Vigilante

About this board game

Vigilante is a 2022 board game for 3–5 players that combines social deduction, action management, and tableau-building in a tense fight against villains running free in the city. With a play time of approximately 120 minutes, it offers multiple scenarios for groups seeking different levels of uncertainty and conflict.

Each round, players have four actions to develop their teams and respond to the threats around them. They can fight and imprison villains, recruit new heroes, search for equipment and other helpful cards, or heal. Players then secretly roll their dice and contribute one die to the group—a choice that may sometimes help everyone, but will usually hinder them.

In Brought to Justice, every player receives a secret role. Good players form the majority and must collectively imprison seven villains per Good player before the game ends. Evil players work to foil those plans, while Neutral players pursue independent missions that can add another layer of chaos.

• Good players: Work toward the shared goal of imprisoning enough villains.
• Evil players: Attempt to prevent the Good players from succeeding.
• Neutral players: Follow independent missions that can disrupt the wider struggle.

Shifting Allegiances increases the uncertainty by guaranteeing only one Good player. The remaining roles may be any combination of Good, Evil, or Neutral, so even a table made up entirely of Good players cannot assume who to trust right away.

As you build your tableau, discover synergies between heroes, and choose how to spend each action, Vigilante creates many possible paths to victory. Every secret die contribution and uncertain alliance can change the course of the city’s struggle.