Accommodating ten players is a tricky task, and although most of the games are social deduction or card games, they still make for fantastic game nights. Here are some of the best board games for ten players.
Take 5 is a simple but unpredictable card game that is easy to recommend to a large group. It does require some playing space, but is easy to learn and fun to play.
This math game involves playing in ascending rows of cards. Players must be strategic in their card selection so that they don’t play a number lower than the card on the far right. And is not the sixth card in a row. Collecting cards equals points in Take 5So you have to play strategically.
Take 5 can be learned in a few minutes and is fun for a long time, but with ten players you are in for a wild time.
The Resistance: Avalon is a thrilling deduction game for players who embark on missions, and when they fail, they know they’ve teamed up with someone bad… but who?
The games only last about half an hour, so it is possible to play a quick game or many games suitable for everyone in the group. What makes The Resistance: Avalon What is much more interesting is that a player knows all the bad players, but cannot easily identify them because the good guys would lose if they were exposed.
In a turbulent battle between good and evil, each of your players has an influence on the fate of the country.
Wits and Wagers Party is a hilarious party game that is about WHO you don’t know What You know, the questions all have numerical values and players either have an answer to the question or bet on another player’s answer.
This balance between betting on someone else’s answer rather than giving your own makes confidence a key factor, which is not usually the case in quiz games. This exciting game involves guessing and betting among players. Once you’ve answered all the questions, you can add more to Wits and Wagers.
Wits and Wagers Party enables a lighter and yet very complicated party game.
Secret Hitler is my personal favorite game for large gatherings. It seats exactly ten players and this game is the embodiment of “the more the merrier.”
In this game of social deduction, players must figure out who is who as the presidency is passed down and liberal or fascist policies are implemented. The more players, the more abilities are unlocked by implementing fascist policies, leading to murky waters and a lot of gaslighting.
In a unique game of deduction, you must see through lies and truths to find out who Hitler is – and all you have to do is make everyone else believe you.
Nicknames is a wonderfully simple insult game. In different teams, a player draws a card with the name of a famous person on it. They then have to try to describe the person in a way that their teammates can describe them.
With a minute timer, teams must quickly describe and name these cards to score the most points. The team with the most points wins – simple as that.
There are many more expansions that add even more cards, providing high replay value and the ability to choose a set of cards depending on your mood.
One Night Ultimate Werewolf is the classic werewolf party game on steroids. The twist is that all the roles are played in just one night and everyone has to figure out who the werewolves are. The worst part is that you might not even be on the same page the next morning.
In One Night Ultimate Werewolfthere are many Roles that players could take, with extra roles left unused, meaning anyone could really be anyone. Certain roles swap cards, and in the morning, players cannot see their new roles.
The confusion and trying to keep track of everything is a hilarious nightmare, and you might end up winning if your side gets swapped along with your role. Not that you knew it.
Two rooms and a boom is perfect for ten players as it allows for two even teams of five players each. This game involves two separate teams, with each player having a secret role. The goal is to separate the President and the terrorists.
As soon as the two players are in the same room, the terrorist wins. This means that it is ultimately a 1-on-9 bluff game in which the players can only communicate in two separate rooms. Since it is a pure conversation game, Two rooms and a boom enables a very committed and proactive communication and bluffing game.
Two rooms and a boom may not work for every group considering the division and commitment, but it is a explosion to play with and will be tense every time you take it out.
Coup: Reformation is another social deduction game and one of the most popular. It requires the basic coup game to play, but this expansion optimizes the infamous social deduction game to accommodate ten players, allowing even more players to join in the fun.
Coup: Reformation adds incredible value to the already great base game, with more roles that not only add dodges and more things, but roles and features that change the way the game is played. If you have played coup then this expansion is a natural next step.
Games with ten players can get hectic and complicated, so make sure everyone is ready for a deduction game of this caliber.
Don’t mess with Cthulhu is (you guessed it) a social deduction game. In an easier game with two teams, the cultists and investigators, players try to either stop or summon Cthulhu.
This deluxe edition also includes the Necronomicon and Objects of Power expansions, adding more depth to an otherwise fairly simple game. With this edition, you and nine other players can engage in a fight for or against the powerful Old One.
If you have a group of players who don’t want a social deduction game that is too complex or complicated, then Don’t mess with Cthulhu is a great choice.
Dixit: Odyssey is an incredibly acclaimed expansion for Dixit This makes the game playable for ten players and definitely worth trying out.
In Dixit: Odysseymore cards are added to the base game, giving the Storytellers even more wonderfully bizarre cards to play with. Each round, the Storyteller must describe his card so well that only some of the players will recognize it when they see it with others. If all or none of the players recognize the Storyteller’s card, he loses and the mantle is passed on.
A surreal game of changing descriptions and strange images, Dixit: Odyssey All your friends will be scratching their heads, wondering how best to get their words across.
With this list of great board games for ten players, you can pick one and finally have a good time with all your friends.
