Question 1

True or false: The game supports up to 10 players in the standard rule set.

Accepted Answer

True. Secret Hitler officially accommodates 5–10 players, with special roles and policy tracks scaling accordingly.

Question 2

True or false: The game includes a secret Hitler role that only one player can hold, even in larger games.

Accepted Answer

True. In Secret Hitler, exactly one player is always the secret Hitler, regardless of player count, making the role unique.

Question 3

True or false: The Liberal team can win by assassinating the secret Hitler if they correctly guess who it is.

Accepted Answer

False. There is no assassination mechanic in Secret Hitler; Liberals win only by passing five Liberal policies or electing Hitler as Chancellor.

Question 4

True or false: If the Fascists pass six policies, they win immediately without needing to elect Hitler.

Accepted Answer

False. Fascists win by electing Hitler as Chancellor after three Fascist policies, or by passing six Fascist policies total.

Question 5

True or false: The game’s designer, Max Temkin, also co-created Cards Against Humanity.

Accepted Answer

True. Max Temkin is a co-creator of both Cards Against Humanity and Secret Hitler, alongside other designers.

Question 6

True or false: If the President and Chancellor are both Fascists, they must always reveal a Fascist policy.

Accepted Answer

False. Fascist players can bluff by claiming they drew three Liberal policies, forcing them to discard one, to hide their allegiance.

Question 7

True or false: Players can always veto policy cards once the Fascist track reaches five policies.

Accepted Answer

False. Veto power is only available after five Fascist policies are enacted, but requires both President and Chancellor to agree.

Question 8

True or false: In the original prototype, the game was called “Secret Stalin” but was changed for historical accuracy.

Accepted Answer

True. The developers initially named it Secret Stalin but switched to Hitler to avoid trivializing Soviet history and for clarity.

Secret Hitler Trivia Questions