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The Resistance is a much acclaimed deduction game on secret identities, now in a second edition in German at Heidelberger and presented again as it is now much easier available than the first edition. You either are in the Resistance and want to overthrow the government or work as a spy for an ominous conglomerate wanting to eliminate The Resistance. The Resistance wins with three successfully completed missions, the spies win when three missions fail or if five votes go against a mission for The Resistance.

A Leader is determined and cards are prepared according to the number of players. Then characters are secretly allocated and spies identify themselves to each other in an exact procedure. Now the leader chooses a team, followed by discussion of the mission and a voting on allocation of mission participation. When the mission is approved the players assigned to it secretly vote for sabotaging or supporting the mission. A mission is successful, when all chosen for it vote for success, otherwise the mission has failed. Information comes from different sources – for instance behavior in voting and the success of mission; any player may at any time say what he likes. Information received can be discussed, but you can never reveal character or mission cards.

The expansion „The Plot thickens“ uses Plot cards to acquire information.

The Resistance is an interesting version of the mechanisms used in werewolf games; it plays faster and without loss of players; discussion is of the same importance as are deceit and logical deduction to choose the best team to help you own faction to win.

Players: 5-10

Age: 14+

Time: 30+

Designer: Don Eskridge

Art: Marina Fahrenbach, Team Indie

Price: ca. 15 Euro

Publisher: Heidelberger Spieleverlag 2012

Web: www.heidelbaer.de

Genre: Deduction game with cards

Users: With friends

Special: Many players

Version: de

Rules: de en

In-game text: yes

Comments:

Variant of the Werewolf games

Discussion is an essential game mechanic

Compares to:

Werewolves, Kutschfahrt zur Teufelsburg

Other editions:

The Resistance, Indie Board & Cards

Chance (pink): 0

Tactic (turquoise): 0

Strategy (blue): 2

Creativity (dark blue): 2

Knowledge (yellow): 0

Memory (orange): 3

Communication (red): 3

Interaction (brown): 3

Dexterity (green): 0

Action (dark green): 0