Village at Night or Thirty-One?

The key differences

• From 10 players on, only Village at Night works: it goes up to 12 players, Thirty-One only up to 9.
• Village at Night needs at least 5 players – with fewer people, only Thirty-One works.
• Village at Night needs a TV, or an iPad or Mac as the table; Thirty-One also runs on phones alone.
• Only Thirty-One can be played against the computer – Village at Night needs real players.
• Village at Night has more interaction than Thirty-One (constant debate vs. you react to each other).
• Village at Night is played in teams; in Thirty-One everyone plays for themselves.
• Village at Night rewards skill more than Thirty-One (mostly skill vs. skill and luck).
• Village at Night is louder than Thirty-One (loud vs. lively).

At a glance

At a glance	Village at Night	Thirty-One
Type	Party games	Card games
Players	5–12 players	2–9 players
Length of a game	15–30 min	10–20 min
Age	ages 10+	ages 8+
Luck or skill	mostly skill	skill and luck
Noise level	loud	lively
Learning curve	clear after one round	quick to learn
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.

Thirty-One

Three cards in your hand, three in the middle: swap until one suit gets as close to 31 as you can. Whoever knocks ends the round – and the worst hand then loses a life.

Pick Thirty-One when a bigger group wants a fast card game with a bit of a thrill.

What they have in common

• Both work for 5–9 players.
• In both, everyone has secret information on their own phone.
• Both come free with Gather and need no account.