On the last day before Christmas, we want to share our top 5 Variable Player Powers games. In a VPP game, each player has special Actions that only they can perform, or that modify standard actions like in Werewolf where villagers and werewolves have different roles and powers. These games are great for communication, tactical thinking and reasoning.
5. Mr. Jack: One player represents Mr Jack and his goal is to flee from the district as soon as possible (or avoid being accused for eight turns). The other player represents an independent investigator who tries to guess the identity of Jack! During each turn, the players move the characters, using their special powers and placing them either in shadow or light. The investigator tries to eliminate suspects while Jack tries to escape.
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/21763/mr-jack
4. The Resistance: Avalon pits the forces of Good vs Evil. King Arthur represents the future of Britain, a promise of prosperity and honor, yet hidden among his brave warriors are Mordred's unscrupulous minions. These forces of evil are few but have knowledge of each other and remain hidden from all but one. If his true identity is discovered, all will be lost.
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/128882/resistance-avalon
3. Two Rooms and a Boom: a social deduction/hidden role party game with 2 teams. The Blue Team has a President. The Red Team has a Bomber. Players are equally distributed between two rooms. At the end of each round, some players will be swapped into opposing rooms. If the Red Team's Bomber is in the same room as the President at the end of the game, then the Red Team wins; otherwise the Blue Team wins. Lying encouraged.
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/134352/two-rooms-and-boom
2. Citadels: Players take on new roles each round to represent characters they hire to help them acquire gold and erect buildings. Each character has a special ability and carry out their actions in numerical order: the assassin eliminating another, the thief stealing gold from another, the wizard swapping building cards with another, and so on. The game ends when a player erects his 8th building.
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/478/citadels
1. Pandemic: several virulent diseases have broken out simultaneously all over the world! The players are specialists with a unique role within the team and they must plan their strategy to mesh with their special abilities to conquer the diseases. If one or more diseases spreads beyond recovery or if too much time elapses, the players all lose. If they cure the four diseases, they all win!
