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Werewolf (1986)

Average Rating: 6.93/10
Board Game Rank: 382
Party Game Rank: 20
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Artist
Publisher
Year Published
1986
# of Players
8 − 24
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 13 players
Recommended with 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, more than 24 players
(49 voters) [poll]
Playing Time
60 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
8 and up
User Suggested Ages
8 and up
(10 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence
No necessary in-game text
(16 voters) [poll]
Honors
Subdomain
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Category
Mechanic
Expansion
Expands
Family
Primary Name
Werewolf
Alternate Names
Are You A Werewolf?
Chupacabras
Mafia
Polar Bear
Werewolves
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Werewolf takes place in a small village which is hunted by werewolves.

Each player is secretly assigned a role - Werewolf, Villager, or Seer (a special Villager). There is also a Moderator player 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.


Playing Online at BGG:

Playing Online at BGG can be done in the BGG Werewolf Forum which uses the Casandra Project website.


There are several published versions of Werewolf, each of which contains unique characters, voting rules, and additional variants.

Lupus in Tabula (dV Giochi, 2001, 9-23 players)
takes inspiration from the popular werewolf game, introducing on main mechanism several new and original rules, including the possibility to play a third faction other than werewolves and villagers. The box contains the classic cards representing the werewolves, the seer and the villagers, but it also adds some unique characters such as a werehamster and a medium.
Players are not eliminated during the game, but keep playing as 'ghosts'.

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Aldebaran Games, in Chile, has just released a small sized version of this game, featuring the "Chupacabras". The game is also sometimes referred to as "Mafia", this being the dominant name on forums dedicated to playing it.

Components (Looney Labs Version (2006)):

  • 21 Cards:
    • 5 Instruction Cards
    • 16 Player Role Cards:
      • 1 x Moderator Card
      • 1 x Seer Card
      • 2 x Werewolf Cards
      • 12 x Villager Cards

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1 Werewolf Clean and Simple
Basic set of Werewolf Cards. Cards are clean, simple, and easy to read, without flavor text on the cards. The PDF includes card front, card back, and Tuckbox. Print, glue, and play. Characters include: Villagers, Werewolves, and Seer.
2012-01-10
8 High School Probability Assignment with Werewolf
I always conclude the probability unit of my high school course with a full class game of Werewolf. After the game, I hand out this assignment, which provokes much (positive) discussion. enjoy!
2011-05-30
2 Scooby Doo Werewolf Cards
Cards to accompany a "Mystery Incorporated" themed WW game as thought up by "Blacksheep" and played on BBG WW Forum.
2011-02-16
5 Pocketmod pamphlet for Mafia
This is the Pocketmod I use for Mafia, I print it and use it for narrating and so on, as well as for quick reference.
2010-07-09
6 werewolf card set2
An expansion for watergoesred's Werewolf Card Set, it has cards for a hunter, priest, sorceror and another villager, as well as an expanded Moderator card. See the original at http://www.boardgamegeek.com/filepage/10111/werewolf-card-set-pdf
2010-06-06
2 SPY vs SPY version of Wereworf
I wanted a version of the game "Werewolf" I could play with a large number of Cub Scouts (aged 7-10) so I decided to base it on Spy vs Spy... Version 1: Player Ratios: Players:White:Grey:Black 10:2:1:7 Rules: Same as Werewolf where... White Spies is the same as Villagers Black Spies is the same as Werewolves Grey Spies is the same as the Seers White Spies and Black Spies just "Capture" each other Winning Conditions: White and Grey Spies win by eliminating Black. Black Spies win by having more of them than White and Grey. Version 2: Player Ratios: Players:White:Grey:Black 20:4:3:13 Rules: Same as the other except this time, Grey Spies acts as a double agents. Grey Spies wakes with Black Spies at night, pretending to be Black, to help capture White Spies...
2010-06-01
14 WW Poker Chip Stickers
Wolf, Villager, Hunter, Seer, Sorcerer 1.25" diameter, in black and white. I printed, cut, and stuck them to some poker chips that had an indent of 1.25". Images from public domain, as far as I can tell. If there is an issue, I would be happy to remove/alter the file.
2010-04-14
2 GrinchWolf Gift Exchange for 30 or less players
This a werewolf game that also servers as a Holiday gift exchange. Players that are knocked out of the game pick a package and either unwrap it or steal an open gift from someone else. Gifts lock after three steals, but beware, many of the characters can unlock gifts. This game is fun and funny. Zip file contains PDF files to print the rules (8.5 x 11) and player cards (3 x 5) index cards.
2009-12-15
2 Role template for Werewolves
This is a Photoshop PSD file for making custom roles for Werewolves (compatible with the cards from my version of Werewolf). Text can be edited.
2009-11-12
18 Werewolf 1-22 and Player Aid v2 Compilation(modified)
This is a compilation of all the pages uploaded by 'The Warp', pages 1 to 22. Inside this is also the Player Aid v2. I found it messy to download so many things, so heres it all nicely in one file(well two inside one) Both files has been modified, see below: The pdf is bookmarked, and the images turned landscape. No compression used. The xls is changed such that its ready to be printed, especially the role description sheet. You can now take these notes anywhere! Do note, page 25 and 26 should not be printed. Lastly, I froze the panes on upper part of the role description sheet. Author's permission granted. All hail 'The Warp'.
2009-05-21
Statistics
Board Game Rank: 382
Party Game Rank: 20
Num Ratings: 2806
Average Rating: 6.93
Standard Deviation: 1.86
Num Views: 360300
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Users Owning: 2622
Users Wanting: 41
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