Ultimate Werewolf: More Werewolves, More Ultimate

Ted Alspach of Bézier Games and the Board 2 Pieces comic strip is a huge fan of Werewolf, having published his own version – Ultimate Werewolf – which included a number of original roles. Now he’s taken the game to the next level with the Ultimate Werewolf: Ultimate Edition, which accommodates 5 to 68 players.

The rules for basic Werewolf are included: Villagers trying to suss out, with the help of a hidden Seer, who among them is a werewolf in order to make their town safe, while the wolves pick off villagers one by one. If the villagers kill the wolves, they win; if the wolves achieve parity with the villagers, they overrun the town and win.

Beyond that, Alspach sharpens his fangs and lets loose a pack of rule variants, including variable numbers of roles and werewolves, different levels of role relevation, different voting systems, multiple simultaneous games, daily game alterations, and more.

Ultimate Werewolf: Ultimate Edition contains a decent-sized section for moderators to help them learn their role in guiding the pace of the game as well as keeping track of who is doing what. Different scenarios are included to help moderators set up a game based on the number of players, from the Village of Visions and Party Village to the Village of the Vampires and Tourist Trap Village.

And of course what would a game of Werewolf be without special roles? Cards other than Villager, Seer and Werewolf that provide that certain je ne sais quoi. Included among the role call are Aura Seer, Cursed, Diseased, Drunk, Hoodlum, Lycan, Martyr, Old Man, Priest, Tough Guy, Troublemaker, Vampires, and of course Steve Buscemi.

Ultimate Werewolf: Ultimate Edition, which includes rules in both English and German, will be released at Spiel 08, then available in the U.S. and elsewhere after that event. The preorder price is $20 – see the game’s webpage for details – and the normal retail price is $25. This game has been added to Gone Cardboard.

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