Suspect at Large

What it feels like

The radio crackles. All units, be advised. The suspect is somebody in this room... and every one of you has been calling it in. Here's how it works. In a private turn, you're dealt two people, and you finish a radio call about each. Suspect was last seen... you fill in the rest. Keep it fond. Each round, one suspect stands with their back to the room while both calls about them are read out. Then they turn round and name who called each one in. The suspect scores two points for every caller they catch. A caller who gets away scores one.

How to play

1. In a private turn, you're dealt two people. Finish a police-radio call about each: “Suspect Rae was last seen…”. Tease a habit everyone knows — keep it fond.
2. Each round, one suspect stands with their back to the room while someone reads both calls about them, radio voice and all.
3. The suspect turns round and names who called each one in.

Scoring: 2 points to the suspect for each caller they name. A caller who isn't caught scores 1.

You'll get prompts like

• “Suspect {s} was last seen”
• “Suspect {s} is known to”

Playing safely

Tease a habit the whole room already laughs about. Nothing about looks, bodies, money, or anything told to you in confidence. If you wouldn't say it to their face, don't write it.

What you need

3 to 10 people and one phone, tablet or laptop to pass around — or everyone on their own phone in a room. Nothing to download, no accounts. The best lines can be sealed into your group's Almanac and come back in later games.

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