Community Guidelines

Why These Guidelines Exist

ImpostrGames is designed for shared social play. The best rounds are competitive, funny, and thoughtful without turning hostile or exclusionary. These guidelines explain the standards we expect around respectful play, safe custom content, and fair discussion.

Even though most sessions happen locally on one device, the way people use the site still matters. Families, teachers, party hosts, and casual groups all rely on the experience feeling welcoming and easy to manage.

Be Respectful

Treat every player with basic respect. You can challenge logic, clues, and voting decisions without insulting the person giving them. Harassment, bullying, hate speech, intimidation, or discriminatory behavior are not acceptable.

Social deduction works best when players feel safe enough to bluff, guess, and be wrong. If a round becomes personal, the quality of the game drops fast.

Play Fair

This site is designed primarily for local, same-device play. Do not spoil the round for others by:

• Peeking at another player's screen during role reveal
• Reading role information aloud before everyone is ready
• Intentionally giving away the answer or outing the imposter
• Using side-channel hints, whispers, or gestures to coordinate votes
• Coaching another player through the clue phase

Keep Clues Appropriate

Clues should improve the round, not derail it. In mixed-age or public settings, keep content family-friendly. Avoid:

• Offensive language or profanity
• Inappropriate or suggestive content
• Targeted insults, harassment, or personal attacks
• Spam, repetitive nonsense, or intentionally meaningless clues

If you are using Custom Imposter, apply extra care to the words you enter. Avoid slurs, private information, sexual content, or any prompt designed to embarrass a player.

Help the Host Keep Order

Strong sessions usually have one person controlling pacing. Hosts may need to repeat rules, call time on discussion, rotate speaking order, or reset a round if information was leaked. Support that process instead of arguing over every moderation decision.

• Wait for your turn during clue phase
• Respect time limits if the host sets them
• Accept tie-break rules before the round begins
• Save long debates for after the vote if the room is stalling

Protect Game Integrity

Help maintain the spirit of deduction, bluffing, and fair voting:

• Follow the rules and on-screen instructions
• Take your turn in a reasonable amount of time
• Do not manipulate the game state or exploit screen access
• Do not present custom prompts as official site content
• Reset the round if a reveal was spoiled instead of forcing a broken game forward

Privacy and Safety

Because ImpostrGames is built around local sessions, privacy and safety depend partly on the group using it:

• Game data stays on your device
• Hosts should be mindful of who can view the screen during role reveals
• Do not use personal addresses, passwords, or phone numbers as custom prompts
• Choose age-appropriate modes when children are playing
• Do not pressure players to share personal information in clues or discussion

Classrooms, Clubs, and Families

If you are using ImpostrGames in a classroom, youth group, or family setting, choose broader themes and set clear expectations before the first round. Our Classroom Playbook and Family Game Night Guide provide more structured advice for those environments.

Reporting Concerns

If you encounter a site issue, a content concern, or a recurring misuse pattern, please contact us. Useful reports include the page involved, the mode being played, and a short description of what happened.

Enforcement

Because most play happens locally, everyday enforcement usually comes from the host, teacher, or group leader. At the site level, we may revise content, tighten guidance, or adjust promoted features if we identify repeated misuse patterns.

The goal is not punishment for its own sake. It is to keep the experience fair, replayable, and safe for a wide range of groups.

Have Fun

ImpostrGames works best when people are creative, observant, and willing to laugh at a bad bluff or a surprising vote. Keep the competition sharp and the atmosphere welcoming.