Village at Night or Four in a Row?

The key differences

• There’s no player count that suits both – Village at Night and Four in a Row are made for different groups.
• From 3 players on, only Village at Night works: it goes up to 12 players, Four in a Row only up to 2.
• Village at Night needs at least 5 players – with fewer people, only Four in a Row works.
• Village at Night needs a TV, or an iPad or Mac as the table; Four in a Row also runs on phones alone.
• Village at Night is louder than Four in a Row (loud vs. calm).
• Only Four in a Row can be played against the computer – Village at Night needs real players.
• Four in a Row is quicker to learn than Village at Night (explained in a minute vs. clear after one round).
• Village at Night has more interaction than Four in a Row (constant debate vs. you react to each other).

At a glance

At a glance	Village at Night	Four in a Row
Type	Party games	Board and dice games
Players	5–12 players	2 players
Length of a game	15–30 min	3–10 min
Age	ages 10+	ages 5+
Luck or skill	mostly skill	pure skill
Noise level	loud	calm
Learning curve	clear after one round	explained in a minute
Interaction	constant debate	you react to each other
TV	needed	not needed
Against the computer	no	yes
Teams	yes	no
Bluffing	yes	no
Reading needed	yes	no

Which one suits you?

Village at Night

A game of hidden roles: at night the wolves strike, by day the village tries to work out who’s lying. The TV narrates, so nobody has to sit out as game master.

Pick Village at Night when there are at least five of you and you enjoy arguing and reading people.

Four in a Row

Discs drop into columns, and the first to line up four wins. Any kid gets the rules, yet every game is a small duel of thinking one move ahead.

Pick Four in a Row when two people want a clear-cut duel for a few minutes.

What they have in common

• Both come free with Gather and need no account.