The WhatsNext verdict
If your group enjoys Avalon or Werewolf but wants a lighter, phone-assisted party format, Paper Pirates delivers lively accusations and shared chaos. Play it with several human friends, since the solo mode loses much of the game’s appeal.
What it does best
A social deduction party game built for group suspicion and laughter
Phone-powered multiplayer that gets a whole group playing quickly
Simple rules with enough structure to keep deduction interesting
What might put you off
Slow, repetitive turn resolution
Weak solo play
The setup
What you are walking into
Grab a crew and jump aboard a haunted pirate ship using your phones as controllers in Paper Pirates, a social deduction party game! Are you a human sailing home to shore or a ghost working against the crew? Throw your crewmates overboard, but fear not - nobody's ever out of the game!
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