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Line 1: {{Short description\|Category of game}} {{Infobox game \| name = Social deduction game \| image = ~~BarCampBournemouth~~Playing 3mafia ~~Werewolf~~game.jpg \| caption = Players ~~taking~~making ~~a vote~~accusations in a game of ''~~Werewolf~~Mafia'' \| genre = [[Social game]] \| related = [[Murder mystery game]] }} ~~{{Short description\|Category of game}}~~A '''social deduction game''' is a game in which players attempt to uncover each other's hidden role or team allegiance.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Engelstein \|first1=Geoffrey \|last2=Shalev \|first2=Isaac \|title=Building Blocks of Tabletop Game Design: An Encyclopedia of Mechanisms \|date=2020 \|publisher=Taylor & Francis Group \|location=Boca Raton, FL \|isbn=978-1-138-36549-0 \|page=220}}</ref> Commonly, these games are played with teams, with one team being considered "good" and another being "bad".<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Farber \|first1=Matthew \|title=Global Perspectives on Gameful and Playful Teaching and Learning \|date=2020 \|publisher=IGI Global \|location=Hershey, PA \|isbn=9781799820154 \|page=6}}</ref> During gameplay, players can use logic and [[deductive reasoning]] to try to deduce one another's roles, while other players can [[wikt:bluff\|bluff]] to keep players from suspecting them. Examples of social deduction games include ''[[Mafia (social deduction game)\|Mafia]]'', in which only the mafia know who is mafia and what the mafia players' roles are; ''[[Bang! (card game)\|Bang!]]'', in which only the sheriff's role is known to everyone; and ''[[Secret Hitler]]'', in which only the fascists know who the fascists are, except for the player who plays as Hitler.<ref name="secret hitler">{{cite web \|last1=Engel Bromwich \|first1=Jonah \|title=Secret Hitler, a Game That Simulates Fascism's Rise, Becomes a Hit \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/05/business/secret-hitler-game.html \|work=The New York Times \|access-date=27 March 2020 \|date=5 September 2017}}</ref> Other social deduction games include ''[[The Resistance (game)\|The Resistance]]'', ''[[Deception: Murder in Hong Kong]]'' and ''[[Spyfall (card game)\|Spyfall]]''. Social deduction games have been adapted to [[video game]]s numerous times through [[Mod (video games)\|mods]] or full games. One instances of such adaptations are custom maps for [[StarCraft: Brood War\|''StarCraft: Brood War'']] including ''Changeling'' and [[The Thing (1982 film)\|''The Thing'']].<ref>{{Cite web\|date=July 13, 2014\|title=Changeling\|url=http://sc.nibbits.com/maps/project/78410/changeling-v13\|access-date=April 9, 2022}}</ref> These custom maps inspired later [[Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos\|''Warcraft III'']] custom maps including [[Mafia (social deduction game)\|Mafia]], ''Werewolf'', ''Zerg Infestation'', and another ''Changeling'' and [[The Thing (1982 film)\|''The Thing'']].<ref>{{Cite web\|last=LazyCoder\|date=January 15, 2011\|title=The Thing\|url=https://www.epicwar.com/maps/159431/\|website=Epicwar.com}}</ref> Other notable examples include ''Garry's Mod'' "[[Trouble in Terrorist Town]]" game mode,<ref>{{cite web \|title=What is Trouble in Terrorist Town? \|url=http://www.troubleinterroristtown.com/ \|website=Trouble in Terrorist Town \|access-date=25 August 2020}}</ref> ''[[Town of Salem]]'', ''[[StarCraft II]]''{{'}}s Phantom Mode mod,<ref>{{cite web \|title=StarCraft II Arcade Series: Phantom Mode \|date=27 January 2016 \|url=https://gaming.newbcomputerbuild.com/starcraft-ii-phantom-mode-arcade-overview-gameplay/ \|access-date=25 August 2020}}</ref> and ''[[Among Us]]''. One important element of strategy in some social deduction games is determining how long to stick to one's story in the light of information obtained from other players.<ref>{{Cite journal\|last1=Eger\|first1=Markus\|last2=Martens\|first2=Chris~~\|date=2018-09-25~~\|title=Keeping the Story Straight: A Comparison of Commitment Strategies for a Social Deduction Game \|journal=Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment \|date=2018-09-25 \|url=https://www.aaai.org/ocs/index.php/AIIDE/AIIDE18/paper/view/18095~~\|journal=Fourteenth~~ ~~Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment Conference~~\|volume=14 \|pages=24–30 \|doi=10.1609/aiide.v14i1.13015 \|s2cid=53232291 \|language=en\|doi-access=free}}</ref> A [[Monte Carlo tree search]] has been suggested for making decisions in social deduction games.<ref>{{Cite book\|last1=Cowling\|first1=Peter I.\|last2=Whitehouse\|first2=Daniel\|last3=Powley\|first3=Edward J.\|title=2015 IEEE Conference on Computational Intelligence and Games (CIG) \|chapter=Emergent bluffing and inference with Monte Carlo Tree Search \|date=2015-08-02\|pages=114–121\|doi=10.1109/CIG.2015.7317927\|isbn=978-1-4799-8622-4\|s2cid=15461414}}</ref> == Notable games == Line 24 ⟶ 25: * ''[[Coup (card game)\|Coup]]''<ref>{{cite web \|title=Turn your tabletop into a real Game of Thrones with Oathbreaker game \|url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/11/turn-your-tabletop-into-a-real-game-of-thrones-with-oathbreaker-game/ \|website=Ars Technica \|access-date=20 September 2020 \|language=en-us \|date=23 November 2019}}</ref> (2012) * ''A Fake Artist Goes to New York'' (2012) * ''Avalon'' (2012) * ''[[Love Letter (card game)\|Love Letter]]'' (2012) * ''Two Rooms and a Boom'' (2013) Line 34 ⟶ 36: * ''Dracula's Feast'' (2017) * ''The Chameleon'' (2017) * ''Cheese Thief'' (2020) * ''Ghost Letters'' (2020) * ''Bunker'' (2020) * ''[[Blood on the Clocktower]]'' (2022) Line 39 ⟶ 44: [[File:SS13-TGStation-Bloodbath.png\|thumb\|''Space Station 13'']] * ''[[Space Station 13]]'' (2003)<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.pcgamesn.com/indie/space-station-13-multiplayer-space-station-simulator-about-monkeys-insane-ai-cultists-and-paperwork \|title=Space Station 13: a multiplayer space station simulator about monkeys, insane AI, cultists and paperwork \|date=30 January 2013 \|publisher=[[PCGamesN]] \|access-date=2015-05-29}} </ref> * An unnamed multiplayer mode in ''Mystic Nights'' (2005)<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps2/925995-mystic-nights\|title=Mystic Nights - PlayStation 2\|website=GameFAQS\|access-date=January 22, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://screenrant.com/best-biomechanical-horror-video-games/\|title=10 Best Biomechanical Horror Video Games\|website=ScreenRant\|date=August 18, 2022\|author=Anastasia Wilds\|access-date=January 22, 2024}}</ref> * ''Trouble in Terrorist Town'' (2009), a modification of ''[[Garry's Mod]]'' (2006)<ref name="pgn"/> * ''Hidden in Plain Sight'' (2011) * ''[[Mush (video game)\|Mush]] (2013) * ''[[Town of Salem]]'' (2014)<ref name="pgn">{{cite news \|title=The best games like Among Us: seven of the top social deduction and imposter games \|url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/social-deduction-games-like-among-us \|access-date=18 September 2020 \|work=PCGamesN}}</ref> * ''Murder Mystery 2'' (2014) * ''Mindnight'' (2017) * ''Triple Agent'' (2017) * ''Deceit'' (2017) * ''Triple Agent'' (2017) * ''[[Werewolves Within]]'' (2016) * ''Throne of Lies'' (2017) Line 50 ⟶ 60: * ''[[SpyParty]]'' (2018) * ''[[Gnosia]]'' (2019) * ''[[Project Winter]]'' (2019) * ''Push the Button'', a minigame included in ''[[Jackbox Party Pack 6]]'' (2019) * ''Unfortunate Spacemen'' (2020) * ''Goose Goose Duck'' (2021) Line 60 ⟶ 71: * ''Crimesight'' (2022) * ''[[Among Us VR]]'' (2022) * ''Traitors'', a game mode in ''[[Barotrauma (video game)\|Barotrauma]]'' (2023) * ''Treason'' (2023) * ''[[Town of Salem 2]]'', a sequel to ''Town of Salem'' (2023) * ''~~Deceit''~~LOCKDOWN ~~2, a sequel to ''Deceit~~Protocol'' (~~2023~~2024) * ''Dale and Dawson Stationery Supplies'' (2024) * ''[[Death_Note#Video_games\|Death Note: Killer Within]]'' (2024) ==Television== Line 69 ⟶ 82: * ''[[Trapped! (TV series)\|Trapped!]]'' (2007), a British children's show where one contestant is secretly a Saboteur * ''[[The Hustler (American game show)\|The Hustler]]'' (2021), US quiz show where one contestant is secretly given the answers in advance * ''[[De Verraders]]'' (2021), Dutch gameshow based on Werewolf/Mafia, which has spawned [[De Verraders#International versions\|a number of international adaptations]], including the British ''[[The Traitors (British TV series)\|The Traitors]] '' (2022) and the similarly named Australian ''[[The Traitors (Australian TV series)\|The Traitors]]'' (2022). == See also == * [[Deduction board game]]