When can I actually get it?
Very soon. Muggins is launching on the App Store and Google Play; both builds are with the stores for review. The badges on this page will take you straight to the listings the moment each one is live, so check back shortly.
Does everyone need the app?
Not necessarily. In Everyone plays mode each person joins the crew on their own phone. But there's a Pass this phone mode for when only one of you has it — take turns on the same handset. Pass the Bomb is built exclusively for that.
Do I need to make an account?
No. There's no Muggins sign-up, no email address and no password. Your phone makes up a random ID the first time you open the app, and that's all a crew ever knows you by. See the
privacy policy for exactly what's stored.
Can we play if we're not in the same room?
Yes. Rounds run live across everyone's phones, so a half-remote crew works fine — the wheel spins on every screen at once and the result lands for everybody together. The exception is Pass the Bomb, which by design needs one shared handset.
Is it actually random, or does it pick on people?
Properly even. The wheel gives every person an identical slice, Random Pick has flat odds, Short Straws is a straight draw and Tower Fall's collapse point is rolled before anyone touches it. Spoof, Higher or Lower, Quick Draw, Hot Hands and Snap come down to your own guessing, nerve and reflexes, and Tic Tac Toe is pure skill — that's the point of it.
What if there's only two of us?
Everything works with two. The Tic Tac Toe duel skips the "pick two players" step and goes straight to the board. And if you're the only one with it so far, recruit Muggins Bot 🤖 to try the games out.
Is it only for tea rounds?
No — that's just where it started. Muggins picks one person for anything: who gets the pub round in, who does the washing up, who takes the minutes, who drives. The drinks order is a per-crew switch that's off for new crews; flip it on from the You tab if your crew runs on tea or pints, and everyone's usual appears under the verdict.
Can I change my drink?
Two ways, once your crew has the drinks order on. Edit your saved usual from your profile whenever it changes, or override it for a single round from the game screen — handy when you fancy a hot chocolate on a Friday without rewriting your default.
Will it cost anything?
Practice mode, against the computer, is free. Playing with your actual crew needs Crew Pass: a single one-off purchase of £1.99, no subscription, no ads. Buy it once and restore it from the same Apple or Google account when you change phones. Each store keeps its own purchases, so a pass bought on iPhone doesn't carry over to Android, or the other way round.
Some of us have iPhones and some have Androids. Does that matter?
Not at all. It's one app on both, talking to the same crew. Whoever calls the round can be on either, and everyone sees the same game at the same time.
