Silver Dagger

Players begin with five face-down character cards and may look at two of their own. Cards are numbered 0–13; the number indicates how many werewolves the character attracts and each number grants a unique power. On a turn, a player draws from the deck or discard pile and may discard to activate the drawn card’s power (deck only), discard without activating, or swap the drawn card into one or more face-down slots—multiple replacements require matching numbers and revealed proof or incur a penalty. New roles introduce mechanics such as zombies that must be played face up and cannot be discarded normally, a player-turn direction changer, a debt collector that subtracts points from opponents, and a halfling that halves a player’s round score. When a player believes they have the lowest total werewolves, a vote is called; opponents get one last chance to change results. The cards from this set can be mixed with other titles in the series to build custom decks.

Players: 2–4 best 4
Playing time: 30–60 min
Age: 8+
Complexity: 1.8 / 5