4 - 12 players | |
average 30 minutes | |
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Published in 2015 | |
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Accuse and defend your fellow townsfolk as you hunt down the witches of Salem. Act fast, before conspiracy turns you against your own. The year is 1692, and it is a perilous time to live in the town of Salem, Massachusetts. One wrong step, or one misplaced accusation, and you could be the next witch to hang. "Salem" takes players into this perilous world and lets them re-live the tension, politics, and religious extremism that still has people talking about it 300 years later. The game is packaged in a faux book box that closes magnetically. The game, disguised as a worn out leather book, can easily hide on your bookshelf and masquerade as an antique. Players can play as prominent villagers from the old Salem town, and even read their bios in the instruction manual. The servant girl Mary Warren, pastor Samuel Parris, farmer John Proctor, storyteller Tituba, and beggar Sarah Good are some of the 12 characters featured in the game. Players, each acting as one of these unique characters, are given 3-5 Tryal cards (depending on the number of players). These Tryal cards reveal the true identity of each player, "Witch" or "Not a Witch." During gameplay, players gather cards that they use to accuse, or defend, other players. Deciding who to trust is key to survival, since you can never play a card on yourself. When you suspect someone to be a witch, you can begin accusing them with red accusation cards. When enough accusations have been placed on one of the players, the player who lays the final accusation chooses one of that player's Tryal cards to reveal. Once all "Witch" Tryal cards have been found, the villagers of Salem win. Players can also use green and blue cards such as "Alibi", "Stocks", "Matchmaker", "Asylum", and "Scapegoat" to help or hurt their allies or enemies. As players draw cards, they will eventually draw black cards that take immediate effect. One black card, "Night", forces all players to close their eyes while the Witches choose someone to eliminate and the Constable chooses someone to potentially save. The other black card, "Conspiracy," forces all players to take a face-down Tryal card from the player to their left. Killing witches quickly is essential, otherwise "Conspiracy" may soon have the whole town turned evil. Before long, accusations will be flying, and screams of "She's a WITCH!" will wake the neighbours. Will you be the hero who purges your town of witches, or will you be wrongly accused and hung for witchcraft? Or perhaps you will be a witch yourself, escape conviction, and bring Salem to the ground. Volume 1 in the Dark Cities Series by Facade Games.
Total Games Played: | 71 |
Average Players Per Game | 8.6 |
Badges | Name | NemePoints | Total Games | Avg. NemePoints | Wins / Losses | % Won |
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Mike Lustig | 691 | 55 | 13.00 |
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76 % | |
Chris Rees | 639 | 60 | 11.00 |
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61 % | |
Matt Bramson | 480 | 39 | 12.00 |
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76 % | |
Jeff Spencer | 477 | 39 | 12.00 |
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74 % | |
Matt O'Donnell | 354 | 34 | 10.00 |
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64 % | |
Brendan Thomas | 333 | 37 | 9.00 |
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51 % | |
Jon Marshall | 309 | 34 | 9.00 |
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52 % | |
Dave Shah | 308 | 31 | 10.00 |
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58 % | |
Chris Weisel | 289 | 32 | 9.00 |
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50 % | |
Jonah Roth | 280 | 30 | 9.00 |
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53 % | |
Joel Byler | 273 | 27 | 10.00 |
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59 % | |
Beth Callam | 185 | 19 | 10.00 |
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57 % | |
John Marks | 185 | 18 | 10.00 |
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55 % | |
Bobby McDonald | 136 | 13 | 10.00 |
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61 % | |
Jamison Polivchak | 132 | 13 | 10.00 |
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61 % | |
Rob Clark | 132 | 13 | 10.00 |
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61 % | |
Jeremy Audino | 127 | 13 | 10.00 |
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61 % | |
Teddi Hunter | 104 | 9 | 12.00 |
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66 % | |
Bobby Feeney | 95 | 7 | 14.00 |
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85 % | |
Valerie Shoskes | 94 | 7 | 13.00 |
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85 % | |
Eric Workman | 86 | 8 | 11.00 |
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62 % | |
Alex Berk | 73 | 5 | 15.00 |
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80 % | |
Andrew Bonner | 64 | 9 | 7.00 |
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44 % | |
Leslie Kornes | 38 | 4 | 10.00 |
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75 % | |
Jeff Adamson | 35 | 3 | 12.00 |
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66 % | |
Jason Marks | 28 | 3 | 9.00 |
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33 % | |
Julianne DiLorenzo | 27 | 3 | 9.00 |
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66 % | |
Josh Graber | 26 | 2 | 13.00 |
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100 % | |
Jake Tobin | 24 | 3 | 8.00 |
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33 % | |
James Wootton | 24 | 1 | 24.00 |
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100 % | |
Ryan Bone | 23 | 2 | 12.00 |
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50 % | |
Chris Long | 22 | 1 | 22.00 |
|
100 % | |
Jim Cavoli | 19 | 3 | 6.00 |
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33 % | |
Brittany Bates | 18 | 2 | 9.00 |
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50 % | |
Emily Hansen | 18 | 2 | 9.00 |
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50 % | |
Jonathan Stevens | 18 | 2 | 9.00 |
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50 % | |
Vasanth Pappu | 18 | 1 | 18.00 |
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100 % | |
Chelsea Feeney | 17 | 1 | 17.00 |
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100 % | |
Cathy Smith | 16 | 2 | 8.00 |
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50 % | |
Jesse Throwe | 16 | 1 | 16.00 |
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100 % | |
Brandon Coleman | 15 | 1 | 15.00 |
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100 % | |
Kelly Goodrich | 14 | 1 | 14.00 |
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100 % | |
Travis Witherington | 14 | 1 | 14.00 |
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100 % | |
Colin Detwiller | 13 | 1 | 13.00 |
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100 % | |
TJ Eakle | 13 | 1 | 13.00 |
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100 % | |
Justin Rolston | 8 | 3 | 3.00 |
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0 % | |
Felix Flores | 5 | 1 | 5.00 |
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0 % | |
Rich Edwards | 4 | 2 | 2.00 |
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0 % | |
Guest 1 | 3 | 2 | 2.00 |
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0 % | |
Mike Enriquez | 2 | 1 | 2.00 |
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0 % | |
Scott Merill | 2 | 1 | 2.00 |
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0 % | |
Andrew Fallows | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
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0 % | |
Brandon Joyce | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
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0 % | |
Bri | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
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0 % | |
Mitch Wassler | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
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0 % | |
Tricia Byler | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
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0 % |
Date Played | Result | |
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3/5/2020 |
1st
Joel Byler
15
1st
Mike Lustig
15
1st
Jonah Roth
15
1st
Matt Bramson
15
1st
Matt O'Donnell
15
2nd
Jim Cavoli
2
2nd
Jeremy Audino
2
2nd
Jeff Spencer
2
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2/26/2020 |
1st
Eric Workman
17
1st
Jeff Spencer
17
1st
Chris Rees
17
1st
Chris Weisel
17
1st
Bobby Feeney
17
2nd
Ryan Bone
2
2nd
Matt O'Donnell
2
2nd
Jon Marshall
2
2nd
Scott Merill
2
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2/24/2020 |
1st
Dave Shah
15
1st
Jeff Spencer
15
1st
Brendan Thomas
15
1st
Jim Cavoli
15
1st
Matt O'Donnell
15
1st
Beth Callam
15
2
2nd
Jon Marshall
2
2nd
Chris Rees
2
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2/19/2020 |
1st
Jeff Spencer
21
1st
Chris Rees
21
1st
Ryan Bone
21
2nd
Jonah Roth
4
2nd
Bobby McDonald
4
2nd
Matt O'Donnell
4
2nd
Jon Marshall
4
2nd
Beth Callam
4
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2/14/2020 |
1st
Mike Lustig
13
1st
Chris Rees
13
1st
Matt O'Donnell
13
2nd
Jon Marshall
4
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