Pitchforks
A quiet village, a full moon, and Howlers hiding among you. The village sleeps, somebody does not wake up, and then everybody argues about whose fault it was.
How it works
One person opens kutuverse.com and creates a room. Everyone else joins by scanning the QR code or opening the link — on a phone, a tablet or a laptop, whatever they already have. Nobody makes an account, nobody downloads anything, and the game runs directly between your devices rather than on a company's server.
Short of players? Add computer players to fill the table, or play the whole thing on one device and pass it round.
How to play Pitchforks
Goal
Somewhere in the village, Howlers hide among ordinary folk. The village wins by banishing every Howler; the Howlers win once they are as many as everyone else.
Night
Everyone picks someone on their phone. The Howlers choose a victim together, the Nosy Neighbour peeks, the Night Nurse protects, and everyone else names who they suspect — so nobody can be read by who is busy tapping. Then the Potion Granny sees the victim and may use her potions.
Day
The night's dead are revealed. Talk (voice chat is perfect for this), accuse, claim roles — truthfully or not — and vote. The player with the most votes is banished; a tie, or ‘spare everyone’ doing as well, spares everybody.
Roles
- 🧑🌾 Peasant — No powers — just a pitchfork and a gut feeling. Find the Howlers and banish them.
- 🐺 Howler — Each night the Howlers choose someone to drag off. By day, blend in and steer the vote.
- 🔭 Nosy Neighbour — Each night, peek at one player and learn whether they are a Howler.
- 🩹 Night Nurse — Each night, protect one player from the Howlers — yourself included, but never the same player two nights in a row.
- 🧪 Potion Granny — Once per game, Healing Tea saves the Howlers' victim. Once per game, Poison Pie takes someone out.
- 🔱 Grumpy Farmer — When you are eliminated — by night or by vote — you take one player down with you.
- 🤡 Village Fool — You win alone if the village banishes you by vote. Look suspicious… but not too early.
- 🦝 Suck-up — You're on the Howlers' side and know who they are, but they don't know you. The Nosy Neighbour sees you as a villager.
Tips
Anyone can claim anything. Watch who defends whom, who changes their vote late, and where the whispers point. The dead must stay quiet!
One shared device?
Add local seats in the lobby. The device keeps everything hidden until a player taps ‘I'm … — show me’, and hides it again once they have acted.