This app helps a group play Werewolf when meeting virtually, or when you don't have
- Werewolf cards with you. In general, the app can be very efficient for setting up games of any size and configuration.
- Once everyone has joined the room, cards can be quickly dealt and re-dealt, and important information such as
- role descriptions, time remaining, and the status of players is conveniently centralized. It's flexible, free,
+
This app helps a group play Werewolf when meeting virtually, or when it's simply difficult to
+ play with physical cards. Set up games with any number of roles and deal them to everyone's device. It's flexible, free,
and doesn't require installing an app or creating an account. If you use this app, I'd love to hear about it. I
am always looking for ways to improve this tool.
@@ -50,27 +48,23 @@
- Step One: Choosing a method of moderation
- You have two options for moderation during the game. If the moderator isn't playing, you can choose the
Dedicated
- Moderator option. Dedicated Moderators are not dealt into the game. Once they start the game, they will know
- everyone's role. During the game, they can kill players, reveal players' roles, transfer their
- moderator powers, play/pause the timer (if there is one), end the game (revealing everyone's role), or return the game to the lobby.
+ Choose either the
Dedicated
+ Moderator option or the
Temporary Moderator option. Dedicated moderators
+ are not dealt into the game, while temporary moderators are. Both will have moderator powers, but temporary moderators
+ will not know anyone's role. When they first remove someone from the game, their moderator powers will be transferred to that person,
+ who will become a dedicated moderator.
- Similarly, you can also choose the
Temporary Moderator option. You are dealt a role,
- and you have the same powers as the Dedicated Moderator, except game knowledge - you know the same
- information that a regular player does. When you remove the first player from the game (which can be yourself),
- they will automatically become the dedicated moderator.
-
-
Dedicated Moderators can transfer their moderator powers to a player that is out,
- or to a spectator. That way, if the current Dedicated Moderator has to leave, or simply does not want to moderate
+ Dedicated moderators can transfer their moderator powers to any player that has been eliminated,
+ or to a spectator. That way, if the current moderator has to leave, or simply does not want to moderate
anymore, they can easily delegate.
- Step Two: Build your deck
- There is a role box on this page that includes a list of
Default Roles and a list
+ There is a
Role Box on this page that includes a list of
Default Roles and a list
of
Custom Roles, which can be displayed by selecting the appropriate button within the box.
- If you want to add a certain role to the game, click the
green plus and one copy
- of it will be added to the
Deck which is the other box displaying a player count.
- Likewise, if you want to remove one copy of a given role, click the
red minus on the role
+ If you want to add a certain role to the game, click the green plus, and one copy
+ of it will be added to the
Deck Box, which displays the added roles and the corresponding player count.
+ Likewise, if you want to remove one copy of a given role, click the red minus on the role
in the Deck Box.
Here I add 3 villagers to the game, and then remove them:
@@ -95,13 +89,13 @@
- In the Lobby
In the Lobby, moderators can manage the people in the room and the cards in the game. By clicking
- the
three vertical dots (AKA the "kebab menu") next to a given player (
point A
+ the three vertical dots (AKA the "kebab menu") next to a given player (
point A
in the screenshot below), you have the option to kick that player. You can do the same with a spectator by first
viewing the spectator list (
point C) and clicking their kebab menus. By clicking the
"Edit Roles" button (
point B), you can change which roles are in the game and the
quantities of those roles. This button will bring up the same module you encountered when you first created the room.
- Saving any changes to the roles may affect the player count. If you wish to
start the game (point B), the number
- of Players in the Lobby must equal the number of cards in the game.
+ Saving any changes to the roles may affect the player count. If you wish to start the game
(point B), the number
+ of players in the lobby must equal the number of cards in the game.
@@ -113,15 +107,15 @@
but not the "Reveal" option. Or, if you happen to have a role that reveals but is not immediately removed from the game,
you can use the "Reveal" option but not the "Kill" option. You of course don't have to utilize either of these options.
If you just want to use the app to deal cards, you are free to do that. The moderator also has permission to
- play and pause the Timer (
Point B), and can end the game (revealing everyone's role)
- or return the game to the Lobby (
Point C), where it can be started anew with different settings.
+ play and pause the timer (
Point B), and can end the game (revealing everyone's role)
+ or return the game to the lobby (
Point C), where it can be started again with different settings.
- Similarly, the
Temporary Moderator view looks like the below image. They have
+ Similarly, the
Temporary Moderator view looks like the below image. They have
much the same abilities as a dedicated moderator, except they don't know role or alignment information and cannot
transfer their powers. Their powers will be transferred automatically to the first person they remove from the game
- (which can be themselves).
+ (which can be themselves!).
@@ -136,7 +130,7 @@
This is an example of what a
Player is seeing, including the running timer,
- their role card, and the player list. You can also edit your name for the Room by clicking the pencil next to it.
+ their role card, and the player list. You can also edit your name for the room by clicking the pencil next to it.
Below, we flip our role card up and down by double-clicking it, and then we bring up the prompt to edit our name:
@@ -144,8 +138,8 @@
Players can view the timer, but only the current moderator can play and pause it. Your role card starts flipped over
- this is useful if you are in-person and don't want someone else accidentally seeing your role as
it is dealt. You can view your role at any time by double-clicking/double-tapping it. Requiring a double-click guards against the possibility
- of accidentally flipping your role when tapping other things. Within the Player List, you can see who is alive or
- dead and who has had their role revealed. There is also a
role info button that,
+ of accidentally flipping your role when tapping other things. Within the player list, you can see who is alive or
+ dead and who has had their role revealed. There is also a role info button that,
when pressed, displays all the different roles in the current game, including their descriptions and alignment (Good/Evil).
- 
+ 
`,
DECK_SELECT_ROLE_DEFAULT:
`
diff --git a/client/src/styles/create.css b/client/src/styles/create.css
index 1a58189..5581b78 100644
--- a/client/src/styles/create.css
+++ b/client/src/styles/create.css
@@ -454,9 +454,9 @@ input[type="number"] {
}
#role-select {
- margin: 0.5em 1em 1.5em 0;
+ margin: 0.5em 0;
overflow-y: auto;
- height: 20em;
+ height: 22em;
}
.default-role, .custom-role, .added-role {
@@ -492,8 +492,8 @@ input[type="number"] {
}
#role-select img, #deck-status-container img {
- height: 20px;
- margin: 0 8px;
+ height: 25px;
+ margin: 0 10px;
cursor: pointer;
padding: 5px;
border-radius: 5px;
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ input[type="number"] {
}
#role-select img:nth-child(4) {
- height: 18px;
+ height: 25px;
}
#role-select img:hover, #deck-status-container img:hover {
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ input[type="number"] {
@media(max-width: 550px) {
#custom-roles-container, #deck-status-container {
- min-width: 85%;
+ min-width: 90%;
}
h1 {
font-size: 32px;
diff --git a/client/src/styles/game.css b/client/src/styles/game.css
index ad8f1d8..eb071b3 100644
--- a/client/src/styles/game.css
+++ b/client/src/styles/game.css
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
}
#timer-parameters {
- width: 65px;
+ width: fit-content;
}
#role-edit-container-background, #timer-edit-container-background {
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ h1 {
border-radius: 5px;
padding: 7px;
margin: 0.5em;
+ text-align: center;
}
#end-of-game-header button {
diff --git a/client/src/styles/home.css b/client/src/styles/home.css
index 6e2d304..d39ebd0 100644
--- a/client/src/styles/home.css
+++ b/client/src/styles/home.css
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ button#home-create-button {
}
.framed-phone-screenshot-container {
- margin: 0 0 20px 0;
+ margin: 0 0 0 0;
border: 1px solid #464552;
}
@@ -194,5 +194,6 @@ label[for="room-code"], label[for="player-name"] {
#about-container h2 {
font-size: 18px;
+ margin: 0 15px 20px 15px;
}
}
diff --git a/client/src/views/home.html b/client/src/views/home.html
index dcb5eec..2b31e7b 100644
--- a/client/src/views/home.html
+++ b/client/src/views/home.html
@@ -45,16 +45,16 @@
