How to play the killer - here all the variants

The killer is one of the games that has more names and variations : the mafia, police and thief, the wolf, the town sleeps ... Any of its variants can make a boring afternoon become an unforgettable day full of fun . The objective, whatever the variant you play, is that the murderer killed all the citizens or "innocents", or someone ends up discovering it.

Currently, you can play this game with cards or even live, in the middle of college classes. Do you want to know how the killer is played ? In this article, we explain everything you need to know. Keep reading!

The killer wink

One of the most classic variants is the murderous wink. To play, you must follow these steps :

There must be a moderator or game director.
All participants sit in a circle.
The moderator will ask everyone to close their eyes.
In that instant, it will touch the back of the person who will play the role of killer.
Once the game starts, the killer will have to kill people with a wink.
When someone dies, they should say aloud "I'm dead!"
The game will end when the killer has killed everyone, or when someone finds out. If this is the case, you must say your name out loud.

This game also supports variants, such as having two murderers, or include a police officer, for example.

The policeman and the thief - Spanish deck

This is a variant of the killer game that is played concretely with the Spanish deck. Here, as many cards as there are participants are dealt, always keeping in mind that the following cards-roles are in the cards:

King of swords : this will be the policeman, who will have to discover who is the thief.
Ace of clubs or ace of gold : the thief, who will play the role of killer.
Jack of golds or jack of glasses : the queen. This can resurrect with a kiss to those who have killed the thief. The queen may also die at the hands of the thief.
Horse : putting a finger on his lips, resuscitates the queen. This character usually receives the name of Martini.
4 of gold : this will play the role of the town fool, that is, can perform the function of all the characters except the police, you can even commit suicide. Thus, the game will be much more fun.
Letters 2 through 7 : those who receive these cards from any suit will be citizens.

The game ends when the police detect the thief, or when he manages to kill all citizens. The thief, to mislead the policeman, can find an accomplice sticking out his tongue to someone. In this way, the police can make a mistake by accusing the accomplice of being a thief.

Another game that you like if you use the Spanish deck is the Mus. Discover How to play Mus in this other article by.

Killer, live roleplaying game

This live game has become very popular in recent years among college students and high school students. If you want to know how to play the killer, keep reading:

As always, there should be a moderator.
This will be responsible for gathering all the participants and giving them a paper with instructions. In this paper, the person they have to kill will appear.
Some rules will be established, such as, for example, killing when no other participant watches, or the type of weapon with which they will be killed (if any are used).
A day and an hour will also be agreed for the game to begin.
When someone kills another person, they will acquire their role, which will contain the name of the next person they have to kill. In case the name is your own, the moderator will decide what to do.
The winner will be the one who is alive.

The fun of this game is that it should take place on an ordinary day in which everyone is forced to follow a routine, such as going to college. However, from advise that, especially if you are in the institute, attend the classes and leave the game for recess or for when the day ends.

How to play the killer with cards

If you want to play the killer with cards, in addition to the version with the Spanish deck that we have shown you, you may be interested to know that today you can find many card games of the killer, such as the following:

The werewolves of Castroviejo.
The game Werewolf.
Card game Poliladron.

The latter is for younger children.

How to play Los hombres lobo de Castronegro

To give an example, we will explain what is the game of the werewolf of Castronegro, also called "Castroviejo".

This is a game for between 8 and 18 players.
At the beginning of the game, one card is dealt per player, where he will put in place what kind of role he should take: villager or wolf.
The general objective of the game is for the villagers to finish off the wolves, or the wolves to finish off the villagers.
The moderator will have to indicate the phases of the game, such as the arrival of the night, where the wolves can kill, or the arrival of the day, where votes will be taken to discover who the thief is.

Although each of these games comes with its own instructions, it is also possible to make up your own rules with any type of cards or gadgets that you have at home, since the rules and the characters (although they receive other names) are usually the same .