Uma Musume Pretty Derby's Official Channel Drops 'Word Wolf' Video for 4.5th Anniversary, Fans Go Wild

The official YouTube channel "PakaTube!" for the popular game "Uma Musume Pretty Derby" has released a live-play video of the board game "Word Wolf" as part of its 4.5th-anniversary event project, drawing a significant response from fans.

This time, the "Word Wolf" challenge featured popular Uma Musume characters known as the "Stego Family" or "Golden Family": Gold Ship, Dream Journey, Phenomene, and Stay Gold. In the approximately 50-minute-long video, these unique characters engaged in an intense psychological battle, leading to an outpouring of praise on social media with comments like "adorable," "the best," and "too funny."

"Word Wolf" is a board game where players are divided into a minority "Word Wolf" role and a majority "Civilian" role. Players discuss a given topic and try to identify the Word Wolf by noticing discrepancies in their descriptions. It's characterized by simple yet deep rules, and comments like "difficult" and "I have no idea" were scattered throughout the video, indicating that viewers also enjoyed solving the mystery alongside the players.

Particular attention was drawn to how each character played the game. Dream Journey was praised for her "consistently skillful play," while Stay Gold bewildered others with her "disruptive" remarks, even prompting Gold Ship to admonish her with "That's not good, you know." There was also a scene where Phenomene repeatedly asked Gold Ship "Do you like it?", and due to the difficulty of Word Wolf, Gold Ship's comment "As a character, I have to talk a lot, so everyone's targeting me, lol" also surfaced, showing how fans enjoyed seeing each character's personality influence the game.

Some users also raised questions like "Is Word Wolf different from Werewolf?" and commented on the game's appeal, such as "It's excellent value for money because you can play it with just an app," suggesting that interest in "Word Wolf" is growing thanks to the video.

This project not only brought out new charms of Uma Musume but also served as an opportunity to widely communicate the fun of the board game "Word Wolf," and it continues to be enjoyed by many viewers even some time after its release.

The context

"Uma Musume Pretty Derby" is a hugely popular Japanese multimedia franchise that features anthropomorphized racehorses as anime-style girls. It includes a successful mobile game, anime series, manga, and music. The official YouTube channel, "PakaTube!", regularly posts content related to the game and its characters. The characters featured in the video – Gold Ship, Dream Journey, Phenomene, and Stay Gold – are all based on real-life racehorses, and the latter three are all progeny of Stay Gold, earning them the fan-given nickname "Stego Family" or "Golden Family." "Word Wolf" is a social deduction party game popular in Japan, similar in concept to Werewolf or Mafia, but typically focusing on word association and subtle communication clues rather than direct accusations, making it suitable for casual play and often available as a simple mobile app.

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