# The Resistance: Avalon

The Resistance: Avalon is a board game for 5–10 players. It plays in 30 minutes and is meant for ages 13 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 7. It is rated 7.3 out of 10 by 118 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $16.16 (United States).

- **Players:** 5–10 (best with 7)
- **Playing time:** 30 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 13+
- **Complexity:** 1.7 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2012
- **Categories:** Spies / Secret Agents, Negotiation, Bluffing, Medieval, Fantasy, Deduction, Party Game, Card Game
- **Mechanics:** Voting, Traitor Game, Roles with Asymmetric Information, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers, Hidden Roles, Simultaneous Action Selection, Finale Ending
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.3 out of 10, from 118 reviews
- **Owned by:** 289 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 1,536
- **Unique players:** 1,077

**Designers:** Don Eskridge

**Artists:** George Patsouras, Nan Sumana, Rafał Szyma, Luis Francisco, Marco Turini

**Publishers:** Indie Boards & Cards

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 16.16 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/the-resistance-avalon |
| Cardhaus Games | 18.99 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/the-resistance-avalon/ |
| Board Game Bliss | 26.95 $ | https://www.boardgamebliss.com/products/the-resistance-avalon |
| eFantasy | 19.99 € | https://www.efantasy.gr/en/products/board-games/16944-board-game-the-resistance-avalon-greek-edition |
| Good Games | 32 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/the-resistance-avalon |
| Alphaspel | 229 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/80853-the-resistance-avalon-se |
| Zatu Games | 19.99 £ | https://zatu.com/products/the-resistance-avalon |
| Gameology | 39.95 $ | https://www.gameology.com.au/products/the-resistance-avalon |
| Games Empire | 39.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/the-resistance-avalon |
| Guf | 39.99 $ | https://guf.com.au/products/the-resistance-avalon |
| Dragons Lair | 279 kr | https://dragonslair.se/products/avalon-the-resistance-sv |
| Cogs Toys and Games | 24.95 € | https://www.cogstoysandgames.ie/products/the-resistance-avalon |
| Game Ninja | 279 kr | https://www.gameninja.no/produkt/the-resistance-avalon/ |
| Gamers World | 32 € | https://gamersworld.ie/product/the-resistance-avalon/ |

## Expansions

- [The Resistance: Avalon Promo Cards](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-resistance-avalon-promo-cards)
- [The Resistance: Avalon X](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-resistance-avalon-x)
- [The Resistance: Avalon – Ekskalibur Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-resistance-avalon-ekskalibur-promo-card)

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## Rules questions

### If one player plays a Fail card, does the quest automatically fail?

A quest fails if one or more Fail cards are played; only exception is the 4th Quest in games of 7+ players, which requires at least two Fail cards to fail (page 5).

### What happens if the team vote is tied?

A tied vote is treated as a rejection, the Leader passes clockwise and a new team is proposed; if five Teams are rejected in a row, Evil wins (page 4).

### Who sees whose loyalty during setup — what does Merlin know and do Evil players know each other?

During setup the Leader runs the reveal script so that all Evil players see each other and Merlin is shown who the Evil players are; Merlin must keep that knowledge secret (page 2).

### How many players are required on each Quest for different player counts?

Team sizes are given by the chart: for 5 players: 1st–5th = 2,3,2,3,3; 6 players = 2,3,4,3,4; 7 players = 2,3,3,4,4; 8 players = 3,4,4,5,5; 9 players = 3,4,4,5,5; 10 players = 3,4,4,5,5 (page 3).

### If the Good team completes three successful Quests, can Evil still win?

Yes — after three successful Quests the Assassin names one player as Merlin; if the named player is Merlin, Evil wins, otherwise Good wins (page 6).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-resistance-avalon)
- [The Resistance: Avalon in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/the-resistance-avalon)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/128882)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._