Indie Boards and Cards Resistance: Hidden Agenda, Strategy Card Game | Ages 13+, 5-10 Players

Must have expansion for "The Resistance"! The Hidden Roles turn a good game great and make it far more engaging for the players. This expansion further comes with 2 more modules. I strongly prefer getting "The Resistance + Hidden Agenda expansion" over "The Resistance: Avalon", even though I need to pay $10 more to have essentially the same game. This is because, in my opinion, the Sci-Fi straightforward nature of "The Resistance" is MUCH more accessible to new players than the camelot theme of "The Resistance: Avalon". This is important to me because this game is basically considered a gateway game that new players to board games can quickly grasp and have a ton of fun. Here are the names of the hidden roles in both versions of the game and you can decide for yourself if you prefer one over the others with [Avalon names] vs [Resistance Hidden Agenda names]: [Minion of Mordred] vs [Spy] [Loyal Servant of Arthur] vs [Resistance Member] [Merlin] vs [The Commander] [Percival] vs [Bodyguard] [Mordred] vs [Deep Cover] [Oberon] vs [Blind Spy] [Morgana] vs [False Commander] [The Lady in the Lake] vs [The Inquisitor] [Assassin] vs [Assassin] As you can see...it's not as satisfying to yell out "YOU'RE A MINION" over "YOU'RE A DIRTY SPY", or really any of the other roles. The names of the The Resistance are far more intuitive than Avalon, and this goes a long way when teaching new players. Saying Minions of Mordred sounds about as fun as saying the word 'Moist' or 'The Rural Juror'. The theme of The Resistance - taking place in a dystopian future, where corporations (or what have you) rule the land, and a small band of citizens form a resistance to topple the corrupt regime, is more exciting and relatable to a larger audience than awkwardly named knights questing against a vague sinister evil that threatens the medieval land. Additionally, I like the character art, or just all of the art, in "The Resistance" a LOT more than "Avalon". The expansion comes with a ton more regular Spy and Resistance member character cards that adds more interesting diversity between the characters portrayed that can be swapped in and out to keep things a little fresher. Granted, there is only 1 character for each hidden role, but I think they do a very good job in capturing a diverse group of people for those roles. If this appeals to you, then the crisp character art of Sci-Fi version is the way to go. Also, if you really end up liking "The Resistance", there are 2 more expansions - "Hostile Intent" and "The Plot Thickens" that only follow the Sci-Fi theme, which are not compatible with the "Avalon"s theme. All of this is worth an extra $10 to pay for "The Resistance + Hidden Agenda" over "The Resistance: Avalon". But this is just my opinion. I have a friend who prefers the camelot theme, so it all depends on your group. Have fun!

The Resistance is a popular game in my gaming group and we play it often. This expansion really improves The Resistance and makes things more interesting. Assassin Module: This module contains all the special roles that are in The Resistance: Avalon re-themed. The special roles you can include here really make the game fun. The Commander on the blue team knows who all the spies are but she must remain unknown to the spies because if the spies figure out who she is, they can assassinate her and win the game even if three missions succeed. This really makes the game more intense because spies must actually do a little deduction themselves. There are other roles included to make things more interesting. Defector Module: In this module, there is a spy and resistance defector that may change their alliance. They can switch teams once, twice, or not at all in the game! Playing with the defectors adds a new level of paranoia that is great. Trapper Module: Not my favourite module but still a nice way to change things up. Every mission the leader selects one additional member than is normally required. Everyone chooses a mission card but the leader gets to "trap" one player and view if they have submitted a fail or success and stop them from putting that card in. Overall Hidden Agenda is a nice addition to The Resistance. I suggest buying this one first before buying the other expansion. They also added some resistance members and spies with different artwork to expand the "cast" of the resistance and make them more diverse. In addition, all modules are compatible with plot cards to add even more variation. I certainly recommend this expansion as a must buy for any Resistance fan.

I’ve played Avalon and really enjoyed it. I didn’t like the theme too much though. This is so much better. I run a board game club at the high school I work at and this is the right type of game for large groups that are fairly new to gaming. The roles add more to the basic game and seems to balance the game more. I rarely found the resistance winning in the base game. The roles even out the field a bit and add new dimension and tension to the already fantastic game. Get it, the base game feels incomplete without it now.

The new game modes and options are good and bad. On the whole, each module has been enjoyable - we usually stick with the mode that parallels the core gameplay to Avalon, which has been a hit. Our gaming group has run into problems with the number of options for the spy/resistance structure, which has resulted in a few people getting rather upset about "just being a regular spy or resistance member". We spend most of our time playing the Assassin module. Defector was fun, but frustrating in the beginning, and we haven't had a group large enough to really tap the potential of the Trapper module. All said, the game is our go-to for larger groups (8-ish), when we want to wrap up a night by playing a game together.

Este juego es muy divertido, realmente te obliga a actuar para que no te descubran fácilmente. Es más divertido desde 6 jugadores porque con 5 se hace más sencillo que descubran al equipo rojo, sin embargo, si logras actuar muy bien, es difícil que te descubran en un equipo de 5 personas. Lo he jugado en diferentes ocasiones y siempre se siente distinto. Es muy divertido.

Why isn't everyone playing this game? It's perfect for any age group (we played with people aged 13-70). I find that 7-8 players is ideal. This add on is very fun. We love the cards and look forward to introducing a new one each time we play.

Great expansion to the original Resistance; the main attraction being the same roles found in Resistance: Avalon while keeping the theme of the base game. Adds a lot of more fun and tension to an already great game. The various characters and modes also allow you to adjust the difficulty for one side (spies or Resistance) to level things out if one side is always winning. Got great feedback from gamers and non-gamers alike so I highly recommend this for fans of The Resistance.

We had so much fun at a new years party playing this. Must have and not lots of pieces to deal with. Easy travel and lots of fun.

Si te gusta el juego original esta expansión es obligada, agrega roles muy interesantes (tipo Avalon) que proporcionan una gran rejugabilidad y diversión al original. Muy recomendable. Incluye un set de cartas nuevas y un indicador de arma de cartón para las misiones.

El material es exactamente igual al del juego, recomiendo enmicar para tener más protección, el empaque es algo simple para el precio pero el producto cumple perfectamente con su cometido.

Excelente juego