If you’ve ever played Werewolf or Mafia at NCSY or camp or afternoon groups, you’ll jump right into The Resistance, which is all about figuring out who you can trust, and who is an undercover agent. What’s great about the Resistance is that unlike Werewolf and Mafia, you don’t need a moderator to play, and players do not get eliminated during the course of the game. Instead, The Resistance is a fun, tension-filled game full of false accusations, strained rebuttals, and lots of guesswork and deduction for 5-10 players, for under $20!
Another “new classic” board game, Carcassonne is unusual because it doesn’t even have a board! Instead, like dominoes, players create the board while playing the game by laying tiles on the table. The tiles show roads, towns, and other features of the French city Carcassonne. Players earn points by placing pawns on the tiles to claim the roads, farms, towns, and cloisters. A fast-moving game, Carcassonne plays differently every time, and has a wide array of available expansions to keep things interesting. Got a bigger family or game group? The Inns and Cathedrals expansion lets you add a 6th player to the fun, and offers new rules for more advanced play.
The Good: |Board changes from game to game
|Short, quick turns so everyone stays invovled
|Quick and easy to teach and learn – great for new players!
|Tons of available expansions
expansion lets you add a 6th player to the fun, and offers new rules for more advanced play.
