Bezier Games | One Night Ultimate Werewolf | Board Game | Ages 8+ | 3-10 Players | 10 Minutes Playing Time

I was a bit hesitant to buy ONUW as it's a very different game than most other the tabletop games I own. It's not a boardgame (there's no board) but neither is it a card game really, despite it having cards. This is social bluffing game: a party game if you like. It's all about trying to get glimpses of what each other player's role is without giving too much detail away, in case you discover your own role has been switched in the night and have to make allegiences with the other side. The set is not essential as you could write roles on a regular playing cards or, as I initially did, make your own set by drawing some characters onto some stiff card. The DIY approach works fine (until they become dogeared) and is great for seeing whether this game works for your group. I found it to work tremendously well with my kids so I decided to buy the official set, which is great. The role cards are pretty thick, boardgame chit card rather than playing cards, which makes them much easier to pick up in 'the night' without making much noise. It also includes a set of role chits that are useful for advertising to everyone exactly what roles are in play (as it's easy to forget what these are when you're trying to lie). The artwork is fun: the characters are comical but have a playfully dark air about them and really help to get the theme going. But what really propels this game to a new level is the free Android and iOS app that Bezier Games have made available. This app make it unnecessary for a player to be the announcer and instruct the night roles to do their stuff: the app does it for you and tremendously well too. The dramatic music and the voices really set the mood. Anyhow, ONUW is a great game. It plays through in about ten minutes, can play with large groups or as few as three (just about), has loads of replayability with the roles available and can be expanded with ONUW: Daybreak and the forthcoming One Night Ultimate Vampire games. The only thing I'd say is don't get this if your group is a bit inhibited or humourless as it relies heavily on the energy and creativity of the players involved. I imagine it'd make a fantastic game to play after a few drinks. (By the way, if you are confused, as I was, with the hundreds of games called Werewolf that are out there, it's actually quite simple: Werewolf is a larger game played over several nights but suffers from player elimination. Ultimate Werewolf is Werewolf with more roles. One Night Werewolf is like ONUW but comes on smaller, regular cards with pixel art. One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Daybreak is a similar game with different roles that can be played separately or combined with ONUW. Werewolves of Millers Hollow is a game like Werewolf and Ultimate Werewolf but from a different company.)

This is probably the best of the "Werewolf" range of games. This review assumes you know something about secret identity games... ONUW is for 3-10 players (6-8 is sweet spot). Each player is given a secret role, from "Good guys" (Villagers, Seer, Troublemaker, Robber, etc...) or "Bad guys" (Werewolves or Minions) or the lonely Tanner (who wins if he gets killed!). They all close their eyes, while one player (or better still - the FREE APP on Andoid/ios) gives instructions to different roles, who then perform secret night time actions. These actions may be swapping 2 cards, or looking at another player's card, or finding out who your fellow werewolf might be (sometimes you are on your own, werewolf!) Then everyone wakes up and together the villagers must seek out and kill at least 1 werewolf (after 10 mins discussion max!). If they killl a werewolf (by vote) the village win. If not, the werewolves win. There are some changes to these conditions, if certain mixes of roles are in play. IT IS A LOT OF FUN - AND IT GETS BETTER THE MORE TIMES YOU PLAY IT - AS THE "META-GAME" DEVELOPS, AND YOU DISCOVER (a) How different people play their roles and (b) How different roles allow for interesting play styles and strategies... What makes this game so great is that it takes place over just one night of the werewolf village game. Players need to share information about who did what in the night, but THEY DARE NOT REVEAL ALL THEY KNOW AT ONCE, for fear of being outed as a werewolf - OR - discovering that they are now a werewolf (when they were not yesterday). This game encourages everyone to play subtly. It is not a good idea even for "Good Guys" to just blurt out all they know - as this info may actually prove enough to hang them in the end. So everyone should begin by playing a bit cagey. IN A NUTSHELL... PROS - lots + quick play time + easier to find enough players (unlike full Werewolf, which is best with 10+) + lots of different strategies develop as you play + lots of opportunity for bluffing + games often end with a cliff-hanger / crisis moment - and often hilarious surprises are revealed at the end! CONS - very few - it can be hard to win as the werewolf sometimes - suggest you use the LONE WOLF option as standard. - cardboard role cards can get easily marked - suggest sleeving them as an essential protection to the game - quieter players can sometimes "appear to be evil" just because they don't talk out loud as much as extroverts... so be kind to everyone playing

Easily the best social deduction game out there. The app is top quality and very well polished. Only takes 5 minutes to play but so fun that everyone requests to play multiple games of it.

A right old laff, this one. I'm not usually a fan of deduction games, as I'm useless at 'em, but this's light and quick, easy to explain to even those not familiar with the concept of hidden role games, and the app is top notch - I'd say it's absolutely required. I'd make some suggestions for playing, though: * The game is likely to be compromised by players hearing the movements of others when they have a hidden role that requires cards to be messed with in some way. Make sure you have a tablecloth or other surface that masks the sound of the cards being moved. * Alternatively (or as well, if you like to amp up the atmosphere) hook up your smartphone to a speaker system - that can cover the sound of movements. * For new players, make sure you increase the time intervals for each role to take their actions in the settings of app - if one's not familiar with the roles, and knows what one's going to need to do, it can take some time to react, and the default intervals are a bit short which can lead to a bit of noise-making panic! * Play on the smallest table you can fit everyone around without a risk of jostling each other when you move. Standing up can help.

bought a slightly used one for cheaper and it was as if it was brand new, i couldnt see any usage. the cards and tokens are thick and sturdy for when youre playing in big groups and often along with when game night becomes a battle field. the instruction booklet also helps to refer back to when playing the game.

Love this game! Entertaining and easy to follow instructions. Great strategy game.

The one star review is not indicative. As you can see from the photo the backs of some of the cards have been badly printed. As this probably applies to a whole print run I'm sure if affects a number of people. I would expect this to be replaced. Bad prints happen ... and the product is excellent otherwise.

Wonderful part of the FULL game. The original game had about 5 main games and 1 "bonus roles" set too. This was just one of a few that I first got as the initial game from AGES ago does not seem to exist anymore (and the original game had 2-3 sets in its box too)

It’s a fun enjoyable game for 3 to 5 people would recommend for classrooms or big family events around 12 people is a good sweet spot number.

Divertido juego de roles ocultos. Buena calidad en la impresión de las cartas. Nos fue muy sencillo y útil descargar la app, lo puedes jugar sin descargar nada, pero es más práctico porque hay un narrador y hasta música de fondo

It was damaged during shipping