The best games from Ted Alspach 🇺🇸👨 2025
Looking for a really good game from game designer Ted Alspach 👨? Then we have just the thing: the list with the best Ted Alspach games 2025.
Who is Ted Alspach anyway?
Ted Alspach has been designing dice, card & board games since 2005. The game designer hails from New York City, New York, USA🇺🇸, was born in 1968 and currently lives in Louisville, Tennessee, USA🇺🇸.
Alspach's first game was the "Bay Area" expansion for "Age of Steam." He developed it in 2005 at the age of 37 - so Ted Alspach has been designing games for over 20 years. Famous Alspach games include Castles of Mad King Ludwig, Suburbia & many titles of the Werwolf-Series.
Marketing studies
He studied Bachelor of Science in Marketing at Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania, USA🇺🇸. During his time there, he founded and published a school magazine which he funded through local advertisements.
Career start in the IT industry
After graduating, he worked for various graphics and desktop publishing companies (e.g. Corel, Adobe). Along the way, he also published various articles in IT magazines (MacAddict and Macworld) and wrote entire books (such as "Adobe Illustrator For Dummies"). Alspach published 18 books over the course of his 20 years as an IT guy.
From 1999 to 2006, Alspach worked at Adobe as Group Product Manager for Illustrator and the Creative Suite.
2006: start board game company on the side!
Alspach's experience in the game industry began with the release of several expansions for Age of Steam. Then in 2006 he founded Bézier Games, the first release was "Start Player". In 2013, he renounced the IT industry completely and since then has been dedicated only to the board game world.
In addition to serving as CEO of Bézier Games, Inc, Alspach continues to design new games and oversee and develop titles by other designers.
Alspach's games range from social deduction and party-games to medium-heavy strategy-games. He has carved out a unique niche with werewolf-themed games, from Ultimate Werewolf to Werewords to the Silver Series.
How good are "Ted Alspach" games?
There are 6 games by Ted Alspach in our Top1000 games list, making Alspach the #37 best game author out of a total of 708 authors in our database.
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List of best games by Ted Alspach 2025
In this list we have listed the best board games that Ted Alspach either designed himself - or was involved in designing.
Unfortunately, not all of Ted Alspach's games are currently available. In the following list you can find all dice, board & card games by Ted Alspach that you can buy 2025:
Werewords
Werewords is a fast-paced word-guessing game blended with the intrigue of a hidden role mechanism. In this engaging party game, players work together to guess a secret word, while also navigating the deceit of a werewolf who knows the word but is trying to lead them astray.
Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.
⭐️ Nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2019
More details for Werewords- 4 - 10 Players
- 10 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Daybreak
One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Daybreak is a standalone expansion to the popular social deduction game One Night Ultimate Werewolf. Designed for 3-7 players, Daybreak offers a quick, engaging experience where everyone gets a hidden role with a special ability. In the span of just one in-game morning, players must deduce who among them is a werewolf, with the game's outcome hinging on uncovering at least one werewolf.
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Daybreak- 3 - 10 Players
- 10 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Daybreak
One Night Ultimate Werewolf
One Night Ultimate Werewolf is a dynamic and fast-paced game for 3-10 players that brings the excitement and deduction of werewolf stories to your tabletop. This game is all about quick thinking, bluffing, and trying to outsmart your friends.
Nominated for 5 awards.
More details for One Night Ultimate Werewolf- 3 - 10 Players
- 10 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for One Night Ultimate Werewolf
Ultimate Werewolf: Ultimate Edition
Ultimate Werewolf: Ultimate Edition brings the classic werewolf mystery to your table, transforming your group into a 16th-century village besieged by werewolves. It's a game of social deduction and deception for 5 to 68 players, where villagers work to uncover the werewolves hiding among them, and werewolves plot to remain undiscovered while they pick off villagers one by one. With over 30 unique roles and 18 different scenarios, this game offers a dynamic and engaging experience for players of all ages and experience levels.
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Ultimate Werewolf: Ultimate Edition- 5 - 68 Players
- 30 - 90 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Ultimate Werewolf: Ultimate Edition
Castles of Mad King Ludwig
Castles of Mad King Ludwig is a creative and strategic tile-laying game where players construct an opulent castle for King Ludwig II of Bavaria. This game combines architectural planning with economic strategy.
Nominated for 14 awards and won 4.
More details for Castles of Mad King Ludwig- 1 - 4 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Start Player
More details for Start PlayerMore than 2.5 million additional games could be played each year with a quicker method for selecting a starting player. The solution is simple: just flip a card to identify the starting player. The system is designed to be straightforward, whether by recognizing the tallest player or the one with the most unbuttoned buttons.
- 2 - 99 Players
- 1 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Immediately playable
Suburbia
Suburbia is a tile-laying strategy board game where players take on the role of city planners, tasked with transforming small towns into bustling metropolises. Players strategically use hexagonal building tiles to construct residential, commercial, civic, and industrial areas, along with unique points of interest that harness the resources of nearby towns. The goal is not just to expand but to effectively manage the economic and reputation aspects of their growing cities.
Nominated for 3 awards and won 1.
More details for Suburbia- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Ultimate Werewolf
More details for Ultimate WerewolfUltimate Werewolf is an interactive party game featuring two teams: villagers and werewolves. Villagers must identify the werewolves among them while the werewolves attempt to eliminate villagers discreetly. The game unfolds over a series of day and night phases, with players discussing and voting each day to eliminate suspects, and the werewolves choosing a victim at night.
- 5 - 30 Players
- 30 - 90 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Ultimate Werewolf
Silver
Your village has been overrun by wild werewolves, represented by numbers on the cards in your village. Use the special abilities of your villagers and your powerful secret weapon—a silver amulet—to get rid of the werewolves faster than neighboring villages.
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for Silver- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
One Night Ultimate Super Villains
More details for One Night Ultimate Super VillainsUnbeknownst to the citizens of Shady Grove, USA, a battle is brewing in the shadows. Mighty heroes unite to thwart a wave of malicious supervillains hiding in plain sight. Players take on the role of either heroes or villains, each armed with incredible superpowers, as they race to reveal the treacherous wrongdoers before it's too late.
- 3 - 10 Players
- 10 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
One Night Ultimate Vampire
As night falls, vampires descend upon a sleepy little town, slowly turning villagers into more vampires. The villagers have special powers and are eager to eliminate this sinister threat. This fast-paced game for 3-10 players assigns each participant a unique role, such as the wicked vampire or the well-meaning Cupid. The goal is to identify the vampire among them to secure victory. The game can also be combined with other titles in the series.
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for One Night Ultimate Vampire- 3 - 10 Players
- 10 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Werwölfe
More details for WerwölfePlayers embody villagers to uncover the werewolves among them or take on the role of a werewolf, deceiving villagers while hunting at night. The game includes 25 cards, a character value card, and instructions, along with the need for a paper and pencil. This version supports 6-24 players and features unique characters compared to previous editions.
- 6 - 24 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Beer & Pretzels
More details for Beer & PretzelsPlayers throw coasters onto a table to earn money, repeating this process throughout the game. The player with the most money at the end wins, while the winner praises the game and the losers criticize it. Each coaster features either pretzels or beer, with different values assigned, and points are only given for visible items, leading to a lively atmosphere filled with banter and occasional disputes.
- 2 - 5 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 6+ years old
- Immediately playable
Kniffel: Das Kartenspiel
More details for Kniffel: Das KartenspielPlayers form card combinations like straights, flushes, full houses, triples, and pairs to place dice on their personal boards. They aim to draw more cards, hold more in hand, and spend cards efficiently to add dice to their supply. The first player to place all their dice on the board wins.
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Werwölfe Deluxe
More details for Werwölfe DeluxeIncludes "Werewolves," "Werewolves: Artifacts," "Werewolves: Classic Movie Monsters," and "Werewolves: Creatures of the Night." The set contains 172 cards, a notepad, a pencil, and two rulebooks.
- 5 - 68 Players
- 30 - 90 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Epic Battle
More details for One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Epic BattleThis best-of edition features a selection of the most exciting roles from "One Night Ultimate Werewolf," "Werewolf: Dawn," and "Werewolf: Vampire Twilight." Players engage in an epic battle between werewolves, vampires, and villagers.
- 3 - 10 Players
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Maglev Metro
Utilize modern magnetic levitation technology to build a metropolitan rail system that transports workers and robots beneath the city. Replace aging subway systems in Manhattan and Berlin with newer, faster, and quieter technology while improving your rail system's capabilities to ensure your passengers arrive first.
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Maglev Metro- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Colony
Players build and modernize buildings while managing resources to expand their young colony. Dice are cleverly employed as resources, with each number representing a different type. Some resources can be stored between rounds, while others must be used immediately, creating a dynamic resource management experience. The game features 28 types of building cards, but only seven are used in each game alongside fixed buildings.
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Colony- 1 - 4 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Easy to learn
Ultimate Werewolf Legacy
More details for Ultimate Werewolf LegacyUltimate Werewolf is an interactive legacy game for two teams: villagers and werewolves. Villagers don’t know who the werewolves are, while the werewolves try to remain undetected as they eliminate villagers one by one. The game progresses over a series of days and nights, where players discuss and vote on who they believe is a werewolf, while werewolves secretly choose a villager to eliminate each night. Each playthrough can vary greatly, allowing for repeated campaigns with different roles, rules, and environments. The experience is guided by an extensive diary that helps players, regardless of their prior experience, navigate through the sessions.
- 8 - 16 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Ultimate Werewolf Legacy
One Night Revolution
Players assume secret roles as either government informants or rebel fighters in a fast-paced game for 3 to 10 participants. Informants reveal themselves at night, while players take turns performing special actions that include gathering information and swapping roles. The rebels win if they successfully identify an informant; otherwise, the informants triumph by remaining hidden.
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for One Night Revolution- 3 - 10 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Mutant Meeples
More details for Mutant MeeplesMeeples are attacked by a swarm of giant radioactive butterflies during a camping trip, granting them super speed and unique powers that transform them into Mutant Meeples. Players must assemble the ultimate team of these Mutant Meeples to protect the deteriorating city of Meeptropolis while racing to reach crime scenes first, using clever combinations of their powers. The game features a large double-sided board and includes an expansion with new Meeples and tiles that change the dynamics of play.
- 2 - 7 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
The Palace of Mad King Ludwig
More details for The Palace of Mad King LudwigKing Ludwig II of Bavaria called for the best architects to design his greatest work: a world-renowned castle. Each player builds rooms one after another within a single grand palace, and as the rooms are completed, a moat gradually forms around the outside. The game offers a unique gameplay experience that differs from its predecessor, featuring no auctions and a clever endgame timer that visually increases pressure as the moat closes in, alongside a new resource management system involving multicolored swan tiles.
- 2 - 4 Players
- 75 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Medium difficulty
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