Can you increase your chances of getting imposter?

I have heard (and witnessed) that rapidly switching your player color in Among Us before you get into a game increases your chances of getting imposter. I witnessed my friend get imposter 4 times in a row a few weeks ago with this strategy.

I know it could be a total fluke that he got imposter 4 times in a row, but part of me actually believes this strategy works.

Is it true that color swapping before getting into a game in Among Us increases your chances of getting imposter?

Solution 1:

No, you cannot artificially elevate your chances of being selected as Imposter over other people. The exact logic of becoming an imposter, as described by the Among Us Impostor wikia page is “The chance of a player being an Impostor is 100 multiplied by the number of impostors divided by the number of players.” This is absolute, and cannot be changed via in-game methods.

Playing in a lobby of fewer than ten people, or playing in lobbies with three impostors will increase your chances of becoming impostor overall. As an example, playing in a ten-person with two imposters gives you a 1/5 chance of being selected as imposter, whereas playing in a nine-person lobby with three imposters give you 1/3 chance of being selected. Still, as I said, all other players in that lobby have an equal chance of being imposter.

In reference to your friend being selected four times in a row, in a typical 10-person, 2 imposter game that has a 0.1% ((1/5)^4 odds) chance of happening. Unlikely, but not impossible and not indicative of artificially elevating a players' chance of becoming an imposter.

Solution 2:

No. It's completely random.

Sure you could use hacks, but that's terrible sportsmanship, and makes the game less fun for others. I (as have many other people) struggled with getting Impostor in Among Us, but there is no viable way to increase your chances. Impostor is 2/10 chance on a 10 person, 2 impostor server.

If you want a good, viable way of increasing your chance of being Impostor you can do the following: Use two devices to increase that chance to 4/10, play on a 3 Impostor server, make an Among Us hack, or play with friends on a private server where you don't have to worry about too many other things and can have fun.

The other advice I have for those still unhappy, just play the game. Deal with not being Impostor. It's just a game, and Impostor isn't the best part of it. You don't always have to be the one who gets to kill, as it's fun to be the people to investigate what was happening, and vote out those who aren't exactly doing tasks.