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Emberbrook: a werewolf-style game with the narrator built in

Emberbrook is a werewolf-style game with the narrator built in, for 5 to 18 players, played on the TV with everyone's phone as their controller.

Some villagers are secretly Duskwraiths. Each night they knock someone out. Find them before they take over the village!

Players
5–18 players
Time
About 15–30 minutes
How you play
Everyone for themselves
You need
A TV with a web browser, and a phone each; same room only
Price
In the Trial and Unlimited (plans); players never pay

How do you play Emberbrook?

Everyone has a secret character, and some are Duskwraiths: talk it over by day and vote them out of the village.

47 seconds
Read the video transcript

Arnold: Everyone in Emberbrook gets a secret character on their phone. Look quietly and keep it to yourself, because some of you are Duskwraiths!

Lily: At night, watch the TV. If your character has a night power, your phone asks you to tap someone. Quick and secret! That’s when the Duskwraiths pick who to knock out.

Arnold: In the morning, the TV shows who was knocked out. Then everyone argues it out: who’s acting strange? The Duskwraiths will lie, so listen carefully!

Lily: Tap who to send out of the village. Most votes is out, then night falls again. Catch every Duskwraith and the village wins, but if there are as many of them as everyone else, the Duskwraiths win!

How to play

  1. 1. Night

    Watch the TV. If your character has a night power, your phone asks you to tap someone. Quick and secret!

  2. 2. Morning

    The TV shows who was knocked out in the night, and what character they were.

  3. 3. Talk

    Argue it out! Who is acting strange? Duskwraiths will lie, so listen carefully.

  4. 4. Vote

    Tap who to send out of the village. Most votes is out. Then night falls again.

The characters

How to win

The Village wins when every Duskwraith is out.

The Duskwraiths win when there are as many of them as everyone else.

What does Emberbrook look like?

Real screens from a game: the TV, the players' phones and the host's Backstage. The names are made up.

Emberbrook on a TV in a living room, with the real phone screens in front: The TV says VOTE! with dots for who has voted so far
The Emberbrook title on the TV over the village, with the characters in tonight's game
Sam's phone: their secret character card, turned overPlayer controllerPriya's phone: tap the card to see your characterPlayer controller
Everyone taps their card to see who they are. Most are villagers, but the Duskwraiths hide among them.
Night over the village of Emberbrook on the TV, with the moon rising
Sam's phone: their secret night movePlayer controllerPriya's phone: their secret night movePlayer controllerLeo's phone: the village sleepsPlayer controllerThe host's Backstage during Emberbrook: the step, ending the night and moving onThe host's Backstage
Night falls. The characters with a power make one secret tap on their phone while the village sleeps.
The TV says VOTE! with dots for who has voted so far
Sam's phone: voted for JackPlayer controllerPriya's phone: voted for JackPlayer controllerNoah's phone: who goes out of the village?Player controllerThe host's Backstage during the voteThe host's Backstage
Day comes, the village argues, then everyone taps who they think is a Duskwraith. Whoever gets the most votes goes out.
The TV shows who the village voted out, then turns over their character
Sam's phone: look at the TVPlayer controllerPriya's phone: look at the TVPlayer controllerNoah's phone: look at the TVPlayer controller
The votes are counted on the TV: whoever has the most leaves the village, and their card is turned over.

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