Deduction and voting game
Spies
A secret-agency game - every player draws an agency, the group discusses and votes on who to expose, while you run the rounds.
What is the Spies game?
Spies is a deduction-and-voting game for the whole group. Each participant draws a secret agency (from 2 to 5 teams). You run the game as game master: you show a code or QR code on the projector and participants join anonymously from their own devices.
In the discussion phase players talk and try to work out who belongs to which agency. Then you open the vote - living players point to someone to eliminate (a tie means nobody is out). An elimination reveals that player's agency. The game continues until only one agency is left alive - it wins. You set the number of agencies and the round length before the start.
Features
Key capabilities
2 to 5 secret agencies
Before the start you pick the number of teams; each player secretly draws their agency.
Discussion phase
Players talk and try to work out who belongs to which agency - the heart of the game.
Voting and elimination
The group votes on who to expose; an elimination reveals the agency, a tie means nobody is out.
Round timer
You set the round length (1–15 min) to give the discussion a clear frame.
Anonymous join
Participants enter with a code or QR code from their phones - no install, no login.
Step by step
How it works
Set up the game
Choose the number of agencies and the round length, then start a session with a code and QR code.
Players draw agencies
Each participant joins anonymously and learns their secret agency.
Discuss and vote
In the discussion phase players figure out allegiances, then you open the elimination vote.
Play down to one agency
Eliminations continue until only one agency is left alive - it wins.
Use cases
What it’s good for
- An energising icebreaker for the whole group
- Practising argument, discussion and reading people
- A break that builds group dynamics
- An introduction to social 'hidden role' games
- A game that gets the group moving and talking
- Practise arguing a case and defending your own view
- A hidden-roles game that works with a large group
Training by Octigo
Want this run as a full training?
You are free to run our games and simulations on your own. But if you would like us to deliver a complete training, with a professional debrief and the concepts behind the “Spies” simulation explained in depth, get in touch. Octigo is a professional training company with 20 years of experience and many awards for its simulations.
- 20 years of experience in corporate training
- Award-winning training simulations
- A professional debrief and takeaways after the session
- A programme tailored to your goals and your team
Prefer to write to us directly? szkolenia@octigo.pl
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