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How you can play The Traitors at home with friends and family

The Traitors has hit the UK by storm. Here's our guide on how you can play The Traitors, or the game its based on, Mafia, at home.

The Traitors is currently thrilling audiences on BBC One, but did you know it’s based on a game you can play at home with friends and family? The players choose one person to be the Major, who is basically the game’s moderator (or you could call them Claudia Winkleman). You can play as Claudia Winkleman when you play The Traitors (Credit: BBC) Distributing cards to participants Telling people when they can open and close their eyes during night and day cycles Timing the discussions between players so they don’t exceed the time limit Informing players they have been ‘killed’ or voted out (if voting is anonymous) Declaring the winner!

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