How it plays
Everything you need to know before you arrive, and nothing that would spoil it.
The sky will darken. Someone has been waiting for it.
For centuries, the Order has protected humanity from the Eclipse. To survive the next one, the Order must gather a vast Offering. But a hidden faction of Heretics intends to take it for themselves.
“For three days you will be tested, watched, and asked to prove your loyalty. But before you trust the person beside you, know this: some among you are already serving the dark side.”The High Priest
Every guest arrives as a Novice. Not everyone stays loyal.
From Friday's first secret to Sunday's reveal.
Friday
From 7pm
The Confessional
While everyone settles in and gets to know each other, you're called for a private one-to-one with the High Priest. He'll ask how badly you crave the Heretic's power.
Want to be a Heretic? Convince him. Rather not? Say so, and you can steer well clear.
Initiation
Gold cloaks on. One by one, you open a sealed envelope and learn your role in silence. Soon after, the Heretics meet in secret for the first time. Nobody else knows a thing.
The first Trial
Before the night is out, the game begins.
Saturday
Three full rounds
Trials
Team challenges of wits, nerve and teamwork. Win them to earn tokens, which add extra weight to your vote, and Sigils, which protect you from the Heretics for a night.
The Offering
Every token spent at a vote feeds the Offering. As it grows, it reaches milestones that give the Loyalists new ways to hunt the Heretics.
Which means a Heretic might quietly want a Trial to fail…
Excommunication
Cloaks on. The group debates who to trust, then everyone votes in secret, adding tokens for extra weight. The player with the most votes is cast out of the Order.
Sacrifice
In between, the Heretics meet in secret and choose someone to remove. At the next gathering, the High Priest walks silently around the table, and stops behind their chosen victim. Or doesn't.
Sunday
Ends by 5pm
The final Trial
One last push to grow the Offering before the Eclipse.
The Eclipse Ritual
Candles in hand, in silence, each survivor decides: switch it off if you believe every Heretic is gone, or leave it lit to vote again. No discussion, ever. When the last candle goes dark, the truth is revealed.
No Heretics left: the Order survives. Even one left standing: the Heretics claim the Offering.
Eliminated? Welcome to the Eclipsed.
If you're voted out or sacrificed, your weekend carries on. The Eclipsed play a game of their own: secret missions to pull off without getting caught, and challenges to win tokens from other players.
You watch every vote in silence, knowing things the living don't. The Eclipsed player with the most tokens is crowned Eclipsed Champion before the final Ritual.
A short glossary.
- Novice
- Every guest, when they arrive.
- High Priest
- Your Game Master, who runs the weekend.
- Sanctuary
- Each weekend, and the house it takes place in.
- Trial
- A team challenge that wins tokens and Sigils.
- Token
- Adds extra weight to your vote.
- Sigil
- Protects its holder from the Heretics for a night.
- The Offering
- The Order's strength, grown by every token spent.
- Excommunication
- The group's vote to cast someone out.
- Sacrifice
- The Heretics' secret elimination.
- The Eclipsed
- Eliminated players, who keep playing.
Intense game. Relaxed rules about you.
No acting needed
Just be yourself, and a little suspicious of everyone else.
Step out any time
A quiet signal lets you step out of any moment, no questions asked.
Drinking is optional
It's bring your own, and no part of the game ever needs alcohol.
Hands off
Nobody searches anyone or their things. Ever.
Full details in our Code of Conduct & Fair Play Rules. You'll get a full briefing on arrival, so there's nothing to study beforehand.
Loyalist or Heretic? Find out in November.
20–22 November 2026 · Lanwades Hall, near Newmarket
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