Description
Rumour has it that a werewolf lives among the villagers, walking around in human form by day. In the card game Wolfmoon you always hold just one hidden card with a character from the village – from the Villager and the Seer to the Thief, the Witch and the Mayor. With the card effects you find out what the others are holding, knock them out of the game or swap their cards, all while making sure nobody guesses yours.
How to play Wolfmoon
On your turn you have two options. You can draw a card, play one of your two hand cards in front of you and carry out its effect. Or you can take one of the three cards from the centre of the table, keep the better one and return the other to the centre without playing anything. Played cards stay face up in front of you, so everyone can see what is already in play.
The Werewolf is hidden in the top part of the draw pile, and three Moon cards wait below it. When the third one is revealed, the player holding the Werewolf wins. Otherwise the last player left in the game wins, or the one with the highest card value in hand when the draw pile runs out. Some characters have their own way to win. For a longer evening, you play several rounds and collect Moon tokens.
Why you will love it
- The Villager and the Assassin guess the value of a rival's hand card. Guess right and that player is out, so every face-up card on the table hints at what is still hidden.
- The Spy turns an attack around: if someone guesses your card wrong, they are out and you take their card.
- The Drunkard collects every player's hand card, shuffles them and deals them out again – and what you knew suddenly no longer holds.
- The Werewolf is dangerous to you too: if you have to place it in front of you, you are out, so you keep it hidden all the way to the third moon.
Who is Wolfmoon for
Wolfmoon is for three to six players aged eight and up, and a game takes 10 to 40 minutes. The rules are simple: on your turn you pick one of two options, and the card tells you the rest. Players like it best with five or six. The cards have English text, so at least one player should understand it well.
What you might not like
Once you are knocked out, you only watch until the end of the round, and cards often change hands by chance. So the game may not be the best fit for those who don't like waiting on the sidelines or who prefer games with more control.
What's in the box
- 30 Character cards
- 3 Moon cards
- 6 Overview cards
- 11 Moon tokens
- 1 Witch token
