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Old 12-06-2011, 01:14 PM   #215
Glengoyne
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Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord View Post
Anyone have recommendations for stuff along the lines of Shadows Over Camelot & Battlestar Galactica? AKA - A mostly co-op game with one or more secret traitor type people trying to unleash their hijinks.


A bit late to the table here with a response, but Panic Station is an interesting twist that plays quickly. It is akin to the movie The Thing thematically, at least that is how it was explained to me. It doesn't play that way specifically, but there is a hint of it. A bunch of you and your androids are stranded in a station somewhere. There is some sort of parasite infestation, and you need to search the station to find the "hive" and burn it to the ground. The traitor aspect is that one of you is infected, and seeking to kill the others.

Players have to search rooms to find items(cards). Player must also exchange cards in order to get a proper distribution of items e.g. I've got a gun, who has ammo? The catch is that the infiltrator can infect you during one of these exchanges. It is a pretty fun game, and can definitely scratch the itch for a traitor mechanic game. There are some logical inconsistencies such as passing a gasoline container to someone trying to infect you prevents the infection and exposes the would be infector for what they are.
What it has going for it that Battlestar Galactica doesn't, is that it plays quickly while BSG seems to often go on forever.
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