Empire

The party game of secret names. Guess them all, rule them all.

Keep the suggested name or type your own. The room gets a password to share with friends.

Sound

ReverbA soft hall echo on the read-out names

Your crest

Your mark at the table. Tap to change any part.

New round?

Everyone goes back to pick new names. The room and its link stay the same.

End this room?

This removes every player and sends everyone back to the home screen.

Remove ?

The round has started, so its secret name will be revealed to everyone and taken off the list.

was captured?

Whose empire have they joined? Their avatar will take on that leader's crest. Their whole empire goes with them. They or someone in their empire will be asked to confirm.

marked this capture. Confirm it to join that empire. The whole of empire goes too.

Undo capture of ?

They go free again. The players who joined with them come back to their empire.

How to play

GoalBe the leader of the last empire standing.

Setup

  1. Create a room, or leave the name blank for a random one.
  2. Tap Share and send the link, or have friends enter the room name and password at empire.ihtfy.com. Both are shown in the lobby.
  3. Enter your real name and a secret name.
  4. Short on players? Add bots from the room menu.
  5. Press Reveal the names once everyone is in.

Play

  1. Pick a secret name you hope nobody links to you.
  2. Memorize. Names are read twice in random order. No recording. Leaders can vote to hear them again.
  3. Take turns clockwise. Only leaders take turns.
  4. Guess. Name another leader and their secret name.
    • Wrong Your turn ends.
    • Right They join your empire and you guess again.
  5. Win as the last leader whose name is never guessed.

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