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No. Social deduction games are too similar to board games. In the board game Clue (Cluedo outside the US) you are also technically playing a role, and based on a variety of reasoning, logic and pr...
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Cereal Nommer
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2021-09-20T17:00:38Z (about 3 years ago)
**No. Social deduction games belong in board games.**- In the board game Clue (Cluedo outside the US) you are also technically playing a role, and based on a variety of reasoning, logic and probability there are a wide variety of ways the game can go. This is not a qualification to be considered a "role-playing" game. It's strictly rules based with no way to deviate from the constraints of the game system. You can't start killing off the other players before they get close to solving the mystery, for instance.
- Mafia, Werewolf, The Resistance and similar social deduction games belong firmly in the board/card game category.
- # No. Social deduction games are too similar to board games.
- In the board game Clue (Cluedo outside the US) you are also technically playing a role, and based on a variety of reasoning, logic and probability there are a wide variety of ways the game can go. This is not a qualification to be considered a "role-playing" game. It's strictly rules based with no way to deviate from the constraints of the game system. You can't start killing off the other players before they get close to solving the mystery, for instance.
- Mafia, Werewolf, The Resistance and similar social deduction games belong firmly in the board/card game category.
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Cereal Nommer
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2021-09-20T16:48:25Z (about 3 years ago)
**No. Social deduction games belong in board games.** In the board game Clue (Cluedo outside the US) you are also technically playing a role, and based on a variety of reasoning, logic and probability there are a wide variety of ways the game can go. This is not a qualification to be considered a "role-playing" game. It's strictly rules based with no way to deviate from the constraints of the game system. You can't start killing off the other players before they get close to solving the mystery, for instance. Mafia, Werewolf, The Resistance and similar social deduction games belong firmly in the board/card game category.