How to play Squimbo
Three beats: open the Activity in voice, vote sealed on most likely rounds, then face the finale. No host privileges.
1. Start in the voice channel
Join a Discord voice channel with your friends. Open Squimbo as an Activity. Whoever joins is in the same room. Discord’s instance is the lobby. Need the shelf steps only? See Open a Discord Activity.
2. Vote in the dark
Each round asks who is most likely. Everyone picks someone else. Tallies stay sealed until the last person locks in, then the night moves on. Sealed UX detail lives on Vote in the dark.
3. Score at the finale
Keep playing or wrap when the room feels done. The scoreboard waits for the finale, then you can start another night with Play again.
Ties and revotes
If the reveal is a tie, the group can vote again on the same prompt or keep going. A revote voids that ballot and reopens the prompt. Clear winners apply scores when you move on; full night scores still wait for the finale.
Tips for a good night
- Best with about 3 to 8 people already in voice.
- Make sure Discord has finished loading before you launch.
- If someone joins late, they open the same Activity in the same channel.
- Soft target is about 8 to 12 rounds; the UI can nudge wrap-up later.
Step-by-step guides
- Open a Discord ActivityHow to open Squimbo from a Discord voice channel via the Activity shelf.
- Vote in the darkHow sealed tallies work in Squimbo: votes stay hidden until lock-in; scores wait for the finale.
- Player countMinimum two players; sweet spot about 3 to 8 in the same Discord voice channel.
- No host privilegesSquimbo has no in-game host privileges. Everyone shares the same controls.
- Start SquimboHow to start a Squimbo night: voice, Activity, Ready, sealed rounds, finale.
- Add SquimboHow to find and add/launch Squimbo as a Discord Activity for your voice channel.
- Reveal roundHow Squimbo reveal works after sealed most-likely votes; scores wait for finale.
- Finale scoreboardSquimbo finale: scores wait until wrap; then scoreboard and optional Play again.
- Short party gameSquimbo as a short Discord party Activity for a multi-round night, soft 8 to 12 round target.
- Join mid-gameHow late joiners enter Squimbo: same voice channel, open the Activity instance.
- Ready upHow Squimbo lobby Ready works: shared ready, min two players, no host privileges.
- Ties and revotesHow Squimbo handles tied reveals: revote or keep going; revote voids the ballot.
- Play againPlay again after Squimbo finale: new sessionKey, scores reset.
- No pack pickerSquimbo has no pack/category picker: one shared most-likely prompt stream.
- Squimbo lobbySquimbo lobby before rounds: player list, Ready, min two players.
- Next roundAfter a clear Squimbo reveal: Next round or Wrap up (shared consensus).
- Wrap upSquimbo Wrap up after at least one reveal leads to the finale scoreboard.
- Shared controlsSquimbo Activity: shared controls for all players; hostUserId is technical only.
- Vote for another playerSquimbo most-likely: vote for one other player; sealed until all lock in.
FAQ
How do I start Squimbo?
Open a Discord voice channel, launch the Squimbo Activity, Ready up, and play. There is no separate install for the game itself.
Can someone join mid-game?
They open Squimbo in the same voice channel.
Where do scores show?
Scores wait for the finale. Mid-round tallies stay sealed until lock-in, then that prompt reveals.
Who is the host?
Nobody has in-game host privileges. Everyone shares the same controls. See No host privileges.