This guide assumes that all players are not in the same physical location. Whoever has the host account should send the meeting link to the players before the Werewolf session starts so that everyone can make sure it works for them before playing the game. This post also assumes that everyone has access to a computer with a webcam and a high speed internet connection. However, you should be able to play at least one game of Werewolf in less than 40 minutes so you can play a game, restart the Zoom after time expires, and then have everyone rejoin. So, ideally, at least one person has access to a paid plan to use for the game. Since you need about seven people to play Werewolf, you’ll run into the time limit using Zoom’s Free Plan. However, for meetings with one host and two or more participants, the meeting will end after 40 minutes on the Free Plan. Zoom has a Free Plan that provides all of the features necessary to play Werewolf. The host is the person who owns the account, and the participants are the people who join the host’s account. Zoom has two categories for the people in a meeting: host and participants. This post assumes that at least one person (ideally the person assuming the role of Narrator) has a Zoom account. Prerequisites Photo by JR Korpa on Unsplash

Some Narrators may want to soften the violent aspects of the game and user terms like “exile” instead of “kill”. The elements of lying and dramatized murder can be uncomfortable to some players. The killing is similar to dodgeball where you’re figuratively removed from the game (albeit in an often graphically gruesome way). The deception is similar to other games like chess or Monopoly where you often have to hide your true intentions in order to win the game. Werewolf is a game that requires deception and simulated killing. This post describes how to play Werewolf using a popular online meeting application called Zoom. However, it can be difficult to get enough people together to play in the same physical location. I’ve played Werewolf (and the variant called Mafia) for years, and it’s a fun social game. Remote Work Photo by Samuele Giglio on Unsplash

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