One Night Ultimate Werewolf is the best version of Werewolf yet

One Night Ultimate Werewolf is the perfect, condensed version of the original hidden role-playing game, in which a group of villagers try to suss out who among them are secretly werewolves.

In One Night Ultimate Werewolf, the players perform their roles as narrated by a handy app. You may only have a desperate few minutes to convince your fellow villagers who is guilty of being a werewolf as the debate portion of the game is time-limited.

We played One Night Ultimate Werewolf for Overboard, our monthly series about enjoying board games with friends. Or former friends, as it turns out, because these play-throughs of One Night Werewolf are rife with backstabbing, lying and confusion.

Check out the video to see One Night Ultimate Werewolf in action. If you, like the game, are limited on time, skip to our dramatic final round.

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One Night Ultimate Werewolf

• $22
• $25
• 12% off

Prices taken at time of publishing.

• 3-10 players, age 8+

• Playtime: 10 minutes 

• Game type: Party

• Category: Hidden roles, player elimination, traitor

• Similar games: Secret Hitler

• $22 at Amazon
• $24 at Target