One Night Ultimate Werewolf
75 questions players ask about One Night Ultimate Werewolf. Pick one for the answer. See also the full rulebook.
Updated 2026-11-05.
Setup
- How many cards go in the center, and is it always three?
- How many Werewolves should I use, even in a 3-player game?
- Which roles should a group use for its first game?
- Are both Mason cards always in the game, and are there always two Masons?
- What are the role tokens for, and what do their numbers mean?
- Can players talk after looking at their card but before the night begins?
- Do I need the app or a moderator to play?
- Can you play with more than 10 players?
- Is the Ultimate Werewolf deluxe edition the same game?
Night Phase
- Can players make noise or signal during the night?
- Can the Seer or Drunk keep which center card they used secret?
- Can I tell whether my card was moved during the night?
- Which night actions are optional and which are mandatory?
- Is it cheating to open your eyes when it is not your role's turn?
- Do players look at their card more than once during the night?
Day and Voting
- Can I point at the center, at myself, or not point when voting?
- Can the Tanner (or anyone) vote for themselves?
- Should the Tanner's vote be ignored when there are no Werewolves?
- Does a player with only one vote die?
- What happens when the vote is tied?
- Can I change my vote after seeing how others point?
- Can players lie or claim any role, and can they use information from a swap?
- Can players whisper, write notes or signal under the table during the day?
Game End and Winning
- What does each team need to win?
- Which team am I on if my card was swapped during the night?
- Do the Werewolves have to kill someone to win?
- Does the Village still win if a Werewolf dies together with a Villager?
- How does the Village win when both Werewolves are in the center?
- When does the Minion win?
- If both Werewolves are in the center and only the Minion dies, who wins?
- With no Werewolves in play, who wins if a Villager and the Minion both die?
- If the Tanner and a Werewolf both die, who wins?
- If the Tanner and the Minion both die, who wins?
Doppelgänger
- Can the Doppelgänger lie about being a Werewolf at the end?
- If the Doppelgänger card is swapped, who holds the copied role?
- If the Doppelgänger copies the Robber and steals a Werewolf, does she wake with the Werewolves?
- When does a Doppelgänger who copied a Werewolf, Minion, Mason or Insomniac act?
- What team is a Drunk who swaps into the Doppelgänger card from the center on?
- If the Doppelgänger copies a Tanner or Werewolf, does she take on its win condition?
Werewolves and Minion
Seer, Robber, Troublemaker, Drunk, Insomniac
Tanner and Hunter
Variants, Apps and Tournaments
Expansion Roles (Daybreak, Vampire, Alien, Epic Battle)
- If the Copycat or Doppelgänger views the Oracle, which team are they on after the app switches the Oracle's team?
- Can a Mark or Artifact stop the Oracle from being the Oracle?
- In an Epic game, do the Tanner or Synthetic Alien stop minor teams like the Blob from winning?
- Can the Cursed join both the Werewolf and Vampire teams, and what happens when they die?
- If a Doppelgänger copies a Copycat who became a P.I. and then a Werewolf, what is the Doppelgänger?
- Does a Doppelgänger who became a P.I. and then a Werewolf wake with the Werewolves, and what kind of wolf is a P.I. who sees one?
- If the Hunter points at a player protected by the Bodyguard or the Prince, does that player die?
- If the Werewolves are in the center and a Bodyguard is in play, can the Village still win?
One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Bonus Pack 2Expansion
- If the Apprentice Tanner dies and no Werewolf dies, do the Werewolves win?
- Do a lone Minion and a lone Squire share a team?
- Who sticks out a thumb for the Squire when they became a Werewolf in the night?
- Does a Doppelgänger-Tanner stick out a thumb for the Apprentice Tanner?
- What does the Thing do, and can others bump their neighbours?
- When do the Squire and Beholder act?