The Odd Signal

How to play

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   A game lasts three rounds. In each one, the app secretly appoints one player as the odd signal; the role does not repeat when enough different players are available.

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   Most players see the common word, while the odd signal sees a related but different word. You see only your own role and word; do not show your screen or give hints outside the app.

3. 3

   You have 35 seconds to choose exactly three different emoji from the shared palette that signal your word. Repeated emoji, text, and sets shorter than three are rejected.

4. 4

   Your signal locks when confirmed and cannot be changed. The clue stage ends when everyone responds or time expires; a player who misses it has no signal.

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   The app then reveals every accepted trio together with its writer’s name, while both words and the hidden role remain secret. Discuss which set points to a different idea.

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   You have 35 seconds to vote for one other player. You cannot vote for yourself or change a confirmed ballot; a missed ballot gives no one a vote.

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   Only a sole vote leader becomes the group’s accusation. A tie for first, no ballots, or a leading player without the hidden role means the odd signal escapes.

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   If the sole leader is the odd signal, every player who voted for them earns 200 points. All other players, including the odd signal, earn 0.

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   If the group accuses someone else or has no sole leader, the odd signal earns 400 points and everyone else earns 0.

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    After the third reveal, the highest total score wins. Players tied for the lead share the win.