Secret Hitler

Secret Hitler

Secret Hitler is a dramatic game of political intrigue and betrayal set in 1930s Germany. Each player is randomly and secretly assigned to be a liberal or a fascist, and one player is Secret Hitler.

The fascists work together to sow distrust and install their cold-blooded leader; the liberals must find and stop Secret Hitler before it is too late. The liberal team always has a majority.

How to play Secret Hitler

At the start of the game, players close their eyes and the fascists reveal themselves to each other. Secret Hitler keeps his eyes closed but puts his thumb up so the fascists can see who he is. The fascists find out who Hitler is, but Hitler does not know who his fellow fascists are, and the liberals do not know who anyone is.

Each round, players elect a president and a chancellor who work together to enact a policy from a random deck. If the government enacts a fascist policy, players have to try to work out whether they were betrayed or simply unlucky. Secret Hitler also has government powers that come into play as fascism advances. The fascists will use those powers to create chaos, unless the liberals can pull the nation back from the brink of war.

The liberal team's goal is to enact five liberal policies or to assassinate Secret Hitler. The fascist team's goal is to enact six fascist policies or to elect Secret Hitler as chancellor after three fascist policies have been enacted.

You can find the Dutch rules here: Secret Hitler rules (Dutch, PDF)

Print & Play

You can also print this game yourself and play it. That saves a lot of money. You can find all the files you need here.