The Resistance: Avalon by Indie Boards & Cards | Social Deduction Game of Hidden Roles, Bluffing & Loyalty | 5–10 Players Ages 13+ | Fast Tense Gameplay

This is a great game that really makes you think. It’s perfect for groups and creates lots of fun interaction. The box is a convenient size, making it easy to transport, and the rules are simple to understand. Games are quick, engaging, and very fun.

I almost didn't buy Avalon because of its theme, since (as far as themes go) my group would have much preferred the dystopia theme of the original games. But, I was really interested in this game mechanic, for the social aspect, the deduction, the team work balanced with competition, the arguing, and the LYING, MMHWAHAHA!!! I am really glad I went with Avalon despite our theme preferences, because the roles really do add a lot of interesting twists, and you can use them in different combinations. So I bought it, talked it up to the group, and convinced them to try it (and sneakily said nothing about the theme until they were excited to play). It was LOADS of fun!!! The first night we played, we went for almost 3 hours... Everyone kept saying, "one more!", and "again!" The second time we played we also went for almost 3 hours, but would have gone longer if it weren't super late at night... Both times we played with 5, and it was great fun to learn more about how your friends act totally innocent one minute, and then totally fool you the next... There is also fun from observing everyone's strategies, and finding out your friends' preferred styles, and what kinds of deceit they are capable of! Some of our players much preferred the special roles, while others really like being a regular good guy, because that's when you really have to exercise your powers of deduction. Anyway, both times we played with 5 people, and I can't wait to play with more. The Resistance: Avalon has so many interesting and fun elements, and I have yet to play with someone who didn't really love it. It is quick to play, easy to learn, but full of nuances and variability. If you are even considering it, I'd say try it out - it's lots of fun for serious and occasional gamers as well. PS: We are considering replacing the team voting cardstock tokens with black and white marbles and 2 dice cups for voting (one for votes, and the other for non-votes), since our tokens are getting pretty beat up after a couple of nights... But the components seem nice, and that's probably because our group gets really into the game, slamming cards and all :)

Best game ever!!!!!!!!! So much fun, would recommend to everyone!

When our friends gather, this is inevitably one of the most asked for and played games. It scales well to large groups (we've played with everything from 5 to 9 people, so almost the full range of the game) and every player is active the entire game -- it's not one where somebody can be eliminated or left out. Game play is very straight forward and simple enough that even first time players can dive in with just a basic run down of rules, yet play changes enough each game that it is kept fresh and interesting. The games are divided into 5 different "missions" and an entire game tends to last only around 20 minutes, which is fantastic since most games that support a group our size end up being incredibly complicated or drag on forever. It helps, of course, to have a bunch of back-stabbing liars as friends but we all can't be so lucky. Each player is dealt a role card -- in the most simple of versions, you're either a good guy (Loyal Servant of Arthur, including Merlin) or evil (Minion of Mordred, including Assassin). Certain characters reveal themselves to each other before the game so alliances can be formed -- in general the bad guys usually know who each other are and Merlin knows who the evil players are. The basic object of the game is to complete a set number of missions through a voting system; good must always vote for success and evil is free to cause as much chaos in voting as they like. For each mission, there is a group leader who choose a team to go on the mission with him; all of the players then vote to approve/deny the questing team. After a team is chosen, just then team then vote to succeed/fail the mission...then on to the next group leader. Rinse and repeat. Once either team completes 3 missions (evil completes a mission by causing it to fail), the game is over. If evil wins, they usually celebrate like the true jerks they are. If good wins, the Assassin and other minions get a chance to guess who was playing Merlin; if a correct guess is made, evil wins. Evil wins a lot in this game, which is probably part of why it can be so fun. Every game also changes depending on which character cards are used and who ends up playing which role. Once everyone is familiar with play, there are a few other role cards that can be added in to spice things up -- Oberon, Mordred, Morgana, and Percival -- each will change the game play, with an additional note on how to play each of the named characters written on the card. There is a fair amount of strategy that can be incorporated, especially as the more complicated characters and eventually Lady of the Lake (a card used to view other player's roles) are brought into play. If you notice that either good or evil is tending to sweep the missions, the named characters can help balance play in either direction, depending on which ones you add to the role deck. All in all, I'd definitely recommend this game. We're asked to bring it to every gathering and it hasn't grown stale yet.

Juego interesante y divertido, original. Venía en perfecto estado.

An excellent social deduction classic, still fun even after being around for over a decade! Cards are printed on sturdy material and the box is compact but still provides more than enough room for all the tokens needed for the game. Make sure you buy from legitimate sources, watch out for counterfeits!

Attention c'est une version anglaise mais il n'y a pas besoin de lire de texte dans ce jeu ;) Ce jeu est vraiment bien en soirée. Il s'apprend en quelques minutes et c'est un type de jeu social comme loup garou. En gros il s'agit d'un jeu de discutions, de manipulation et de mensonge. Personne ne sait qui est qui et il faut mentir quand on joue les méchants, certains personnages ont des pouvoirs spécifiques. Typiquement le genre de jeu qui déclenche pas mal de réaction chez les joueurs et fait bien marrer. Les parties ne sont pas très longues. Parfait pour une soirée entre amis.

ボードゲームの会で教えていただいて、面白かったので。ボードゲーム初心者の私には他の人に説明するのは少し難しいので、今少しづつ勉強しています。間違えて、日本語版じゃないほうを買ってしまいましたが、あまり関係なさそうなので良かったです。箱は思ったより小さかったですが、持ち歩くのには少し大きいかと思います。

"The Resistance: Avalon" ist für mich eine der Überraschungen der letzten Jahre. Das Spiel schlägt für mich jede "Werwolf", oder "Mafia"-Version, die ich kenne. Größter Vorteil: es gibt keine Spieler-Elimination. Alle Spieler bleiben im Spiel bis zum Ende. Unterschied zu Resistance ist, dass es in dieser Box bereits alle Erweiterungen dazu gibt. Im Grundspiel ist schon eine implementiert: die Suche des Assassinen nach Merlin gibt dem Spiel einen sehr interessanten Dreh. Für größere Gruppen (bis zehn Spieler) DAS Spiel, sofern man wildes Geschrei am Tisch aushalten kann ;) Da das Spiel zur Zeit nicht mehr verlegt wird sollte man also sofort zugreifen!