes up to three, and the imposters don’t know about each other.
Is the imposter game good for adults?
Yes. Grown-up tables get the most out of moments everyone has lived through: Sunday scaries, reply all, the taxi home. The Night out list is for adults only.
Can you play with more than 12 people?
Split into two tables, each with its own phone. Or play a fishbowl: up to twelve players in the middle, while everyone else listens and votes along.
How long does a game take?
A round takes five to ten minutes. A night to 5 points usually fits in 30 to 60 minutes, which leaves time for a rematch.
Party’s here? Grab one phone.
Free in your browser, no sign-up. Gather 3 or more people and press Play.