# Poule Party — A real-life chicken hunt game

> A real-life chicken hunt game (iPhone/iPad app by Julien Rahier.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/poule-party/id6738432103 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Julien Rahier](https://appshunter.io/developer/1511558507)
- Category: Games, Action
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 51 MB
- Languages: American English, Dutch, French (France)
- Released: 2026-03-06
- Data updated: 2026-07-30
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/poule-party/id6738432103/reviews.md

## What is Poule Party?

Poule Party turns your city into a playground! One player becomes the Chicken and must escape, while the other players - the Hunters - track them down on a real-time map.

The game zone shrinks over time, making each round more and more intense. Who will catch the Chicken before time runs out?

3 GAME MODES
• Follow the Chicken: Hunters see a circle around the Chicken, but not their exact position
• Stay in the Zone: a fixed zone that shrinks, every player for themselves
• Mutual Tracking: everyone sees everyone in real-time

FEATURES
• Real-time GPS on an interactive map
• Shrinking zone with customizable radius and timing
• Configurable head start for the Chicken
• Share a code to invite friends in one tap
• Works anywhere: downtown, in a park, in the woods

HOW TO PLAY
1. Create a game and share the code with your friends
2. One player is the Chicken, the others join as Hunters
3. The Chicken runs, the Hunters track
4. The first Hunter to find the Chicken wins!

Perfect for hangouts with friends, team buildings or birthday parties. From 2 to 10+ players, for games lasting 15 minutes to over an hour.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.13.1 — 2026-05-25

The biggest PouleParty update yet, just in time for our first real-world event.

NEW GAMEMASTER ROLE
A referee can now join your game without playing. They see the Chicken's live position and every Hunter on a dedicated observer map. The GameMaster can swap the Chicken before the game starts, perfect for big events where you don't want your tech-savvy friend to always be the Chicken.

SMARTER ZONE SETUP
Pick a size (Small, Medium, Large) instead of fiddling with a slider. Tap Shuffle to reroll the zone's shrinking pattern. Same start point, completely different game.

NEW PENALTY MECHANIC
The Chicken loses 1 point every 5 seconds outside the zone. Hiding in cover now has a real cost. Sprinting to the edge becomes a tactic.

STREAMLINED POWER-UPS
Only Zone Preview and Zone Freeze are enabled by default for a cleaner game. The other four can be toggled per party.

JUST JOIN
Anyone with the game code can join. No more registration gate before the party starts.

END-GAME POLISH
The map sticks around at the end of the game. Tap the leaderboard CTA when you're ready to see who won. The "Overtime!" label shows up in red when the game runs past its scheduled end.

D-DAY 6 JUNE
Tickets for our first big in-person event at pouleparty.be. Form your team of 3 to 5 players and come hunt the Chicken through Brussels.

Plus dozens of stability and safety fixes: more reliable background tracking when the phone sleeps in your pocket, faster zone updates when many players move at once, the Live Activity now works on every iOS version we support, and a clearer Account Deletion flow in Settings.

### 1.6.3 — 2026-04-21

Critical fix for Radar Ping in "Stay in the Zone" mode: a stationary Chicken never broadcast its position during an active ping, so Hunters saw nothing. Now a dedicated 5 s timer loop force-broadcasts the Chicken's position while a ping is active, even if the Chicken is standing still.

Full audit of all 6 power-ups passed — everything works as expected on both iOS and Android.

### 1.4.1 — 2026-04-14

Bug fix: user profile migration now runs correctly after update. Your nickname is properly saved to the cloud.

### 1.4.0 — 2026-04-13

Feel the game with haptic feedback! Vibrations on countdown, power-ups, zone warnings, and more. Screen stays on during gameplay. Power-up markers redesigned with colored icons. Nickname now saved to the cloud.

### 1.2.0 — 2026-04-13

- Set a registration deadline before your game starts
- Bug fixes and performance improvements

## More apps by Julien Rahier

- [Unrolled](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/unrolled/id6763064509)

All apps by Julien Rahier: https://appshunter.io/developer/1511558507

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