Your village has been overrun by savage werewolves, which are represented by the number on each of the cards that make up your village. To get rid of these fanged fiends faster than the neighboring villages, use your residents' special abilities and your powerful secret weapon: a silver amulet.
Call for a vote when you think you have the fewest werewolves, but be careful; everyone else gets one more turn to save their own village first...
Silver is a fast and engaging traditional card game with a werewolf twist! Everyone starts the game with five face-down cards, with everyone being able to see two cards of their choice. Cards are numbered 0-13, with the number showing how many werewolves the character on that card attracts, and each character (number) has a different special power.
On a turn, you draw the top card of the deck or discard pile, then either discard it to use the power of the card (but only if it came from the deck), discard it without using the power (ditto), or replace one or more of your face-down cards with this card; you can replace multiple cards only if they bear the same number, and you must reveal the cards to prove this, being penalized if you're wrong.
Silver can be played as a standalone game or combined with Silver Bullet or other Silver decks. Each version of the game has different card abilities.
- Dense, strategic deck-building with a playful theme
- Strong replayability due to multiple decks and app integration
- Accessible cross-platform play (iOS/Android) with solo and online options
- Clear, appealing artwork and thematic consistency
- App reduces memory load in some modes while keeping core tension
- The app can reveal information permanently, reducing memory element in some modes
- AI opponent difficulty can be challenging for some players
- Live-stream connectivity issues can interrupt play
- Rule depth can be intimidating for new players
- Werewolves, deception, and social interaction in a quirky small town
- A gothic-town themed social deduction game with werewolf motifs, depicted through village cards and voting
- Campy, tongue-in-cheek, with light horror flavor
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- card abilities — Cards have symbols that grant abilities when seen face up or placed in the discard/deck.
- custom deck creation — In-app deck builder and custom deck creation allow personalized play decks and the 'skunk' deck concept.
- deck-building — Players draft and exchange cards to build a personal tableau, aiming for the lowest total value.
- hand-management — Five cards in front of each player are managed and exchanged to reduce total score.
- memory element — Two cards are initially known; players remember values as information is revealed.
- Phase-based actions — Top-level actions include drawing from deck or discard, swapping cards, and triggering card abilities.
- voting/round scoring — After rounds, players may call for a vote; the lowest tableau yields better scores, with penalties for wrong calls.
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Quotes (from this video)
- The cool thing with this app is you can play this on your own and stuff.
- You can play solo, you can play online, and you can also set up matches with friends, and you can deck build.
- There is now an app you can get on iOS and Android.
- This app offers a lot of replayability with multiple decks and expansions.