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Secret Hitler

Print-and-play social deduction game for 5 to 10 people

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Our verdict

#3 of 4 in Social deduction games · For a free game you print

Pros

  • The files are free
  • The round is the players
  • Only the fascists know each other

Cons

  • Printing takes about an hour, or about $5 at a shop
  • A round needs 5 players
  • The hidden role is Hitler

Who should skip:Anyone who will not play a game about Hitler.

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Rankings and alternatives

Social deduction games scores

Evaluated Nov 8, 2026 Evidence ↓
  • Price to start 4

    4/5 means: The files are free, and the publisher names a print step

    The publisher says the files are free under a Creative Commons license, and to plan on about an hour of printing or about $5 at a print shop. No boxed price is printed.

  • People needed 4

    4/5 means: The minimum is 5 or 6

    The publisher says 5 to 10 people.

  • Without one room 3

    3/5 means: The fetched pages do not say

    The pages describe a game for 5 to 10 people that you print. They do not say the group must share a room, and they do not describe remote play.

    Rests partly on what the sources don't mention, which is a weaker signal than what they say.

  • Length of a round 3

    3/5 means: No duration is stated, or only a third party states one

    The publisher's site gives no playing time. Wikipedia lists 30 to 60 minutes.

  • How much you learn first 3

    3/5 means: The pages call the rules complex, and no large role count is given

    The publisher describes two hidden teams, and a review states the win on five liberal policies or six fascist policies. Wikipedia's account of a Wirecutter review calls the rules complex. The pages do not give a list of 50 roles.

  • What else you bring 5

    5/5 means: The described round needs only the players

    The publisher's description of the round is the players on two teams.

Pricing

  • Print and play Free The files are free. The publisher says to plan on about an hour with a printer and scissors, or about $5 and 20 to 30 minutes at a print shop. That $5 is an estimate, and the page does not name a currency. The wooden boxes are not being made again.

From the vendor’s pricing page, checked Nov 8, 2026. That page is authoritative.

Evidence and sources

Social deduction games scores

Price to start 3 quotes
  • “Play the Game for Free.”
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  • “Secret Hitler is available for free under Creative Commons license BY–NC–SA 4.0. Plan to spend about an hour with a printer and scissors, or $5 and 20–30 mins at your local print shop.”
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  • “We don't have any wood boxes to give you, and we don't have any plans to make them available again.”
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People needed 1 quote
  • “Secret Hitler is a social deduction game for 5-10 people about finding and stopping Hitler and a fascist takeover.”
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Without one room 2 quotes
  • “Secret Hitler is a social deduction game for 5-10 people about finding and stopping Hitler and a fascist takeover.”
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  • “Secret Hitler is available for free under Creative Commons license BY–NC–SA 4.0. Plan to spend about an hour with a printer and scissors, or $5 and 20–30 mins at your local print shop.”
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Length of a round 2 quotes
  • “Secret Hitler is available for free under Creative Commons license BY–NC–SA 4.0. Plan to spend about an hour with a printer and scissors, or $5 and 20–30 mins at your local print shop.”
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  • “Playing time 30–60 minutes”
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Hitler · checked
How much you learn first 3 quotes
  • “Players are secretly divided into two teams: the liberals, who have a majority, and the fascists, who are hidden to everyone but each other.”
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  • “A board game review in The Wirecutter stated that the game, while fun, has a difficult learning curve because of its complex rules.”
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Hitler · checked
  • “five liberal policies or six fascist policies win the game for the respective side”
    tabletopgaming.co.uk/reviews/secret-hitler-review · checked
What else you bring 1 quote
  • “Players are secretly divided into two teams: the liberals, who have a majority, and the fascists, who are hidden to everyone but each other.”
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Facts

License 1 quote
  • “Secret Hitler is licensed under Creative Commons BY–NC–SA 4.0. That means you have to give us credit for the original, you're not allowed to profit from it commercially in any way, and you have to license it under the exact same CC license. You also can't submit anything to an app store or anything like that.”
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Runs on 2 quotes
  • “Secret Hitler is available for free under Creative Commons license BY–NC–SA 4.0. Plan to spend about an hour with a printer and scissors, or $5 and 20–30 mins at your local print shop.”
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  • “Secret Hitler is available everywhere that Blackbox ships.”
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Needs 2 quotes
  • “Secret Hitler is a social deduction game for 5-10 people about finding and stopping Hitler and a fascist takeover.”
    secrethitler.com · checked
  • “Secret Hitler is available for free under Creative Commons license BY–NC–SA 4.0. Plan to spend about an hour with a printer and scissors, or $5 and 20–30 mins at your local print shop.”
    secrethitler.com · checked

Other quotes

Not cited by a score or fact 2 quotes
  • “It also stated it has a "potentially offensive theme".”
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Hitler · checked
  • “Each turn, a player is made president and selects a chancellor to support their policy-making. The group votes to approve or reject the election, with a denial passing the presidential power onto the next clockwise player.”
    tabletopgaming.co.uk/reviews/secret-hitler-review · checked

Pricing

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