Review: The Traitors Card Game (Card game, 8 years +, family, game, 9/10E)

  4-8 players, 8 years +, Card game, Ginger Fox Games Ltd, Review copy

Game summary

 BASED ON THE HIT BBC TV SHOW: Drawing inspiration from the popular BBC show, the game captures the essence of intrigue, betrayal, and teamwork. Players will find themselves fully immersed in the world of trickery and hidden agendas, making every game feel like the TV series.

 FAITHFUL VS. TRAITOR GAMEPLAY: Players are randomly assigned the roles of The Faithful or The Traitor at the beginning of each game. The Faithful’s must collaboratively deduce The Traitors' identity and vote them out whilst The Traitor must cleverly deceive them to win the game.

 ALL-NEW GAMEPLAY ELEMENTS: The latest version introduces fresh gameplay, new cards, and digital events that keep players on their toes throughout the game. Get ready to outwit, outplay, and outlast the other players in The Traitors Card Game! For ages 8 years and over.

 SPECIAL EDITION MINI GAME: When you buy the Special Edition of The Traitors Card Game, you'll gain exclusive access to a captivating psychological mini game, where you and your fellow players can seize the chance to earn additional Gold which could greatly help you win the main game.  

 ENGAGING DIGITAL INTEGRATION: The new version of The Traitors Card Game features digital elements, adding a dynamic and immersive layer to the traditional card game. Players can utilise this to Banish players or commit murder, elevating the overall gameplay experience.

 

Nayu's thoughts

This is based on a BBC show which I've not seen, but I liked the premise of murdering people (which totally says something about me...) While this says its for over 8 years, I feel it will depend on the child if children play as to whether they are ok with the murdering part. Feel it's probably more for teens and adults than younger ones. 

What I love about this game is that it is quite small, so can easily be packed in a bag if going on holiday. What is more, those who love their screens can access the online version (not used for this review), but those who love more traditional games without using screens (totally me), the clear instructions explain just how to do that. The aim is to end the game with as much money as possible, trying to figure out who is a traitor and hope you aren't murdered by said traitor. If people really know each other they may be able to notice if they are are behaving suspiciously, but many will be good at fooling others into thinking they are innocent. 

 

I liked that quite a large number of people can play if needed, although then there are less rounds but more options open up as there can be more than 1 traitor with higher numbers. The cards are easy to see despite being quite small, and the premise is nice and simple. It can get tense when there is a murder due, with anticipation on learning if you stay alive or not. Being able to sometimes see another player's cards isn't always advantageous. I feel that repeated play really depends on who is played with, some will definitely only want to play it once, whereas others will want to play more often. 

I feel fans of the show would really enjoy this, and I will try to watch the show sometime if it's still on iPlayer (I can only watch it at my family's since I don't have a licence). All in all a good card game regardless of if the show has been watched!