At this time in my board game career I can say that the spy game mechanic is my new favorite mechanic. I wrote a review for "The Resistance" which is a spy game that put you (the resistance) up against the corporation (the spies). You assemble your team and try to complete three missions. The only fact you know to be true is there are traitors in your midst trying to sabotage every move you make.
The same team that created "The Resistance" came out with a follow up game built on the same spy game premise. In "The Resistance: Avalon" you are put into the boots of a chivalrous knight of the round table and Merlin the Wizard. You band together to stop the evil forces of Mordred's unscrupulous minions. Avalon does not require the original Resistance to play, but you can use the story cards that come with the add-on pack to enhance Avalon is you want.
What sets Avalon apart from it's futuristic brother are the roles that you are dealt at the start the game. Instead of just the vanilla good guy and bad guy, you can now play many different roles. In the start of the game you are given a random role card. This could be a blue guy (agent of King Arthur) or a red guy (agent of evil). Inside of these two camps there are new roles to play. For the agents of King Arthur you have Merlin. Merlin starts the game knowing who the spies are but if they find out who he is they can assassinate him for an evil win. Merlin will try to persuade the agents of good towards correctly identifying the agents of evil without giving himself away. The bad guys get "the assassin." At the end of the match the evil team gets one guess to discover who Merlin is, if they are right the assassinate him and steal victory!
The game has many more roles that you can incorporate to keep this game of spies fresh and fun. If you've ever played Werewolf of Mafia, you will be at home with this style of game. I highly recommend this title if you are a fan of the original. If you don't mind yelling at your friends and family this game is for you!
The game has many more roles that you can incorporate to keep this game of spies fresh and fun. If you've ever played Werewolf of Mafia, you will be at home with this style of game. I highly recommend this title if you are a fan of the original. If you don't mind yelling at your friends and family this game is for you!
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