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Strategic Roles in Avalon: Merlin and Percival's Gameplay Dynamics

By

wdaher

9mo ago· 5 min readenInsight

Summary

The article discusses the dynamics of the game Avalon, focusing on the roles of Merlin and Percival. Merlin knows the identities of the evil players but must remain hidden, while Percival acts as a decoy by observing Merlin's actions. The piece explores the strategic elements of the game and the interplay between these characters.

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Merlin knows who the evil players are, but can’t reveal what he knows, because the evil team can kill Merlin and win the game.
Percival’s only power is that he knows who Merlin is. So he secretly watches Merlin’s actions.
One team is 'good', trying to uncover who among them is 'evil', before the evil team wins.
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I’ve enjoyed playing a game called Avalon recently. I won’t go too far into the rules, but it’s a hidden role game in the vein of Secret Hitler or Werewolf, where one team is “good”, trying to uncover who among them is “evil”, before the evil team wins.

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