The Resistance

Secret Identities! Deduction! Deception! The Resistance pits a small group of resistance fighters against a powerful and corrupt government. Unfortunately, spies have infiltrated the resistance ranks, ready to sabotage your carefully crafted plans. Even a single spy can take down a resistance mission team, so choose your teams carefully or forever lose your chance for freedom! This 3rd Edition of The Resistance includes the expansion, The Plot Thickens, featuring 15 additional action cards that increase the pressure and pacing of the game, and requires the spies to be even more deceitful if they are to achieve victory.
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nThe Empire must fall. Our mission must succeed. By destroying their key bases, we will shatter Imperial strength and liberate our people. Yet spies have infiltrated our ranks, ready for sabotage. We must unmask them. In five nights we reshape destiny or die trying. We are the Resistance!
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nThe Resistance is a party game of social deduction. It is designed for five to ten players, lasts about 30 minutes, and has no player elimination. The Resistance is inspired by Mafia/Werewolf, yet it is unique in its core mechanics, which increase the resources for informed decisions, intensify player interaction, and eliminate player elimination.
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nPlayers are either Resistance Operatives or Imperial Spies. For three to five rounds, they must depend on each other to carry out missions against the Empire. At the same time, they must try to deduce the other players’ identities and gain their trust. Each round begins with discussion. When ready, the Leader entrusts sets of Plans to a certain number of players (possibly including himself/herself). Everyone votes on whether or not to approve the assignment. Once an assignment passes, the chosen players secretly decide to Support or Sabotage the mission. Based on the results, the mission succeeds (Resistance win) or fails (Empire win). When a team wins three missions, they have won the game.
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  5–10 Players

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  30 Minutes to Play 

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  Age: 13+

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