// FIELD MANUAL — SECTION 1

RULES

The canonical rules are maintained in the repository. This page is a quick-start summary.

CORE CONCEPT

Players become undercover agents operating in plain sight. Each agent receives a secret mission that must be completed without revealing the game, the mission, or their identity as an active agent.

QUICK RULES

  1. Scan the QR code to receive a handle and accept a mission.
  2. Keep the game secret.
  3. Complete your mission without exposing yourself.
  4. Gather evidence (photo, video, physical object).
  5. Submit evidence to the Handler.
  6. Expose rival agents when possible.
  7. Stay believable.
  8. Respect safety rules.
  9. The Handler's ruling is final.

SCORING

Mission completion+3
Stylish / difficult completion bonus+1
Exposing another agent+2
Surviving the event without exposure+2
Cover blown (being exposed)−3
Failed exposure attempt−1
Revealing your mission intentionallymission fail

STATUSES

SECRET AGENT — Active. Mission in progress.


SPECIAL AGENT — Mission completed. Evidence accepted.


BURNED — Exposed. Can still play; no stealth bonuses.

SAFETY

All missions must be:

  • Legal and venue-appropriate
  • Non-harassing and consensual
  • Free from touching strangers without consent
  • Free from blocking walkways or interfering with staff
  • Free from humiliating, discriminatory, or sexual content

DISCLAIMER

This is a game. Secret Agent is a work of play, run for fun among consenting participants. Players are responsible for ensuring that anyone they directly involve in a mission has knowingly and freely consented their actions, and that no challenge impedes, harasses, or inconveniences anyone who is not playing.

The Creators and Handlers take no responsibility for how anyone chooses to run, implement, or act during the game. No mission requires bothering, pressuring, or involving non-consenting people, and any Player can generate a different challenge at any time. By accepting a mission or otherwise playing, you acknowledge the rules, accept responsibility for your own actions, and agree to play clean. Stay covered.