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A fast-paced social deduction game for 4-8 players in a fantasy themed world.
Play either as one of the normal sleepyheads dreaming about the taste of delicious cheese in tomorrow's meal OR
as the thief trying to steal away the cheese for his own belly.
As a thief clever enough, you might have to make a cut to your fellow minions so as to sneak away successfully.
No moderator. No player elimination. No set pattern.
Cheese Thief is different from other similar games in social deduction genre in that it uses die-face combinations in its core mechanism to provide countless replayable scenarios.
One night phase to setup. One die-face to provide genuine information. One vote down to decide who gets the cheese in the end.
—description from the publisher
- Entry level gateway to social deduction
- Easy to learn and quick to play
- Cute cheese component design
- Casual-friendly; accessible to new players
- Too simple for experienced social deduction players
- Limited information and few roles may reduce long-term replayability
- Higher player counts may be more engaging; at lower counts may feel sparse
- deception and bluffing within a social deduction framework
- Secret roles around a table with a cheese theft theme during a night phase
- players wake in turns and bluff to identify the thief
- Deception: Murder in Hong Kong
- One Night Werewolf
- One Night Ultimate Werewolf
- Avalon
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- App Assisted — An optional app can be used to run the night phase
- app-assisted play — An optional app can be used to run the night phase
- Betting and bluffing — Players bluff and lie to misdirect others during discussion
- bluff and deduction — Players bluff and lie to misdirect others during discussion
- Cheese theft action — The cheese thief steals the cheese token; later players see cheese missing or present depending on wake order
- Follower mechanic — If a sleepyhead wakes with the thief, they become a follower and pledge to help bluff
- Full Mouse variant (6-8 players) — An extra roll variant where the full mouse bluffs; they win by being voted cheese thief
- hidden roles — Each player is secretly assigned a role (cheese thief or sleepyhead) and hidden objectives
- Night phase wake order by die — Players wake up in the order indicated by their rolled die during the night phase
- Peek at another player's die/time — Sleepyhead players can peek at another player's die to gather information
- secret role assignment — Each player is secretly assigned a role (cheese thief or sleepyhead) and hidden objectives
- Two-die variant (4 players) — At 4 players, each player has two dice; the cheese thief still wakes at one chosen time
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- this one is designed by dongsu li
- one night werewolf sort of vibe
- it's an easy party game you don't need to know a lot
- it's got this cute sponge a little triangular sponge representing the cheese