Plaid Hat Games Crossfire

This is a group game (5+ players) that combines aspects of "Are you a werewolf" with "Cash and Guns" by Fantasy Flight Games.Everyone is randomly assigned a role. For a set period of time, the game comes with a sand timer, players try to convince the other players what their role is. At the end of the "persuasion period," everyone points their finger at another player (simulating pointing a gun). Then, bang, everyone reveals their role.If the one VIP survives, the blue team wins; if the VIP is shot then the red team wins.A whole round takes less than five minutes.Why the three stars?Well, first, there is an extremely confusing rule about dealing out batches of cards to groups of players, all of them exchange the cards, look at them, and then the roles are "randomly" reassigned. I read, re-read, looked at the very confusing diagram, and still did not get it. After some time, three friends worked out what we "think" was the rule.Second, the mechanic works out poorly in practice - very poorly. If anyone of the three players in the VIP's batch of players is a red team member, the game is essentially over from the start as he or she will say, "hey the VIP is either A or B." That killed the first several games we played.Then, there was a counter-strategy, where a blue player would say the same thing. But, then a red player could say, "there was not VIP in our batch of cards." Oops.Then, we got to the point where you might as well just randomly choose someone to shoot, because you gained no information from the frantic talking while the timer ticks down.In a grim, but humorous turn, for the final game, everyone committed sepuku - including the VIP.I could have given it one or two stars for being unplayable, but I like the idea of the game, and I want to support great game companies (like FFG). I will think about ways to "unbreak" the game, and if my group comes up with a fix, I will post it in the comments.

Admittedly, I've yet to play this, as I don't often get to play with larger groups, but I think it's fair to give a perfect review, as I know what the game is, and it came in perfect condition at an unbeatable price. I really like that there's no need for a "night phase" with people closing their eyes, because my group tends to enjoy playing games while eating, drinking, or watching TV, so having to stop everything and pay close attention to roles being called out at night is not really a good fit for us. This game replaces that step from other similar social deduction games with a simple card shuffling setup phase, which is great for us.

Game group in love with my choice. They are addicted. If you like One night wherewolf or social seduction games or bang go for it!

Not sure why this game isn’t getting more hype. I played it last night with 9 people and we loved it. It’s a bit of chaos and “shooting” in the dark but it’s quite funny. We played at least four games in a row, but we could have kept going easily. For the price point, I highly recommend.

quick fun deduction game. best with 8+ due to the way cards are distributed.

Quick, easy and extremely portable social deduction game. Don’t let the cheap price fool you. A lot of game in a few cards! Highly recommend!

Everyone I've played with have said this game is a lot of fun. It's a phenomenal when you want to play a social deduction game but don't have a lot of time to play it.

Our group loves the game and the replay ability with all the different and unique roles. Quick and often funny.

Todo llego muy bien y el juego es muy divertido, lo unico malo es que depende mucho del numero de jugadores, el mínimo es 5 para que sea divertido

Excelente juego, además, llego antes de la fecha de entrega que marcaba. Al ser un juego de roles permite agilizar la mente y a poner tu mejor cara de poker. El material con el que está hecho es de excelente calidad, lo recomiendo un buena opción ya que se hacercan las fiestas navideñas para jugar en familia y/o amigos.

Un juego rápido y fácil de entender, por lo mismo no intimida a la gente que no está acostumbrada los juegos no tradicionales.