Welcome.
First, an honest word
This is a social deduction game, played properly. To do well you will have to lie to people you love, accuse your friends, and argue your case at a round table that can get heated.
Not everyone wants to lie and cheat for a weekend, and some people simply won't enjoy it. That is fine. This weekend is for those who are keen on social deduction and a heated exchange. If that isn't you, you can say so in one tap and you won't be asked anything else.
The house
An old mansion, ours alone for two nights
Beautifully refurbished, properly grand, and a decent drive from anyone who might hear the shouting. Real bedrooms, long dinners and plenty of corners to plot in.
These are a few of the places I have my eye on. Where we end up depends on your answers.
The game
The show's long game, condensed into one weekend
- Friday night
The choosing
A few of us are secretly made Traitors. Everyone else is Faithful, and nobody knows who is who.
- Every meal
The murders
Mealtimes stand in for the nights. Each time we sit down to eat, the Traitors murder a Faithful.
- Between meals
Missions and the round table
Challenges come thick and fast. Then we gather to argue it out and banish whoever we suspect.
- Sunday
The end
Either the Faithful have rooted out every Traitor, or the Traitors have won.
The Producers
Run by a custom app
The weekend will be largely run through a custom app that plays the Producers. It hands out roles in secret, sets the missions, opens the Traitors' private chat before each meal and announces the murders at the table.
It will play like The Traitors, with a few tweaks of my own. You'll need your phone.
Before you answer
Three things to know
- I
Numbers matter
How many of us there are shapes almost everything: how the game plays, what it costs each person, and which house fits everyone comfortably. A firm yes or a firm no helps far more than a maybe.
- II
Beds and lifts
Closer to the date I'll find a house with the right beds for whoever is coming, and sort out the cars. If you don't drive, you'll be driven. Nobody gets left behind.
- III
It may not happen
I know I'm being very ambitious. There is a very good chance this doesn't go ahead, because of cost, scheduling or numbers. Your answers are how I find out whether it can.
Your answers are with Nigel
Thank you. I'll be in touch once everyone has replied. It's an ambitious plan and it may not come off, but if it does, trust no one.
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