How do you play Alibi?

Choose the number of players (3-8). The phone secretly assigns one player as the Liar. Each player in turn checks their role privately. A scenario card appears (a low-stakes 'crime' like 'someone drank the last of the good coffee'). The family has 30 seconds to interrogate one another and figure out who's lying. The phone reveals the Liar at the end.

How many people can play Alibi?

Three to eight players. Three is the minimum for the deduction mechanic to work. Eight is the upper limit before the 30-second interrogation gets crowded. Sweet spot is 4-6.

Is Alibi free to play?

Yes. The full 30-scenario deck is free to play in any browser. No signup, no download. Premium members unlock printable PDF decks, AI-generated custom scenarios based on your family's actual inside jokes, and early access to new games.

What makes a good Alibi player?

Calm under pressure. Confident eye contact. The ability to make up a plausible story in under five seconds. The best Liars in any family are usually the ones nobody suspects of lying in real life — which is exactly the comedy of the game.

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SOCIAL DEDUCTION · FREE TO PLAY

Alibi.

One of you is the Liar. The phone knows who. Thirty seconds to interrogate. The family decides. Three to eight players. Any phone.

SOCIAL DEDUCTION · 3-8 PLAYERS

One of you is the Liar.

The phone assigns a secret role to each player. A scenario appears. Thirty seconds to interrogate. The family decides who's lying. The phone reveals the truth.

KITCHEN

Someone drank the last of the good coffee...

DOMESTIC

Someone has been wearing your slippers...

SOCIAL

Someone screenshotted the group chat...

Number of players

The phone secretly picks the Liar. Nobody else knows.

HOW IT WORKS

The phone holds the secret. The family finds it.

Pick your players

3-8 players. The phone secretly assigns one as the Liar. The rest are Innocents who don't know who.

Check your role in private

Each player takes the phone privately, sees their role, hides it, passes. Watch your face. Watch your hands.

Read the scenario, start the timer

A low-stakes “crime” appears (somebody drank the last of the good coffee). Thirty seconds to interrogate. The Liar defends without admitting.

Reveal the truth

Family decides who they think is lying. The phone reveals the truth. Repeat. The Liar moves around the table each round.

Best played with the family members you know well enough to read their face — and the in-laws you don't.

WHY THIS GAME

Most family deduction games (Mafia, Werewolf, Among Us) need elaborate setups, secret meetings, or screens between players. Alibi runs on one phone and the truth of who can actually keep a straight face at the dinner table.

The scenarios are deliberately low-stakes — “someone microwaved fish in the shared kitchen at 9 AM” — because the comedy is in the *defense*, not the crime. Watching a parent calmly explain why they did absolutely nothing wrong, while their kids slowly piece it together, is the entire point.

The phone keeps everyone honest. You can't cheat the role assignment. You can't see who's lying until the end. Thirty seconds is just enough rope.

COMING SOON — PREMIUM MEMBERS

Custom Alibi decks built around your family's real history.

Premium members tell us five facts about your family and we generate a 20-card Alibi deck full of scenarios only your family would recognize.

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Alibi.

One of you is the Liar.

The phone holds the secret. The family finds it.

Pick your players

Check your role in private

Read the scenario, start the timer

Reveal the truth

Custom Alibi decks built around your family's real history.

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