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How to Play Mr. White: Rules, Setup and a Full Round

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Oct 21, 2026

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How to Play Mr. White: Rules, Setup and a Full Round

Mr. White is a free pass-and-play party game of bluffing and social deduction that runs entirely in the browser. One device is passed around the table, everyone gets to see a private card, and the group has to work out who is lying.

Who gets what

  • Civilians all share the same secret word.
  • Undercovers each receive a slightly different word, so they can blend into the group without knowing the real one.
  • Mr. White receives no word at all and has to bluff through the whole game.

How a round works

  1. The host enters the players' names and chooses how many Undercovers and how many Mr. White take part.
  2. Everyone agrees on a word category, or plays with the full word list.
  3. The device is passed around. Each player holds to reveal their private card, reads it and passes it on.
  4. In turn order, every player gives one clue about their word. The clue has to describe the word without saying it.
  5. The table talks about who seems suspicious and votes to eliminate one player.
  6. The eliminated player's role is revealed. Undercovers and Mr. White keep playing, Civilians keep their word.
  7. The round ends when every infiltrator is out, or when the Undercovers and Mr. White are equal in number to (or outnumber) the remaining Civilians.
  8. If Mr. White is eliminated, they get one final guess at the Civilians' word. A correct guess wins the game on the spot.

Winning conditions

  • Civilians win when every Undercover and Mr. White has been eliminated.
  • Undercovers and Mr. White win together if they survive until they match or outnumber the Civilians.
  • Mr. White wins instantly by guessing the secret word after being eliminated.

Good to know

  • It works for 3 to 20 players on a single shared device, so a phone is enough for a big table.
  • There is nothing to download and no account to create.
  • The game is free, with no ads and no in-app purchases.
  • It is available in ten languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian and Danish.

You can start a game in seconds at mrwhite.app.