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- BGG #241
- BGG rating
- 7.5
The Resistance: Avalon
- 5–10 players
- 30 min
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Rules assistance for The Resistance: The Plot Thickens
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 5–10 players
- 30 min
- 13+
- Complexity 1.9/5
Rules assistant for The Resistance: The Plot Thickens
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
The Resistance: The Plot Thickens is an expansion for The Resistance released in 2016 for 5–10 players and ages 13 and up. It was designed by Don Eskridge and its main mechanics are Simultaneous Action Selection, Team-Based Game, and Voting.
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About the game
The Resistance: The Plot Thickens includes the Plot Cards module from the second edition of The Resistance, plus the Rogue, and Sergeant modules originally released as promos. It also includes a full set of replacement Character and Mission cards and new Mission tracking tokens.
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Questions and answers
The Resistance: The Plot Thickens supports 5–10 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The catalogue lists The Resistance: The Plot Thickens for ages 13 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
The Resistance: The Plot Thickens has a complexity rating of 1.9 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
The Resistance: The Plot Thickens belongs to these categories: Deduction, Bluffing, and Negotiation. Its main mechanics are Simultaneous Action Selection, Team-Based Game, and Voting. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of The Resistance: The Plot Thickens are: Don Eskridge. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists The Resistance: The Plot Thickens as an expansion for The Resistance. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need The Resistance to use it. Check that your edition of The Resistance is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.