description Werewolf Overview
Werewolf is a social deduction party game derived from Mafia, the group game created by Dmitry Davidoff. Players receive secret roles, typically dividing them between hidden werewolves and villagers, while a moderator guides alternating night and daytime phases. The werewolves secretly remove players at night, and the surviving group debates identities and votes during the day, making persuasion and inference central to play.
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How does a game of Werewolf work?
Players receive secret roles and alternate between a night phase, when werewolves select a victim, and a day phase, when everyone debates and votes. Villagers try to identify the hidden werewolves before the werewolves eliminate enough villagers to control the vote.
How is Werewolf related to Mafia?
Werewolf is a themed descendant of Mafia, the social deduction game associated with Dmitry Davidoff and the mid-1980s. The criminal minority became werewolves, while townspeople became villagers with similar hidden-role mechanics.
What do the Seer and Doctor roles do in Werewolf?
The Seer usually checks one player's hidden identity during each night. The Doctor typically chooses one player to protect, although exact powers vary between editions and house rules.
Does Werewolf need a moderator?
The traditional version uses a moderator to assign roles, announce phases, and collect secret night choices. Commercial variants such as One Night Ultimate Werewolf can use an app and compress play into a single night followed by one vote.
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