Prison Gambit

Prison Gambit is an online social party game for 4–12 players. You and the other inmates face social challenges, make alliances and try to be the one who walks free. Only one player can win.

Cells and the hall

Each player has a private cell for thinking, planning and making secret choices. Between challenges, everyone meets in the hall to negotiate, form alliances and call each other out. There are no fixed teams, hidden traitors or good and bad sides; players decide whether to cooperate or compete. Promises are optional, alliances can end, and betrayal has a price.

Social challenges

The game draws a fresh mix of minigames from a pool each session. Challenges test how well you read and deceive other players, and no two prison nights use the same mix. Examples include:

• Cooperate or cheat: two players can cooperate for a small win or cheat for the chance that one wins big.
• Pick an uncommon number: choose a number nobody else picks, then race across the prison yard; bolder choices bring bigger rewards.
• Bid on the crown: bid for the crown, but the runner-up loses everything.

Deals and betrayals

You can share information, lie about what you saw, promise loyalty, collect on a debt, betray an alliance or throw a round to prepare for the next one. You cannot win alone, but you cannot share the win either; your choices have consequences, and only one inmate walks free.

Online play

The game supports 4–12 players online and includes native voice chat for in-game conversations and deals.