Bezier Games | One Night Ultimate Alien | Board Game | 3 to 10 Players | Ages 8+ | 10 Minute Playing Time

I was a bit hesitant to buy ONUW as it's a very different game than most other the tabletop games I own. It's not a boardgame (there's no board) but neither is it a card game really, despite it having cards. This is social bluffing game: a party game if you like. It's all about trying to get glimpses of what each other player's role is without giving too much detail away, in case you discover your own role has been switched in the night and have to make allegiences with the other side.The set is not essential as you could write roles on a regular playing cards or, as I initially did, make your own set by drawing some characters onto some stiff card. The DIY approach works fine (until they become dogeared) and is great for seeing whether this game works for your group. I found it to work tremendously well with my kids so I decided to buy the official set, which is great. The role cards are pretty thick, boardgame chit card rather than playing cards, which makes them much easier to pick up in 'the night' without making much noise. It also includes a set of role chits that are useful for advertising to everyone exactly what roles are in play (as it's easy to forget what these are when you're trying to lie). The artwork is fun: the characters are comical but have a playfully dark air about them and really help to get the theme going.But what really propels this game to a new level is the free Android and iOS app that Bezier Games have made available. This app make it unnecessary for a player to be the announcer and instruct the night roles to do their stuff: the app does it for you and tremendously well too. The dramatic music and the voices really set the mood.Anyhow, ONUW is a great game. It plays through in about ten minutes, can play with large groups or as few as three (just about), has loads of replayability with the roles available and can be expanded with ONUW: Daybreak and the forthcoming One Night Ultimate Vampire games. The only thing I'd say is don't get this if your group is a bit inhibited or humourless as it relies heavily on the energy and creativity of the players involved. I imagine it'd make a fantastic game to play after a few drinks.(By the way, if you are confused, as I was, with the hundreds of games called Werewolf that are out there, it's actually quite simple: Werewolf is a larger game played over several nights but suffers from player elimination. Ultimate Werewolf is Werewolf with more roles. One Night Werewolf is like ONUW but comes on smaller, regular cards with pixel art. One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Daybreak is a similar game with different roles that can be played separately or combined with ONUW. Werewolves of Millers Hollow is a game like Werewolf and Ultimate Werewolf but from a different company.)

The App you can download to supplement the game play takes you through the opening phase of the game. Played with a group who had not played this style of game before and they picked it up after 2-3 games. With 5 minute rounds your closest friends and even family will quickly learn to lie, manipulate and backstab you at every turn!

This game is great. It's not a board game so far from boring.It's interactive and fun. It is a game of stealth and deceit, clever, conniving, team work to save (or destroy) the village.It involves closing your eyes each round, so as long as you are safely sat down and not too inebriated you can concentrate and plan.

Brilliant game. Ordered this after playing it at a family gathering. Definitely a game to get the brain working and accusations flying. A bit of understanding needed but once you master the cards and roles its fun all day.Only down side is the cards do seem to peel off slightly so we got some card protector cases to keep them in while playing for the best condition to last.

I really recommend this game for all your friends/family get togethers. I try and play it at any opportunity and everyone I’ve played with has really gotten into it. It’s simple enough that everyone can play and is very fun when you’re debating who the wolves are. Every time we play we end up going for a few hours! Definitely recommend!

So fun for family gatherings and playing with friends. Need a bigger group to play but it’s so interactive and never gets boring!

One of our favorite.And the companion app is a nice touch to help

It's been great fun playing with freinds and colleagues. We had been playing One Night Ultimate Warewolf for a long while so decided to change things up with One Night Ultimate Alien. Would definately say that it has a bit more going on than warewolf as the teams are very dependant on what cards are in the game so there is always a whole lot of escalation by some due to their objective and de-escelation by others also due to their objective which makes it very hectic but also extremely fun.Would recommend :)) 10/10

Nicely made games and very portable, you can narrate yourself or use the app which is nice! Minimal setup and ability to change the combination of roles used so each game is different. Have had this game for years and would definitely recommend if you're starting out and like deduction-type lying games.

I've only had the chance to play it twice so far but it was a huge hit both times. Quick and easy and leaves you wanting another game and another and another.

Let's just put it this way. When my family first received One Night Ultimate Werewolf on Christmas morning 2019, we opened the box and read the instructions around 4pm, then stayed up until 2 in the morning playing it. Throughout the following week, we played for probably 6 hours every single night. We've since had 4 years of fun and unforgettable memories. We cannot get enough of it.I simply think it is the best game ever invented--the ultimate strategy, deduction, lying, manipulation, and hilarious extravaganza. I absolutely love the app--so that everyone can play and no one has to be a narrator. I truly admire the inclusion aspect--that everyone can have a unique role and task to play (no one has to be a plain, old villager). And I think the fact that it is just one night is frankly genius. It makes it so much faster to play rounds (as opposed to other mafia-style games) and puts less pressure on being a werewolf. I have friends who won't play other social deduction and bluffing games because it stresses them too greatly, but they will play ONUW because the rounds are so short and, of course, there's always the possibility that their card can be swapped! I think it's just brilliant. Every round is different. Every round calls for a new strategy. We can play hundreds of times because there are millions of possibilities for how the game can go! We've bought all the expansion packs, and we truly enjoy trying all the different combinations we can. This is my favorite expansion pack. I cannot recommend it highly enough.

Great game for the grandkids and their parents. They love it!

The entire one night game selections are perfect. Everyone in the family loves them! We take them on vacation and to other gatherings- easy to catch on to and fun for everyone!