The background noise on the app sounds worse in this video than real life - it disguises the sound of players moving cards, and works great. Also the tokens are very helpful during the discussion phase, when players are claiming or attributing character roles.
This game is interesting because there's two objectives. First, you must figure out what team you're on. Then you figure out how to win. That added level is what makes it amazing.
Regarding the tokens, I made a set of these for my copy of One Night Werewolf (the original Japanese version of this) because it made the debate a lot more structured. Players could take a token to indicate who they were claiming to be and moved back and forth when there were disputes. Each person got a turn manipulating the tokens to indicate who they suspected of being a werewolf (or to shift suspicion if they were one). I'd be interested to see Tom review Mascarade as well which it is currently the filler of choice for my gaming group (although I prefer Coup), I'd like to see a Mascarade vs Coup vs One night ultimate werewolf comparison for the title king of short bluffing games.
I'm a huge fan of Werewolf, however, it can take a long time to play and has player elimination. If you're one of the first out, that's it, you're just done until everyone is done and that can take awhile. I haven't played this yet, but I like that people don't get eliminated because no one has to sit out. I think that might put this over Werewolf for me if I do play this one.
I played this the other week and it felt like solving a crime scene to reconstruct all the roles and finding who is lying. Very interesting. Prefer this over regular werewolf
Played this a couple times at friends house the other day and it was a lot of fun. I think it might be the only version I want to play actually since it is not long, there is no need for a moderator and it is still fun.
Oh and by the way, the app (which is now so so so much better) is compatible with all of the expansion/stand-alone additions and both of the bonus packs, which add more play value to the game. A review on them please?
great review Tom! however i suggest you to try "Wherewolf", designed by the italian Christian Zoli. believe me it's WAAAAAAAY better than ONUW. it's more "adult", the reasoning behind every game is much more complex, bluffing is essential, there are no "useless" roles like villagers: 36 cards in the base game, 36 different roles with 36 different powers. it's really the ultimate werewolves game. in Werewolf there are not only werewolves and human, but several factions with different goals, playing every faction and try (and act) every time a different strategy is its point of strenght. moreoveri in Wherewolf all the votations are made with closed eyes (so a moderator is needed), and this add so much depth to the game you can't imagine (2 wolves can argue with each other during the day, but then support each other during votations). i understand maybe it aint easy to find a copy of Wherewolf there in the US, but if you manage to, please try it!
I don't see that they are comparable at all. Wherewolf is like standard Werewolf, it takes place over several phases, has player elimination, and needs a moderator. If I have a large group of casual or semi-casual gamers, I'll play Werewolf. If I've a group that I think can handle it, Wherewolf is great. For small groups and small time frames, though, I think that ONUW is the best social deduction experience I've played. If you don't like the villagers don't play with them? There are plenty of rolesets that don't involve them.
angydragon Three. You need to be careful and include several role-switching cards (robber, drunk, witch) to at least give people reasonable bluffs that don't leave the game solved.
There's no way this game could work in my classes. There are too many characters, too many rules and the night phase is a nightmare (everyone would cheat).
Doppelganger seems so complicated. What'll happen if the robber becomes the doppleganger? I probably wouldn't use Doppelganger with a group that's new to the game.
A Mason can't say other Mason is one. I mean he can't tell everyone, he will know who is but it is forbidden for him to tell anyone. I mean, that's a real life Mason rule you know! So the rule for that "class" is that he know another innocent people but he can't blow the whistle that the other person is a Mason too. He can lie though, can say that the other person is another "class".
Mmm not a fan of that app. The BG music effect just.. it makes it hard to keep track of things. But the game well, I don't feel my friends are up for such a challenge. I know how they are and this game probably isn't for them.
I got this game because I'd read that it was popular and great. But I can't get my head around the fact that the cards can be swapped. To me this makes the game pointless, because you are arguing and potentially lying, trying to convince people of the character you are but in actual fact you might not even be the one you think you are. So what's the point in trying to convince people of what you are? Would love to hear from someone who likes this aspect, why this makes the game good?
I can't believe this and other games like it are actual games folks are making money off of. Hasn't anyone ever gone to camp and played Mafia with a standard deck of cards? I'm sorry. Nice design but nothing new here or any reason to need anything more than a handful of normal playing cards and one guy who has played before.
Really?! In some of our games, we are so sure that we know what's happened and then we end up lynching a team mate cuz we believed someone's lie. I love, love, love this game especially with the Daybreak expansion. It's definitely better the more you play it. Initially, we all told the truth unless we were a werewolf, because we didn't see the point in lying as villagers and it took us a while to work out the benefits of lying generally to get information. The pitfalls being that people might not know which bits of what you say are lies and which bits were the truth, when you decide to actually come clean. Started playing in Dec 2017 and still play it today.
The background noise on the app sounds worse in this video than real life - it disguises the sound of players moving cards, and works great.
Also the tokens are very helpful during the discussion phase, when players are claiming or attributing character roles.
This game is interesting because there's two objectives. First, you must figure out what team you're on. Then you figure out how to win. That added level is what makes it amazing.
Type : deck building game?!
Regarding the tokens, I made a set of these for my copy of One Night Werewolf (the original Japanese version of this) because it made the debate a lot more structured. Players could take a token to indicate who they were claiming to be and moved back and forth when there were disputes. Each person got a turn manipulating the tokens to indicate who they suspected of being a werewolf (or to shift suspicion if they were one).
I'd be interested to see Tom review Mascarade as well which it is currently the filler of choice for my gaming group (although I prefer Coup), I'd like to see a Mascarade vs Coup vs One night ultimate werewolf comparison for the title king of short bluffing games.
I'm a huge fan of Werewolf, however, it can take a long time to play and has player elimination. If you're one of the first out, that's it, you're just done until everyone is done and that can take awhile.
I haven't played this yet, but I like that people don't get eliminated because no one has to sit out. I think that might put this over Werewolf for me if I do play this one.
Insomniac wake up???? Lol
Robber? Tan? bruh
2:24 - Is that Eric Summerer doing the voiceover in the iPad app?
It is
I'm pretty sure Drunks can only swap their card for the one in the middle *without* looking at it. That just makes you like a Robber in that case.
+Athena Cykes You are correct.
I played this the other week and it felt like solving a crime scene to reconstruct all the roles and finding who is lying. Very interesting. Prefer this over regular werewolf
The talking-over-talking was very reminiscent of Spielberg. These videos have come a long way ;)
Played this a couple times at friends house the other day and it was a lot of fun. I think it might be the only version I want to play actually since it is not long, there is no need for a moderator and it is still fun.
Bill Jensen Have you tried Resistance?
Tom, which edition of werewolf is your fav? Ultimate Werewolf Deluxe or Ultimate Edition?
I just played this with my brother and his kids. The rules of the game are a little complicated but it was fun.
Who's the mysterious announcer on that app? ....sounds awfully familiar =)
It's Eric Summerer :)
jhNzzz ha is it really?
Jake Kamps Sounds like the voice he does for "Tales of Board Gaming Horror!"
hahaha turns out Tom didn't even know it was Eric Summerer's voice, I was curious why Tom didn't mention that Eric did it
Tom you're funny lol
Oh and by the way, the app (which is now so so so much better) is compatible with all of the expansion/stand-alone additions and both of the bonus packs, which add more play value to the game. A review on them please?
Drunk is the best Role. :P
Was the older version just the regular one night werewolf with less roles. The newer roles really make the game much better.
Great review Melody and Tom! Can't this game/variant be played with regular Ultimate Werewolf cards?
Yes, these are a subset of the roles available in Ultimate Werewolf. The art work in this version is much better though IMHO.
great review Tom!
however i suggest you to try "Wherewolf", designed by the italian Christian Zoli. believe me it's WAAAAAAAY better than ONUW. it's more "adult", the reasoning behind every game is much more complex, bluffing is essential, there are no "useless" roles like villagers: 36 cards in the base game, 36 different roles with 36 different powers. it's really the ultimate werewolves game.
in Werewolf there are not only werewolves and human, but several factions with different goals, playing every faction and try (and act) every time a different strategy is its point of strenght. moreoveri in Wherewolf all the votations are made with closed eyes (so a moderator is needed), and this add so much depth to the game you can't imagine (2 wolves can argue with each other during the day, but then support each other during votations). i understand maybe it aint easy to find a copy of Wherewolf there in the US, but if you manage to, please try it!
I don't see that they are comparable at all. Wherewolf is like standard Werewolf, it takes place over several phases, has player elimination, and needs a moderator.
If I have a large group of casual or semi-casual gamers, I'll play Werewolf.
If I've a group that I think can handle it, Wherewolf is great.
For small groups and small time frames, though, I think that ONUW is the best social deduction experience I've played. If you don't like the villagers don't play with them? There are plenty of rolesets that don't involve them.
adammarquis what is the minimum number of players to play a ONUW game in your opinion?
angydragon Three. You need to be careful and include several role-switching cards (robber, drunk, witch) to at least give people reasonable bluffs that don't leave the game solved.
I guess I will never know what that dice shouts =D
I wanna know too! What does the die say at the beginning of the show?
the high pitch cricket noise can be annoying! I know it's present to mask noise that may happen at the table.
There's no way this game could work in my classes. There are too many characters, too many rules and the night phase is a nightmare (everyone would cheat).
Doppelganger seems so complicated. What'll happen if the robber becomes the doppleganger? I probably wouldn't use Doppelganger with a group that's new to the game.
The robber only looks at the card; he doesn't resolve its actions. It only matters if he becomes the Werewolf, Minion or Tanner.
No real comparison to The Resistance, and no mention of who belongs to the voice in the app??
A Mason can't say other Mason is one. I mean he can't tell everyone, he will know who is but it is forbidden for him to tell anyone.
I mean, that's a real life Mason rule you know! So the rule for that "class" is that he know another innocent people but he can't blow the whistle that the other person is a Mason too. He can lie though, can say that the other person is another "class".
i don't think you're right but i can't be asked to look up the rules
You think Melody will be as tall as you in a couple years Tom?
Mmm not a fan of that app. The BG music effect just.. it makes it hard to keep track of things. But the game well, I don't feel my friends are up for such a challenge. I know how they are and this game probably isn't for them.
Weird. He didnt like this game in an old review and now he does?
The biggest issue I have with the game is the quality of the cards.
But the game is great
What do you mean quality of card, as in tangible(like physical quality) or just aren't well designed?
+Isaac Norris They are VERY easily damaged. Literally just handling them causes marks to appear.
Captain Olimar oh okay
The audio is really annoying. But good review.
You can turn the sounds off in newer versions of the app.
I got this game because I'd read that it was popular and great. But I can't get my head around the fact that the cards can be swapped. To me this makes the game pointless, because you are arguing and potentially lying, trying to convince people of the character you are but in actual fact you might not even be the one you think you are. So what's the point in trying to convince people of what you are? Would love to hear from someone who likes this aspect, why this makes the game good?
I can't believe this and other games like it are actual games folks are making money off of. Hasn't anyone ever gone to camp and played Mafia with a standard deck of cards? I'm sorry. Nice design but nothing new here or any reason to need anything more than a handful of normal playing cards and one guy who has played before.
This video is 3 years old, lol.
Felt like this game is super anti climatic compared to the normal version.
Really?! In some of our games, we are so sure that we know what's happened and then we end up lynching a team mate cuz we believed someone's lie. I love, love, love this game especially with the Daybreak expansion. It's definitely better the more you play it. Initially, we all told the truth unless we were a werewolf, because we didn't see the point in lying as villagers and it took us a while to work out the benefits of lying generally to get information. The pitfalls being that people might not know which bits of what you say are lies and which bits were the truth, when you decide to actually come clean. Started playing in Dec 2017 and still play it today.
Dice tower is stupid