Secret Hitler FAQ
56 questions players ask · Updated Nov 10, 2026 · Full rulebook
Objective
Setup
Election
- Does a tied vote pass?
- Is the government vote public or secret?
- After a player is executed, is the election majority counted from living players?
- Who becomes President after a failed election?
- When is the new Chancellor checked for being Hitler?
- Is it an exploit for Fascists to vote down every government after a Liberal is executed in an odd-player game?
Term Limits and Eligibility
- Which players are ineligible to be nominated Chancellor after a government is elected?
- Can the President nominate themselves as Chancellor?
- With only five players left, can the previous President be nominated as Chancellor?
- Does the five-player nomination rule apply when a larger game drops to five players through executions?
- Do term limits stop the last President from becoming President again?
- Does a rejected nomination create term limits?
Legislative Session
- May the President or Chancellor shuffle the policy tiles before discarding one?
- Is it cheating for the President to discard the middle policy so the others can read the hand?
- Must the Chancellor enact a policy that matches their own team?
- Is there a vote on which enacted policy passes?
- Must the President and Chancellor reveal the policies they drew?
- Can players talk or ask questions during the Legislative Session?
- When is the policy deck reshuffled?
Executive Action
Special Election
- Who can the President pick for a Special Election?
- After a Special Election, does the presidency return to the normal order?
- After a Special Election, can the elected government's Chancellor be nominated again right away?
- If a Special Election government is voted in, does it enact a policy?
- After a Special Election, who holds the previous President and Chancellor markers?
- Can the same player be President twice in a row?
Election Tracker
Veto Power
- Is the veto decided by a secret vote?
- How does the veto work, and is it mandatory?
- Can a veto undo a Fascist policy already on the track?
- Does a veto reset the Election Tracker before it advances?
- After a veto, can the vetoing Chancellor be nominated again?
- If a chaos top-deck enacts the fifth Fascist policy, is the veto unlocked?
- Can the Chancellor veto a policy flipped from the top of the deck?
- After a veto, does the presidency go to the next player with a new election?
Execution and Death
- Can an executed player keep talking about the game or vote on it?
- Does a player who is executed reveal their party or role?
- Can a player who has been executed still win if their team wins?
- Do Liberals automatically lose if a Liberal is executed?
- What happens when votes deadlock after Liberals have been executed?
- Can the President execute themselves?