Aurora Imposter Junior is a separate 3–8 player game designed in the app for ages 8–10. Families can pass one device or let each player join on their own phone. Word players see a word and emoji; the Imposter sees its category and a broad hint.
How is Imposter Junior different from standard Imposter?
Curated Junior content
Junior uses its own word records, wording and presentation rather than the adult packs.
Word + emoji
Non-Imposters see both the secret word and its matching emoji.
Always-on support
The Imposter receives a broad category and accessibility-oriented hint; Junior does not expose the adult Fair start/No help setting.
Structured scoring
Junior always uses the one-to-three-cycle Clue Stakes system and has no classic final word-guess phase.
What does the host do?
The host chooses one shared device or own devices. In own-device play, the host creates a room, shares its link or code, waits for at least three connected players and starts the game. Junior rooms cap at eight. A 30-second clue timer can be enabled; it is off by default.
What happens after roles are revealed?
The host opens clue cycle one and Aurora displays the current speaker. Each person gives one spoken clue. After the cycle, every player privately chooses Vote now or One more clue cycle. More clues require a strict majority; otherwise voting begins.
How do voting and scoring work?
Every vote is private, locked and cannot target the voter. If the top vote identifies the Imposter, each player who voted correctly earns 1 point. If the vote is wrong or tied, the Imposter survives and earns 1, 2 or 3 points based on the final cycle.
What is private on a shared device?
Roles, reminders, group choices and votes appear only after a named handover screen. Aurora hides the information again before the device passes to the next player and restores sensitive screens to a neutral state after page hiding or browser-history events.
Frequently asked questions
What ages is Junior for?
The current Aurora setup explicitly labels Junior Mode “ages 8–10.” This guide repeats that product setting rather than inventing a broader age range.
How many clue cycles are allowed?
At least one and at most three. The third always proceeds to voting.
Does Junior use AI?
No runtime AI, image, audio, analytics or advertising service is required. Optional word playback uses the browser’s built-in speech synthesis.
Choose shared-device or own-device play and invite 3–8 players.
Start Junior Mode →