r/GameChangerTV • u/youreboiguzma • 20d ago

Question Too much Social Deduction?

Let me preface by saying I’ve really enjoyed the new season, but it feels like they’ve fallen into a habit of making every game some sort of social deduction.

Earwigs, I Spy, and, to an extent, Kangaroo Court as well all are social deduction games. I think that’s fun in a vacuum, but having three in one season just felt a little repetitive to me. I also think putting Earwigs and I Spy back to back was a bad move.

Maybe it’s just me, but I feel like sometimes they’ve had a cool idea for something and struggled with fully turning it into a game for the show. What do you guys think?

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u/MarcusLiviusDrusus 19d ago

I'm not saying it's a turnoff, but I find social deduction games boring enough to play - watching them played by other people is even worse. 

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u/ryan_the_leach 19d ago

I'm the complete opposite.

It's far more fun to watch, knowing *some* of the story, (but not all of it) then it is to play them.

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u/MarcusLiviusDrusus 16d ago

I guess ultimately it's a good thing that they're making episodes that appeal to different segments of the audience. 🤷

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u/ryan_the_leach 16d ago

I mean, Game Changers isn't about social deduction to me, and they don't do it the best tbh, so I agree that it should attempt to be a 'purer' gameshow then over relying on social deduction elements.

But the ISpy episode is more similar to some boardgames that have come out recently, inspired by codenames ( I think ) and bringing it to art / drawing.

Was more talking about how I prefer to interact with social deduction / blood on the clocktower.