Senior assassin lives in the group chat. Every elimination gets logged there. Disputed kills are resolved there. Players find out they're dead from a message, not a soaking. The chat is your referee, scoreboard, and the inevitable leak of gossip. Most games fail not because the rules are bad, but because the group chat becomes unusable, cluttered, or controlled by someone who makes calls nobody trusts.

The group chat is the game

Forget the rulebook on someone's Google Drive. Forget the Instagram post. The group chat is your only official source. It's where eliminations become real, where scores update, where disputes end. Without it, you have no proof who's alive, no way to settle arguments, and no record of who to contact next.

When a player claims they killed their target but nobody saw it, the group chat decides if it counts. When someone whispers that they were just eliminated, only the chat makes it official. That power means whoever runs the chat controls the game. Choose someone who will make consistent calls and explain their reasoning.

The group chat also becomes the leak. Gossip spreads. Target rumors start. Screenshots get shared. That's why what you put in the chat and how you organize it matters for keeping the game alive.

Pick a platform that survives

Not every platform works equally. The chat needs to stay reachable for 8 to 12 weeks without anyone quitting the platform just because they hate it. Discord, group text, WhatsApp, Slack, or a Facebook group can all work. What matters: can everyone access it without installing something new? Can you pin and organize messages? Will the chat still be there in June?

Some platforms are better at separating different types of messages. If half your group already uses Discord, that's a signal. If everyone already has each other's numbers, a group text might be simpler. The best platform is the one your group will actually use every day.

• Discord: Good for multiple channels, easy to find old messages, works on every device
• Group text or iMessage: Simple if your group is under 15 people, everyone has the platform already
• WhatsApp or Signal: Popular outside the US, end-to-end encryption built in
• Facebook Messenger: Works if your group already has Facebook accounts

Organize the information

If you use Discord, build channels. If you use a group chat, agree on a format. You need at least three separate spaces: one where eliminations live, one where rule questions go, and one where trash talk stays isolated.

A common format is one message per elimination: 'Player A eliminated Player B, timestamp, photo attached.' Every follow-up message goes in a reply thread so the main feed doesn't turn into chaos. Threads keep the score readable.

Set the rules for the chat itself

The game rules are separate from the chat rules. Chat rules are about information security and usability.

Rule one: No spoiling targets. If you learn who someone's target is, never write it in the group chat. Rule two: No sharing screenshots of your target assignment outside the chat. A single screenshot becomes a secret that turns into a rumor that turns into chaos. Rule three: Eliminations must be logged the same day. Rule four: Proof is required. A photo is best. A witness works. 'They told me they died' is not enough.

Your rules template can live in the chat or somewhere separate. Decide together as a group. If it's pinned in the chat, make sure everyone has read it before the game starts.

Decide who runs the chat

Usually the organizer. But if the organizer is also a player, there's a conflict of interest. Some games use two moderators, one who plays and one who doesn't. The moderator needs to be calm, consistent, and willing to explain their reasoning when players argue.

The person running the chat makes three calls: Did this kill count? Is this player really out? Who does the dead player's target belong to? You'll never make a call that makes everyone happy, but you can make calls that are fair.

Keep the chain alive

The game works because of the one-way chain. When you eliminate your target, you inherit whoever they were hunting. If that handoff breaks, the whole game falls apart. The moderator logs the kill, verifies it happened, then posts an update saying who gets the new target.

Speed matters. If there's a 48-hour delay between a kill and the reassignment, the new target might already have been hunting for a different person. Update the chain the same day every time. That's where senior assassin player quit strategies come in: if someone abandons the game, their target needs a new assignment immediately.

What breaks the group chat

Usually one of three things breaks the game. The moderator goes silent, so players stop trusting eliminations. Someone gets mad and quits the platform and takes their target info with them. Or the chat becomes so flooded with nonsense that eliminations get lost and nobody trusts the score anymore.

If the chat is losing people to chaos, post clear daily summaries. List who's alive, who died this week, and how many players are left. That one daily update keeps information current and people engaged when the main chat is noisy. Some games also set a purge day where eliminations pause and the moderator clears out old gossip threads.

Launch the chat before launch day

Send the first messages before the senior assassin first week checklist starts. Post the chat rules. Post the game rules. Post the moderator's name and how to contact them privately if there's a dispute. Make sure everyone who plays has actually seen those messages.

After you launch the target chain generator and send out the target assignments, the chat goes quiet for a day or two. That's normal. Then the game starts. Players won't believe they're actually being hunted until they see an elimination happen. The first few kills are when the chat actually comes alive.