--- title: "What Is Jailbreak in CS2? The Game Mode Explained | Hummeljail" description: "What is jailbreak in CS2? Guards vs. prisoners, warden, rebels, last request and RTD - the CS2 prison game mode explained by German jail server Hummeljail." url: https://hummeljail.de/en/what-is-jailbreak/ lang: en --- # What Is Jailbreak in CS2? Jailbreak (JB) is a Counter-Strike 2 community game mode in which a small team plays prison guards on the CT side and everyone else plays prisoners on the T side. The guards give orders, the prisoners follow them or rebel, and the last surviving prisoner gets a last request. This guide explains the mode the way it is played on [Hummeljail, a German CS2 jail server](https://hummeljail.de/en/). ## The basic idea: guards vs. prisoners In CS2 jailbreak a small group plays the guards on the CT side, and everyone else plays prisoners on the T side. The CTs open the cells and give orders. The prisoners follow the orders, look for gaps in them, or rebel. Aim matters less here than in regular Counter-Strike. What matters is giving precise orders and listening to them closely. ## The roles in the jail - **Warden:** The CT who leads the round and gives the orders. More in the [CS2 warden guide](https://hummeljail.de/en/warden-guide/). - **CTs (guards):** Hold positions, keep their distance from the prisoners and step in when someone rebels. - **Ts (prisoners):** Follow orders, play minigames, rebel, or survive until the last request. - **Rebels:** A prisoner who picks up a weapon, ignores an order or attacks a CT counts as a rebel and may be killed. - **Freeday:** A prisoner with a freeday does not have to follow orders, as long as that prisoner attacks nobody. ## How a jailbreak round plays out - **1. Round start:** The prisoners start in their cells. One CT becomes the warden. - **2. First order:** The warden opens the cells and gives the first order. - **3. Orders and minigames:** The prisoners follow the orders and play the games the warden calls. Anyone who does not counts as a rebel. - **4. Rebellion:** Rebels fight the CTs. Everyone else keeps playing until only one prisoner is left. - **5. Last request:** The last surviving prisoner gets a [last request](https://hummeljail.de/en/last-request/), a 1v1 against a CT. ## CS2 jailbreak glossary The terms you will hear in your first rounds: - **LR (last request):** The 1v1 of the last surviving prisoner against a CT, for example knife fight or shot for shot. Details in the [last request guide](https://hummeljail.de/en/last-request/). - **Freeday:** No orders. The prisoners move freely but must not attack anyone. - **Freekill:** A CT kills a prisoner without a reason. Freekills are against the rules and get punished. - **Warning shot:** A warning for a minor violation instead of a kill. - **Rebelling:** Ignoring orders, grabbing weapons or attacking CTs. Rebels may be killed. - **RTD (roll the dice):** You roll a random effect, good or bad. - **jb_ maps:** Community maps with cells, a yard and minigame areas. The [CS2 jailbreak maps guide](https://hummeljail.de/en/jailbreak-maps/) explains how they are built. ## Where can I play jailbreak in CS2? Jailbreak does not run in CS2 matchmaking. It runs on community servers, which you find in the Counter-Strike 2 community server browser. Hummeljail is a German CS2 jail server, and everything on it is in German. ## Frequently asked questions about CS2 jailbreak ### How many players do you need for jailbreak? Jailbreak works with a handful of players and gets good from around ten. The CTs are always outnumbered, usually about one guard per three prisoners. ### Is jailbreak good for beginners? Yes. As a prisoner you need no prior knowledge and no microphone: listen and follow the orders. You only need a microphone once you play warden. ### Where can I find a German CS2 jail server? German CS2 jail servers show up in the CS2 community server browser and on server lists. Hummeljail is a German CS2 jailbreak server. Join with connect play.hummeljail.de:27015 in the CS2 console. ### Can I play on a German jailbreak server if I only speak English? Hummeljail runs entirely in German: menus, warden orders, voice and chat. Nothing is translated, so without German you will not be able to follow the orders. ## Try jailbreak yourself Start as a prisoner, that needs no microphone. Connect through Steam or paste the command into the CS2 developer console: `connect play.hummeljail.de:27015` [Play CS2 jailbreak](steam://run/730//+connect%20play.hummeljail.de:27015) ## Read on - **[Warden guide](https://hummeljail.de/en/warden-guide/):** Orders, games, commands and common mistakes. - **[Last request guide](https://hummeljail.de/en/last-request/):** Every LR on Hummeljail and the rules for it. - **[Jailbreak maps](https://hummeljail.de/en/jailbreak-maps/):** How jb_ maps are built and the map rotation.