The Gate of R'lyeh

What's the first-best, you're asking? That honour falls to Battlestar Galactica. But that is a very, very different beast. If you want something that is simpler and plays much quicker, this is your game!The gameplay in The Gate of R'lyeh is great - everyone who has played it with me so far has seemed to really enjoy it. Personally, I would choose this over The Resistance, Room 25, Secrets, Secret Hitler, Hail Hydra, Who Goes There?, Doppelganger, Crossfire, etc. at least 9 times out of 10.This is in a similar vein to some of the other games I mentioned, but it takes roughly an hour to play, and while easy to teach and understand, it feels like it has just the right amount of meat on the bone, and a nice cajun dry rub on the outside... The actions are listed on the player boards, the goal is clear, and it's just fun!It does almost everything right. The issues I have are the bad graphic design - it ain't pretty to look at (set your expectation level at "original Concordia boxart") and the theme seems a little off (why isn't it the Cultists that are trying to do Incantations, rather than the Investigators?). The gameplay doesn't suffer from this at all, in my opinion, but still bears mentioning.I feel it's a good 4.5 stars. Since I can't give half-stars here, I have given it a full 5! If you like social deduction games, try this one. For the asking price, you could do significantly worse, in my opinion. Check out a playthrough video at BoardGameGeek!