About Royal Hunt
A childhood classic, reimagined.
Royal Hunt starts from a game many of us played on school benches and in family gatherings: Raja Mantri Chor Sipahi. We kept what made it fun, and built a royal court around it that you can play online with anyone.
Where it comes from
In the paper version, folded slips are shuffled and drawn: King, Minister, Thief and Soldier. The Soldier or Minister must guess who the Thief is, and everyone's points depend on that one guess. It needs nothing but paper, a pencil and friends who can keep a straight face.
Royal Hunt turns that idea into a chain of hunts. There are five roles instead of four, and the hunting passes down the court: the King hunts the Queen, the Queen hunts the Minister, and the Minister hunts the Soldier. A wrong guess doesn't just lose points. It swaps your card with the player you accused, so the hunter's crown can change hands in a single moment.
The five roles
King
Shown to everyone at the start. Has 15 seconds to study the table, then must find the Queen.
Queen
Hidden. Once found, she becomes the hunter and must uncover the Minister.
Minister and Soldier
Hidden. The Minister hunts the Soldier in the third round; the Soldier waits to be found.
Thief
Hidden until the end. When the Soldier is found, the last card is revealed and the hunt is complete.
Made for the moments between friends
The cards start the game, but the conversation makes it. That is why Royal Hunt has live voice chat in every match, quick texts and emoji reactions, private Rooms with a shareable Room ID, and friends lists with private chat. A match takes a few minutes, so it fits a tea break as well as a long evening.
Who makes it
Royal Hunt is made by a small independent team in India. The game is playable in the browser at play.royalhunt.in and comes to Google Play on 10 November 2026. Testers try each new version first, and their feedback decides much of what we build next. Read more on the official About page.