🕵️ Secret Agent
Everyone gets the same secret place except one player, the Secret Agent, who has no idea where they are. Players ask each other careful questions, the agent bluffs, and everyone tries to spot who does not belong. If you know Spyfall, you know the idea.
What you need
Equipment: Small slips of paper. Prepare slips: write the same place on all of them (for example, "hospital"), except one slip that says "Secret Agent". Fold them and sit in a circle.
How to play Secret Agent
- Each player draws a slip and reads it secretly, without showing anyone.
- Everyone knows the place except the Secret Agent, who does not know where they are.
- One player asks another a question about the place, without giving too much away, like "What are you wearing here?"
- The player answers in a way that shows they know the place, but not too obviously.
- The Secret Agent must give convincing answers while trying to work out the place.
- Continue question by question around the circle, for 8-10 questions.
- Stop, and on the count of three everyone points at who they think the agent is.
- If the group is right, the agent gets one chance to guess the place.
Scoring and wrapping up
Scoring: Group catches the agent: 3 points for everyone in the group. Agent not caught: 5 points for the agent. Agent caught but guesses the place: 3 points for the agent.
To finish: Play 4-5 rounds with different places so several players get to be the agent. You can try a round with two agents.
By age
- Ages 8-10: simple, familiar places like the beach or the supermarket.
- Ages 11 and up: trickier places like a submarine or a museum.
Variations
- Big group: play with two Secret Agents who do not know about each other.
- Capy twist: each player also gets a secret role at the place (doctor, visitor, cleaner) and must answer in character.
Tips for the adult in charge
- Questions like "What would you wear there?" force the agent to bluff.
- Remind players that answers that are too obvious give the place away to the agent.
🖨️ Printable location cards
Pick one location per round and write it on every slip except one, which says Secret Agent.
- Hospital
- Beach
- Supermarket
- School
- Airplane
- Zoo
- Movie theater
- Swimming pool
- Library
- Pizza restaurant
- Space station
- Pirate ship
- Museum
- Birthday party
- Farm
- Train
- Submarine
- Circus
- Dentist's office
- Campsite
Questions and answers
Is Secret Agent the same as Spyfall?
It works the same way: everyone knows the location except the spy. Secret Agent needs only paper slips, so you can play it anywhere.
How many players do you need?
At least 6 works best, so the agent can hide among the answers. With 12 or more, add a second agent.