How to Play
Tinsel Town Tricksters is a festive social deduction game for 3-10 players. One quick round takes about 10 minutes!
Christmas isn't what it seems...
Game Flow
1. Setup (Lobby)
The host selects which roles will be in the game. There are always 3 more role cards than players - these go face-down in the center. Each player receives one secret role card.
2. Night Phase
Everyone "closes their eyes." Roles wake up one at a time in a specific order to perform their night actions. Some roles can look at cards, swap cards, or gather information.
Important: Your role might change during the night if someone swaps your card!
3. Day Discussion
Everyone wakes up! You have a few minutes to discuss, argue, bluff, and try to figure out who the Grinches are. Share information (or lies!), make accusations, and defend yourself.
4. Voting
On the count of three, everyone points at who they want to eliminate. The player with the most votes is eliminated. In case of a tie, all tied players are eliminated.
5. Results
All cards are revealed! The team that wins depends on who was eliminated:
- ✓Village wins if at least one Grinch is eliminated
- ✗Grinches win if no Grinch is eliminated
- ★Scrooge wins (alone) if Scrooge is eliminated
Christmas Roles
Night Order
Roles wake up in this order during the night phase:
- 1
The Grinch - 2
Naughty Child - 3
Gift Thief - 4
Santa Claus - 5
Christmas Elf - 6
Mischievous Reindeer - 7
Mrs. Claus - 8
Christmas Angel - 9
Frosty the Snowman - 10
Caroler - 11
Eggnog Drinker - 12
Night Owl
Strategy Tips
For Village Team
- • Share your information, but be wary of lies
- • Watch for contradictions in others' stories
- • Remember - your role might have been swapped!
- • Don't be afraid to vote for uncertain targets
For Grinches
- • Blend in and claim to be a village role
- • Create confusion and misdirect suspicion
- • If a Grinch is exposed, try to save them
- • Consider claiming to be swapped into Grinch