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2022
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Description
Strategic Family Party Game Based On The BBC TV Show.
BASED ON THE NEW BBC SERIES. The Traitors brand new card game is based on the new reality competition series of strategy and suspicion. TVs most exciting psychological game. A game of trust and treachery…..do you have what it takes to play?
AMONG YOU ARE THE TRAITORS. Every time night falls there is a good chance someone will attempt to commit murder under the cover of darkness. You could be the victim tonight, so keep your shield close and your enemies closer. The game is on!
WHO WILL YOU BETRAY TO WIN? Trust no one in this darkly dramatic family game where players work together to collect a hoard of golden treasure, but be warned - danger is lurking. Gather everyone together to play this strategic family game.
—description from the publisher
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Actualol Analysis at 1:50 sentiment: negative
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negative
Pros
none
Cons
- TV cash-in game
- Will likely only get played once
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Quotes (from this video)
- If it looks like Monopoly, it's going to play like Monopoly.
- And these days you can do so much better.
- When I was 10 years old, I thought Risk was the best thing ever.
- The games you played as a kid are not as good as you remember.
- They're out of date.
- Modern games are built different.
- Don't buy a game if there's too much of it. If the box is too big, they're shouting at you from the shelf that this product has been made by idiots.
- This box has to live in my house forever, and it uses up more oxygen than my cat.
- Any game that comes in a box bigger than this is suffering delusions of grandeur.
- The best, most loved games of all time don't need new content to keep them entertaining.
- If the game has multiple modes, like you can play it cooperatively and competitively and semi-cooperatively, then steer clear. It's their game. They should know the best way to play it.
- If you see that in a rule book, it means they've given you three mediocre games, but not one good one.
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Board Stupid Discussion at 5:44 sentiment: neutral
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neutral
Pros
- Cultural reference boosting convention talk
Cons
- Not a board game discussed as a playable title here
Thematic elements
- social deception and betrayal
- TV show referenced by a guest
- reality-game format
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- social deception — Referenced via Ivan Brett and the show 'The Traitors'
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Quotes (from this video)
- Paradise is our local board game convention here on the south coast of England
- it's two days in and doubled in days
- open gaming space for well over 200 people and free to play board game Library
- there's going to be over 30 schedule games of that different types of like social deduction
- we're going to be there all day both days
- Saturday 29th and Sunday 30 March 2025
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JestaThaRogue Rules Teach at 0:00 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
none
Cons
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Thematic elements
- Deception, trust, betrayal
- Based on the BBC show The Traitors; players attempt missions while one traitor sabotages
- Cooperative missions with hidden traitor and final betrayal reveal
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Armory challenges — Each player competes in an event for rewards.
- Banishment voting — Most votes banish a player and affects gold loss.
- Blindfold round — Optional blindfold phase to conceal voices during the mission.
- Combat: Blind Bet — Optional blindfold phase to conceal voices during the mission.
- Dagger mechanic — Dagger anchors the murder action in the final phase; can be pointed at a player.
- Hidden Roles — Traitor has secret mission and hidden goal; faithful players have public goals.
- Hidden roles / secret objectives — Traitor has secret mission and hidden goal; faithful players have public goals.
- Phased round structure — Each round has four phases: mission, banishment, armory, murder.
- Resource Management — Gold pieces and a prize pot accumulate based on mission success.
- Social Deduction — Players discuss, accuse, and vote on who to banish.
- Variable Phase Order — Each round has four phases: mission, banishment, armory, murder.
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Quotes (from this video)
- This is a game for four to six players
- Phase one is mission.
- Phase two is banishment.
- Phase four is murder.
- The game ends with a traitor reveal.
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JestaThaRogue Rules Teach at 0:02 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Clear setup and rule explanation in the video
- Strong thematic tie to the TV show and secret roles
- Flexible player count (4-8) and ~30-minute play sessions
Cons
- App dependence for events may complicate play for offline groups
- Hidden-role mechanics can be confusing for newcomers
Thematic elements
- social deduction, betrayal, hidden loyalties, resource gathering
- Secret roles within a group tasked with missions and disputes, inspired by a televised social deduction scenario
- competitive social deduction with hidden roles and app-driven events
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- App-driven events — Event cards trigger actions via the app, such as murder or banishment events.
- Dagger card and hand manipulation — Daggers let you look at another player's hand and steal a non-traid card; daggers can be used or saved.
- Deck Manipulation — Daggers let you look at another player's hand and steal a non-traid card; daggers can be used or saved.
- Draw/Play/Discard — On a turn, a player draws a card, may play one, and then discards down to three cards.
- Events — Event cards trigger actions via the app, such as murder or banishment events.
- Gold/Silver/Bronze Scoring — Gold cards contribute to a personal prize pool; at round end, prize pools are distributed based on traitor presence and faithfulness.
- Murder and blocking — Traitors select a target for murder; faithfuls press a button to indicate actions; shields can block murders.
- Prize pool and scoring — Gold cards contribute to a personal prize pool; at round end, prize pools are distributed based on traitor presence and faithfulness.
- Role assignment — Each player is secretly assigned a role (faithful or traitor) at the start.
- Round structure and end conditions — Rounds continue until specific end conditions are met (e.g., final banishment); winner is the highest total after the final round.
- Voting — Players discuss and cast votes to banish a player via the app; tie-break revotes occur.
- Voting and banishment — Players discuss and cast votes to banish a player via the app; tie-break revotes occur.
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Quotes (from this video)
- This is a game to four to eight players.
- Just like the hit TV show, you'll take on secret roles.
- Your goal is to survive missions, root out traitors, and build your gold stash, or betray everyone, and walk away rich.
- And that's how you play the traitors the card game.
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