No, it’s not in pairs. Ally may be the wrong word, just the one the original poster used. You know who you care about. No one else does. Everyone’s should be different and can’t be themselves.
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So, if you are my ally it does not imply that you are my ally?
aug 21, 2025, 6:00 pm • 1 0 • view
Correct - it's more like secret santa (per Geoff's video rec above)
aug 21, 2025, 9:19 pm • 1 0 • view
I think two sets of tokens, one symbol per player, white and black backs. Shuffle face down. Players take turns taking one black and one white, which they check. If they match: keep one, redraw the other, and shuffle. Flip a coin to decide white or black; everyone flips that color as their symbol.
aug 21, 2025, 11:01 pm • 1 0 • view
Players don't even know which symbol they are until the end, so it's hard to game the pick.
aug 21, 2025, 11:03 pm • 0 0 • view
Not necessarily. It could be something like: 1’s secret ally is 3. 2’s secret ally is 1. 3’s secret ally is 4. 4’s secret ally is 2.
aug 21, 2025, 6:39 pm • 1 0 • view