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Are You a Werewolf?

Party and Word Games

Are You a Werewolf? is a party game published by Looney Labs that adapts the social deduction structure of the Russian parlor game Mafia into a werewolf-themed setting. Players are secretly assigned hidden roles, most as ordinary villagers and a smaller number as werewolves, and the game alternates between a nighttime phase, in which the werewolves silently select a victim, and a daytime phase, in which the surviving villagers debate and vote to eliminate a suspected werewolf. The game needs no specialized equipment beyond a standard deck of playing cards to represent the roles, though Looney Labs also sells a dedicated card deck for the purpose. It is designed for groups of five or more players, with the publisher recommending ten or more for the fullest experience, since the format depends on a large enough pool of villagers and werewolves for accusation and bluffing to feel meaningful. The game's mix of hidden information, group deduction and social persuasion has made it a foundational example of the modern social deduction party game genre and a direct ancestor of many later werewolf and Mafia-style games.

Facts
Origin Year
1986 2
Playing Time
60 2
Skill or Luck
Mixed 1
Age Suitability
Children 1
Designer
Dimitry Davidoff 2
Publisher
(Public Domain) 2
Publisher
(Self-Published) 2
Publisher
(Web published) 2
Publisher
Aldebaran Games 2
Publisher
Backspindle Games Ltd. 2
Publisher
Cra-Mor 2
Publisher
Crómola 2
Publisher
Daiso (ダイソー) 2
Publisher
Flying Tricycle, LLC 2
Publisher
Home Run Games 2
Publisher
Japan Network Security Association (JNSA) 2
Publisher
Lifestyle Boardgames Ltd 2
Publisher
Looney Labs 2
Publisher
Lost Games 2
Publisher
Mayfair Games 2
Publisher
pagepunk 2
Publisher
Serfs In The Pot 2
Publisher
WoodCat 2
Publisher
Нескучные игры 2
Game Category
Bluffing 2
Game Category
Deduction 2
Game Category
Horror 2
Game Category
Murder / Mystery 2
Game Category
Negotiation 2
Game Category
Party Game 2
Game Mechanic
Hidden Roles 2
Game Mechanic
Negotiation 2
Game Mechanic
Player Elimination 2
Game Mechanic
Role Playing 2
Game Mechanic
Roles with Asymmetric Information 2
Game Mechanic
Team-Based Game 2
Game Mechanic
Traitor Game 2
Game Mechanic
Variable Player Powers 2
Game Mechanic
Voting 2
Minimum Players
8 2
Maximum Players
24 2
Classification
Player Count
Large Group or Variable 1
Sport
Game Type (category)
Party Game 1
Sources
1. Are You a Werewolf? (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, player count sentence
    5 or more; recommended, 10 or more
  • Lead, genre sentence
    A party game from Looney Labs
  • Infobox: ages
    5+
  • Infobox: random_chance
    Low
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2. Werewolf (BoardGameGeek)
  • Origin Year: 1986
  • Playing Time: 60
  • Designer: Dimitry Davidoff
  • Publisher: (Public Domain)
  • Publisher: (Self-Published)
  • Publisher: (Web published)
  • Publisher: Aldebaran Games
  • Publisher: Backspindle Games Ltd.
  • Publisher: Cra-Mor
  • Publisher: Crómola
  • Publisher: Daiso (ダイソー)
  • Publisher: Flying Tricycle, LLC
  • Publisher: Home Run Games
  • Publisher: Japan Network Security Association (JNSA)
  • Publisher: Lifestyle Boardgames Ltd
  • Publisher: Looney Labs
  • Publisher: Lost Games
  • Publisher: Mayfair Games
  • Publisher: pagepunk
  • Publisher: Serfs In The Pot
  • Publisher: WoodCat
  • Publisher: Нескучные игры
  • Game Category: Bluffing
  • Game Category: Deduction
  • Game Category: Horror
  • Game Category: Murder / Mystery
  • Game Category: Negotiation
  • Game Category: Party Game
  • Game Mechanic: Hidden Roles
  • Game Mechanic: Negotiation
  • Game Mechanic: Player Elimination
  • Game Mechanic: Role Playing
  • Game Mechanic: Roles with Asymmetric Information
  • Game Mechanic: Team-Based Game
  • Game Mechanic: Traitor Game
  • Game Mechanic: Variable Player Powers
  • Game Mechanic: Voting
  • Minimum Players: 8
  • Maximum Players: 24
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