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Best Social Deduction Games!

Secret Hitler

Secret Hitler

User: 10
Avg: 9.3 (13 Ratings) Rate It

Tabletop Game

Secret Hitler is a dramatic game of political intrigue and betrayal set in 1930s Germany. Each...

Social Deduction
Two Rooms and a Boom

Two Rooms and a Boom

User: 8 -
Avg: 8.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

Tabletop Game

Two Rooms and a Boom is a social deduction or hidden identity game for six to any number of players....

The Resistance: Avalon

The Resistance: Avalon

User: 8
Avg: 7.6 (15 Ratings) Rate It

Tabletop Game

The Resistance: Avalon pits the forces of Good and Evil in a battle to control the future of...

Spyfall

Spyfall

User: 7
Avg: 8.0 (7 Ratings) Rate It

Tabletop Game

One Night Ultimate Werewolf

One Night Ultimate Werewolf

User: 7
Avg: 7.9 (17 Ratings) Rate It

Tabletop Game

Deduction and deception go hand-in-hand in One Night Ultimate Werewolf, a game that practically...

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ButterPhant (70 KP) rated Coup in Tabletop Games

Jun 15, 2018  
Coup
Coup
2012 | Bluff, Card Game, Deduction, Party Game, Political
4
8.0 (21 Ratings)
Tabletop Game Rating
Social deduction isn’t my cup of tea.
  
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Akward (448 KP) rated The Resistance in Tabletop Games

May 25, 2018  
The Resistance
The Resistance
2018 | Bluff, Card Game, Deduction, Science Fiction, Spies / Espionage
7
7.6 (22 Ratings)
Tabletop Game Rating Watch
Classes add additional layers of difficulty (0 more)
The theme isn't all that great (0 more)
Not The Best Social Deduction
The Resistance suffers, not because of any inherent flaw in the game, but because other games do social deduction better.

If you are looking for simplicity, and a fun theme, then Secret Hitler is a great intro into social deduction.

If you are looking for complexity, then the classes in Avalon are much better.
  
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Akward (448 KP) rated Secret Hitler in Tabletop Games

Jul 20, 2018  
Secret Hitler
Secret Hitler
2016 | Bluff, Card Game, Deduction, Humor, Party Game
8
9.3 (13 Ratings)
Tabletop Game Rating
Simplicity (1 more)
Theme
Simplicity (0 more)
Social Deduction at It's Finest
If you are a veteran of social deduction games, Secret Hitler is probably not for you. It is just barely more complicated than The Resistance, and there are games with far more complicated mechanics than it. But Secret Hitler is a great introduction to social deduction. The mechanics can be picked up easily, and it still has enough variety to be interesting.

If you regularly have a group of 6-10 players, I highly recommend this game.
  
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Akward (448 KP) rated BANG! in Tabletop Games

Jul 20, 2018  
BANG!
BANG!
2002 | American West, Bluff, Card Game, Deduction, Fighting
6
7.3 (10 Ratings)
Tabletop Game Rating
Bang is social deduction, for people who don't like social deduction. It becomes fairly obvious early on who is on which team, and that might be something that some people like. Beyond the first round, there is virtually no lieing.

Thankfully, the game makes up for this with the other mechanics. As long as you have the expansions, there is enough variety for the game to be fun. Without the expansions, the cards are very bland.

Speaking of expansions, the High Noon expansion is necessary if you want to play more than one game. It adds variety to each round, and is actually what differentiates Bang from other social deduction games for us.

Overall, if you are looking for a social deduction game, this is probably not what you want. But we still find the game is fun, and does occasionally make it to our table.
  
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Jake (52 KP) rated Secret Hitler in Tabletop Games

Jul 24, 2019  
Secret Hitler
Secret Hitler
2016 | Bluff, Card Game, Deduction, Humor, Party Game
10
9.3 (13 Ratings)
Tabletop Game Rating
Brings out the worst in your friends and the best fun in a game, all in 1 package! (0 more)
Sometimes games can get too loud or take too long. (0 more)
Love Social Deduction? Then Love Secret Hitler!
This is one of the best social deduction (if not THE best) games I've ever played: and I've played a lot of them. I highly recommend getting a group of friends together to play this: you will not regret yelling at each other for an hour about who's Hitler and who's not. So fun!
  
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Steph (468 KP) rated Two Rooms and a Boom in Tabletop Games

Jul 10, 2018  
Two Rooms and a Boom
Two Rooms and a Boom
2013 | Bluff, Deduction
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Tabletop Game Rating
This is one of my absolute favorite social deduction board games. Each person has a secret identity that you can choose to share (or not) with other players in the game. You need to be good at both bluffing and social deduction to win.

This game is best with 11-20 players. You can play with any number, but it starts getting a little unwieldly once you get up to 25-30.

It is not hard to teach this game- I play it in class with my college students and it doesn't take too long before they catch on.
  
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Steph (468 KP) rated Blood on the Clocktower in Tabletop Games

May 16, 2020  
Blood on the Clocktower
Blood on the Clocktower
2020 | Bluff, Deduction
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Tabletop Game Rating
I LOVE this social deduction game. First, it gives the moderator an active and interesting role in the game. Second, every game is different. There are so many roles and combinations. The game comes with some helpful lists of roles and sets, but you can also make your own! Next, everyone has a role! No more being bored because you are a "vanilla villager." It can be played with anywhere between 5 to 20 people. Flexible, interesting, and SO so fun.
  
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Mike Thomsen (3 KP) rated Secret Hitler in Tabletop Games

Feb 26, 2020  
Secret Hitler
Secret Hitler
2016 | Bluff, Card Game, Deduction, Humor, Party Game
9
9.3 (13 Ratings)
Tabletop Game Rating
Design (2 more)
Simple rules
Quality materials
Fantastic Social Deduction/Deception game
My group has played this twice now, once with 5 players and once with 7. The more players seems to be a better option as this game scales higher better than lower.

Definitely a game where paying attention to your friends is paramount, and it can be extremely challenging to snuff out those pesky fascists.

Probable the most emotionally involved games we've played recently. So if you and your group enjoy some good natured personal conflict, this game is for you!

Friendships will be tested!
  
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Paul T (21 KP) rated Deception: Murder in Hong Kong in Tabletop Games

Sep 2, 2019  
Deception: Murder in Hong Kong
Deception: Murder in Hong Kong
2014 | Bluff, Deduction, Murder & Mystery, Party Game, Spies / Espionage
9
7.7 (10 Ratings)
Tabletop Game Rating
Hidden roles (4 more)
Quick playtime & set up
More players are better
Easy rules to teach and learn
Tons of replayability
Can be frustrating for those who aren't into bluffing (1 more)
May need to reset if someone talks during set up.
Great social deduction game with a theme that matches perfectly. All of the different roles and cards included in just the base game gives a ton of replayability! Fast paced and discussion start right away unlike some social deduction games where you have to wait a round or two before key information is given. Only downsides I've had with this game are one... having to reassign the hidden roles 4 times in a row before the round started because I was teaching to a new group of 6 players and someone would talk or say okay to confirm their hidden role during the clue and means selection phase or the witness phase. Most games this would be an issue however, everyone got a huge laugh out of it and eventually the game continued as normal. The other issue ive run into is when you play with smaller groups AND the witness role, the witness will sometimes stop the game mid round because the investigators all used their badges/guesses and lost. Regardless of those things I've had only positive experiences with deception murder in hong kong and used it to replace resistance, mysterium, and secret hitler. A must have to any collection and if you enjoy it look for the undercover allies expansion!