Werewolf Moderator: host for your wolf game

The village falls asleep, the wolves go hunting, and in the morning you decide who to hang. Such a game used to need a live host with cards. Werewolf Moderator takes that role inside your Telegram group. 🐺

The bot is open source, has a large player community and supports several languages. Here is how to start a round.

The idea

It is a game of finding the deceivers. Werewolves must kill villagers without being caught, and villagers must unmask the killers before they are outnumbered. Each player gets a secret role, and many roles have special abilities.

The bot hands out roles, runs night and day, counts votes and announces results. People are left to discuss and suspect each other.

Starting a round step by step

1. An admin adds the bot to the group and sends /config. The bot privately sends a settings menu.
2. Every player messages the bot once with /start. Without that, the bot cannot deliver the role.
3. In the group, someone sends /startgame.
4. Others join with /join.
5. The rest is automatic: at night players get a list of targets by private message and tap a button.

Two modes: fair and chaotic

In normal mode the bot tries to balance the teams so both sides have a chance. The /startchaos mode assigns roles entirely at random, but the number of wolves is capped at a fifth of the players.

The first suits thoughtful play, the second a funny evening where anything can happen.

Roles that raise the stakes

The game has many roles. Cupid, for example, picks two players at the start and they fall in love: if one dies, the other dies of grief. The lovers know each other but not their partner's role.

The bot lists the other roles with /help, and the project site has full descriptions.

Commands worth knowing

• /nextgame sends you a message when the next round begins.
• /extend lengthens the joining timer.
• /players lists the participants.
• /flee drops you from the game.
• /grouplist suggests groups for your language.
• /stats leads to statistics.

Admins also have /forcestart, /smite for forced actions and /config for group settings.

Keeping the evening fun

Etiquette for wolves is simple: do not share screenshots of your private chat with the bot, do not reveal roles after elimination too early, and do not sulk over a loss. The game runs on deception, so do not take lying personally.

If your group has many beginners, set a long discussion timer. Fast rounds leave them lost. 🕐

The bot is open source, and its command list includes /donate to support the developer. The description lists no fee for taking part. If someone asks you to pay for entry to a game, check with the project's official group.

Who it suits

Friend groups, game clubs, student chats and anyone who enjoys social games like mafia. The comfortable minimum depends on group settings, but a lively round needs at least several people. More players, more intrigue. 🎭