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Werwörter
secret word, secret roles
Werewolves meet Codenames would be a rather apt description of this new version of the Werewolf topic. The Mayor of Ravensborough has found a magic word that will get rid of the werewolves, but because of that magic he cannot speak and uses tokens for clues. As required there are always Mayor, Seer and one Werewolf in play, as well as village residents and maybe a second Werewolf depending on player numbers. The roles are secretly assigned; the Mayor announces himself and takes the surplus secret role on the table.
During the Night phase, first of all the Mayor determines the word; then the werewolves open their eyes to get to know each other and to learn the word, and then the seer to learn. Then follows the Day phase, in which all players give guesses at the word and receive tokens from the Mayor for Yes/No, Correct, Near Miss or Wrong Track. The Day phase ends when either all Yes/No markers have been given out or when the word was guessed. Now a final voting phase follows: If the word was not guessed, the villagers can win all the same, if they vote - after discussion - successfully by pointing at and thus identifying the Werewolf; if not, the Werewolf wins. When the word was guessed, the Werewolf can win if he successfully names the Seer. The game is best played with a free App, but can be played without; the magic word is not selected from a list provided by the app according to the chosen level of difficulty, but by tipping blindly on the word cloud on the game master sheet.
Werwörter is a really good mix, the App is helpful, but not mandatory and the website provides rules for a game for two players. Well-made fun!
Age: 10+
Time: 10+
Designer: Ted Alspach
Artist: Ronald MacDonald
Price: ca. 12 Euro
Publisher: Ravensburger 2019
Web: www.ravensburger.de
Genre: Secret word, secret roles
Users: With friends
Special: Many players
Version: de
Rules: cn de en kr
In-game text:
Comments:
Challenging and well-made crossover
App offers various levels of difficulty
Good for bigger groups
Compares to:
Werwölfe, Codenames
Other editions:
Bézier Games (en), GoKids (cn), Popcorn Games (kr)
Chance (pink): 1
Tactic (turquoise): 2
Strategy (blue): 0
Creativity (dark blue): 2
Knowledge (yellow): 0
Memory (orange): 2
Communication (red): 3
Interaction (brown): 2
Dexterity (green): 0
Action (dark green): 0