diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/MatchManager.cs b/Assets/Scripts/MatchManager.cs
index 7bc4e83..09a5730 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/MatchManager.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/MatchManager.cs
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ using UnityEngine.SceneManagement;
 ///
 /// Flow: server start -> additive sync mode set -> Lobby loaded additively -> Player spawned for every
 /// connected peer (full mode set, including First Person). Late joiners spawn on connect into the
-/// already-loaded scene. The host walks into the Start Match trigger -> <see cref="StartMatch"/>: one
-/// random connected client is rolled Hunter, the rest Hider; the Lobby is unloaded and Test Map loaded
+/// already-loaded scene. The host walks into the Start Match trigger -> <see cref="StartMatch"/>: a
+/// configurable number of random connected clients are rolled Hunter (<see cref="hunterCount"/>,
+/// default 1), the rest Hider; the Lobby is unloaded and Test Map loaded
 /// (strictly serialized - an NGO constraint, only one scene op in flight); then every player object is
 /// despawned and respawned as its role's prefab variant.
 ///
@@ -81,6 +82,12 @@ public class MatchManager : MonoBehaviour
              "free-cam rig is a separate scene object. Must be a registered network prefab.")]
     [SerializeField] private GameObject spectatorPrefab;
 
+    [Header("Roles")]
+    [Tooltip("How many randomly chosen players become Hunters at match start; everyone else is a Hider. " +
+             "0 = all Hiders; a value at or above the player count makes everyone a Hunter. Default 1.")]
+    [Min(0)]
+    [SerializeField] private int hunterCount = 1;
+
     [Header("Spawn")]
     [Tooltip("World position lobby avatars are spawned at (raised a touch above the floor so gravity " +
              "settles them). Per-client ring fan-out is applied on top (NetworkPlayerSetup.PlaceOnSpawnRing).")]
@@ -351,13 +358,26 @@ public class MatchManager : MonoBehaviour
         if (ids.Count == 0) return;
 
         Phase = MatchPhase.Transitioning;
-        ulong hunterId = ids[_roleRng.Next(ids.Count)];
-        Debug.Log($"[MatchManager] Starting match. Hunter = client {hunterId}, {ids.Count} player(s).", this);
 
-        StartCoroutine(MatchSequence(hunterId));
+        // Roll N distinct random Hunters (clamped to the player count); everyone else is a Hider.
+        // hunterCount 0 -> all Hiders, >= player count -> all Hunters. Partial Fisher-Yates: swap a
+        // random not-yet-picked id into each leading slot, then take that slot as a Hunter.
+        int wanted = Mathf.Clamp(hunterCount, 0, ids.Count);
+        var hunterIds = new HashSet<ulong>();
+        for (int i = 0; i < wanted; i++)
+        {
+            int j = i + _roleRng.Next(ids.Count - i);
+            (ids[i], ids[j]) = (ids[j], ids[i]);
+            hunterIds.Add(ids[i]);
+        }
+
+        Debug.Log($"[MatchManager] Starting match. {hunterIds.Count} hunter(s), " +
+                  $"{ids.Count - hunterIds.Count} hider(s), {ids.Count} player(s).", this);
+
+        StartCoroutine(MatchSequence(hunterIds));
     }
 
-    private IEnumerator MatchSequence(ulong hunterId)
+    private IEnumerator MatchSequence(HashSet<ulong> hunterIds)
     {
         var sm = _net.SceneManager;
 
@@ -371,7 +391,7 @@ public class MatchManager : MonoBehaviour
                              SceneEventType.LoadEventCompleted, matchSceneName);
 
         // 3. Respawn every player as its rolled role's prefab variant.
-        RespawnAll(id => (id == hunterId) ? hunterPrefab : hiderPrefab, matchSpawnCenter);
+        RespawnAll(id => hunterIds.Contains(id) ? hunterPrefab : hiderPrefab, matchSpawnCenter);
 
         Phase = MatchPhase.InMatch;
         Debug.Log("[MatchManager] Match started.", this);