A Party Among Us
This year Leo had an Among Us Party. We had a jumping castle and we made a “dead body among us cake.” Never thought I’d make that kinda cake! (But you gotta keep up with the times.)
I first thought they were playing Amungus… but it’s actually Among Us, as in “there’s an imposter amongst us,” but the kids usually make it sound like amungus.
For those of you above a certain age who don’t know what Among us is, here’s an explaination:
Among Us is a bit like the game Mafia or Cluedo, but played on tablets and takes place in space.
Everyone is on a spaceship. Most players are Crewmates whose job is to complete simple tasks around the ship. However, one or two players are secretly Impostors.
The Impostors pretend to do tasks, but their real goal is to quietly eliminate the Crewmates without getting caught.
Whenever someone finds a dead among us body, or if a player presses the emergency button, everyone stops and discusses what they saw. Players then vote on who they think the Impostor is. If they’re right, they get closer to winning. If they’re wrong, an innocent Crewmate is thrown off the ship instead.
The Crewmates win by either: 1. Completing all their tasks, or 2 Finding and voting out all the Impostors.
The Impostors win if they eliminate enough Crewmates that they are no longer outnumbered. Seems like you are randomly selected to be a crewmate or impostor.
