The Resistance: Avalon

Avalon is fun amongst friends, most I've played it with is 8 players and it is really fun. If you're into games like Secret Hitler and Deception: Murder in Hong Kong you will love this game. It has different mechanics but the same amount of intensity and player engagement.

Best bang for the buck. Played many many times.

So much, that the color has worn off on the vote cards making it unplayable. This is the only board game I have literally played to death.

Fun social deduction games. Best played with people you know. The new roles breath new life in to the game.

Avalon was one of the first of a new generation of social deduction games. It's a retheme of The Resistance with some small expansions added in. To truly get a sense as to how this is played I would recommend watching The Resistance episode of Wil Wheaton's Tabletop on YouTube. Many social deduction games have followed this one like hail Hydra and all the One Night Ultimate games but I still think this is one of the best.