The Empire must fall. Our mission must succeed. By destroying their key bases, we will shatter Imperial strength and liberate our people. Yet spies have infiltrated our ranks, ready for sabotage. We must unmask them. In five nights we reshape destiny or die trying. We are the Resistance!

The Resistance is a party game of social deduction. It has no player elimination. The Resistance is inspired by Mafia/Werewolf, yet it is unique in its core mechanics, which increase the resources for informed decisions, intensify player interaction, and eliminate player elimination.

Players are either Resistance Operatives or Imperial Spies. For three to five rounds, they must depend on each other to carry out missions against the Empire. At the same time, they must try to deduce the other players’ identities and gain their trust. Each round begins with discussion. When ready, the Leader entrusts sets of Plans to a certain number of players (possibly including himself/herself). Everyone votes on whether or not to approve the assignment. Once an assignment passes, the chosen players secretly decide to Support or Sabotage the mission. Based on the results, the mission succeeds (Resistance win) or fails (Empire win). When a team wins three missions, they have won the game.

Awards & honors

• 2011 Japan Boardgame Prize Voters' Selection Nominee
• 2010 Golden Geek Best Print & Play Board Game Nominee
• 2010 Golden Geek Best Party Board Game Nominee

What's in the box:

• There are 10 character cards (six resistance and four spies).
• 10 mission cards (five success and five fails).
• Five team tokens.
• 20 vote tokens (ten approve and ten reject tokens).
• Five score markers (double-sided red and blue).
• One round marker.
• One vote track marker.
• One leader token.
• Three score tableaus (Three double-sided tableaus each one showing a different player set up depending on amount of players).
• One inquisitor token (used in the “Inquisitor” expansion).

3rd Edition Includes the Inquisitor expansion that offers even more nail-biting possibilities for discovery and deception.