Cover art for Werewolf

Werewolf

1986 · BGG
Avg rating
6.45
Bayes rating
6.11
Weight
1.39 (Light)
Players
8-24
Playtime
1 hr
Ratings count
4,774

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Description

Werewolf (also known as Mafia) takes place in a small town where a minority of the townsfolk hold a dangerous secret.

Each player is secretly assigned a role - Werewolf, Villager, or Seer (a special Villager). There is also a Moderator who controls the flow of the game.

The game alternates between night and day phases. At night, the Werewolves secretly choose a Villager to kill. Also, the Seer (if still alive) asks whether another player is a Werewolf or not. During the day, the Villager who was killed is revealed and is out of the game. The remaining Villagers then vote on the player they suspect is a Werewolf. That player reveals his/her role and is out of the game.

Werewolves win when there are an equal number of Villagers and Werewolves. Villagers win when they have killed all Werewolves. Werewolf is a social game that requires no equipment to play, and can accommodate almost any large group of players.



Mechanics

Hidden Roles Negotiation Player Elimination Role Playing Roles with Asymmetric Information Team-Based Game Traitor Game Variable Player Powers Voting

Themes

Horror Murder/Mystery

Publishers

(Public Domain) (Self-Published) (Web published) Aldebaran Games Backspindle Games Ltd. Cra-Mor Crómola Daiso (ダイソー) Flying Tricycle, LLC Home Run Games Japan Network Security Association (JNSA) Lifestyle Boardgames Ltd Looney Labs Lost Games Mayfair Games Serfs In The Pot WoodCat Нескучные игры

Designers

Andrew Plotkin Dimitry Davidoff