The Resistance is Getting Hard to Find

Elliott MillerMar 29, 2011

Indie Boards & Cards second printing of The Resistance is sold out on their site, and the major retailers are selling out too. The game is a social card game along the lines of Werewolf and Mafia, but with the unique feature that you don’t need a moderator in order to play. As the guy who is always forced to be the moderator in these games (comes along with the title of “Dad”), I welcome the opportunity to actually play one of these games rather tha just run it. The game is set in the near future and has no player elimination. The caveat is that it is for 5-10 players, which might not work in some situations, but is great in many others.

Here’s how Indie describes the game:

The Resistance is a very intense social deduction game for 5-10 players. While it shares similiarities with games like Werewolf, Mafia and even Battlestar Galactica it has many very unique features such as a quick 30 minute play time, no moderator required and no player elimination.

Set in the near future, The Resistance pits a small group of resistance fighters against a powerful and corrupt government. The resistance has launched a series of bold and daring missions to bring the governement to its knees. Unfortunately spies have infiltrated the resistance ranks, ready to sabotage the carefully crafted plans. Even a single spy can take down a resistance mission team, choose your teams carefully or forever lose your chance for freedom.

Included in this release is a full expansion – “The Plot Thickens” is 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.

The Resistance artfully balances pure deduction elements with the social elements into a game that creates the adreniline filled moments of high stakes poker but in a full interactive and social event. Its not for the faint of heart, or slow of mind – but if you are quick on your feet you’ll be proud of your hard fought victories.