Tag Archives: Social Deduction Games

10 Great Deduction Games (Article by Chris Wray)

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Chris Wray

Deduction games have long been a part of the hobby, and a prominent one at that.  Classic deduction games include Clue (1949), Scotland Yard (1983), Code 777 (1985), and countless others.  Many of us at The Opinionated Gamers absolutely love … Continue reading →

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One Night Ultimate Super Villains (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Chris Wray

Designer: Ted Alspach, Akihisa Okui Publisher: Bezier Games Players: 3 – 10 Ages: 8 and Up Time: 10 Minutes Times Played: > 10 I’m a big fan of social deduction games and the “One Night Ultimate Werewolf” series in particular. … Continue reading →

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Werewords Deluxe Edition (Kickstarter Preview by Chris Wray)

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Chris Wray

Designer: Ted Alspach Publisher: Bezier Games Artwork: Roland MacDonald Players: 2 – 20 Ages: 8 and Up Time: 10 Minutes Times Played: > 20 (On a Preview Copy Provided by the Publisher in Advance of Kickstarter Campaign) Werewords is in … Continue reading →

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Werebeasts (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Chris Wray

Designer: Jeremie Kletzkine Publisher: Bezier Games Artwork: Victor Perez Corbella Players: 5 – 10 Ages: 14 and Up Time: 20 Minutes Times Played: > 12 (On the Kickstarter Deluxe Edition) As regular readers know, I’m a huge fan of social … Continue reading →

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Crossfire (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Chris Wray

Designer: Emerson Matsuuchi Publisher: Plaid Hat Games Players: 5 – 10 Ages: 14 and Up Time: 5-10 Minutes Times Played: > 5 Crossfire is a social deduction game set in the world of Specter Ops.  In this latest creation by … Continue reading →

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Tempel des Schreckens (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Chris Wray

Designer: Yusuke Sato Publisher: Schmidt Spiele Players: 3 – 10 Ages: 8 and Up Time: 15 Minutes Times Played: > 12 I’m a big fan of social deduction games (as I detailed at this Geeklist), and Tempel des Shreckens (“Temple … Continue reading →

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