Subtitles section Play video Print subtitles WIL WHEATON: Long before I piloted a starship around the galaxy and reversed the polarity seven times a day, before breakfast, rookies, I was a huge fan of science fiction. From the escapist space operas of the pulp era to the dystopian tales of the post-nuclear 20th century, science fiction captured my imagination and inspired my life. Spoiler alert, I love games set in a science fiction universe. So today, on "Table Top", Ashley Clements, Allison Scagliotti, Felicia Day, and Amy Okuda are here to join me in a dystopian world where a corrupt government has made life miserable for its citizens, so miserable some of us are trying to take that government down. But some of us are actually loyal government agents in disguise. We are about to find out who is a spy and who is a loyal member of The Resistance. [MUSIC PLAYING] The Resistance is a deception game designed by Don Eskridge, set in the distant future, where corporations have subverted democracy and taken over the world. Yes, the distant future. [TING] We are all members of a highly trained espionage team attempting to bring down the machine. Unfortunately, two loyal government agents have infiltrated our ranks. Now these spies will know who the other is, but the loyal members of the resistance do not. And that's the game. We're trying to ferret out those spies, so we can be successful. The game is played in five rounds. Each round will start with a new leader. At the beginning of the turn, the leader will nominate players to go on a mission. If we like the composition of the team, we will vote to approve the team. We use these markers to represent our vote. Once a team has been assembled, those players vote in secret for the mission to succeed or for the mission to fail. Now, if you are a resistance member, you must vote for the mission to succeed. But if you're a spy, you can vote for the mission to succeed or fail, as suits your nefarious ends. For the resistance to win the game, they must successfully complete three of the five missions. Otherwise the spies prevail. Which one of us is a filthy, vile, awful betrayer? Who is loyal? Let's find out. It is time to play The Resistance. ASHLEY CLEMENTS: I'm Ashley Clements. And I'm an actor, best known on the web for playing Lizzie Bennet in "The Lizzie Bennet Diaries". AMY OKUDA: I'm Amy Okuda. And I'm an actress. And I think most people on the internet will know me as Tinkerbella from "The Guild". ALLISON SCAGLIOTTI: My name is Alison Scagliotti. I'm an actor and a Virgo. Right now, I play Claudia Donovan on "Warehouse 13." FELICIA DAY: I am Felicia Day. And I do a variety of things with acting, writing, and producing. And they are mostly on the internet. WIL WHEATON: Welcome to The Resistance. You will be able to identify me as we play, because I am the dude. ALLISON SCAGLIOTTI: Ah, yes. WIL WHEATON: Amy is going to be the leader in the first round. And now we will find out who is loyal and who is a spy, as I mix the cards up. ASHLEY CLEMENTS: Better get my game face on. WIL WHEATON: Ready? There you go, Felicia, Ashley, Amy, Scaggs. ALLISON SCAGLIOTTI: I'm talking about. WIL WHEATON: Wil. All right, everybody look at your card, find out if you are loyal or a spy. Everybody knows who they are now. OK, so everyone close your eyes. Now spies open your eyes and make eye contact with each other. FELICIA DAY: So I'm a spy. ALLISON SCAGLIOTTI: Finding out that I'm a spy, I'm a little bummed out. That makes my job a little harder. My job is to now throw people off my scent. But I think I'm up for the challenge. WIL WHEATON: Spies, you all know who you are. Close your eyes, please. Now everyone, open your eyes. ASHLEY CLEMENTS: Her eyes didn't dilate. This one's a spy. WIL WHEATON: Wow, look at that. ALLISON SCAGLIOTTI: Wow, that was really quick. ASHLEY CLEMENTS: Your eyes were exactly the same. FELICIA DAY: So easy. So easy. It's so easy. I told you. ALLISON SCAGLIOTTI: The ladies doth protest too much, methinks. WIL WHEATON: Yeah. FELICIA DAY: Oh, no, no, look at her face. AMY OKUDA: It's not. No. I'm. No. WIL WHEATON: OK. ALLISON SCAGLIOTTI: This is not convincing. ASHLEY CLEMENTS: I made eye contact with this one as soon as she open her eyes, and there was no dilation. They were exactly the same. Allison's pupils did not change at all the second she opened them, as if they had just been opened. So she's a spy. ALLISON SCAGLIOTTI: I'm a resistance. Look, I'm wearing blue. No, I'm totally a spy. WIL WHEATON: Amy, you're the leader. Who would you like to have go on this first mission. You need to nominate two players for this mission. Who would you like to nominate? AMY OKUDA: Well, I would like to nominate myself. WIL WHEATON: Of course you would. AMY OKUDA: Because-- WIL WHEATON: Because you're a spy. AMY OKUDA: No, I'm not a spy. FELICIA DAY: I think you're a spy. You're a spy. Look at your little face. AMY OKUDA: I'm not-- you guys, really. ALLISON SCAGLIOTTI: It's exactly what spies do when they're the leader. You nominate yourself. AMY OKUDA: My game plan is to have someone believe me. WIL WHEATON: So there, that's the gun you're carrying on the mission. Be careful with it. [BANG, BANG] And who else would you like to nominate? AMY OKUDA: I mean, I don't know. ALLISON SCAGLIOTTI: Look at her closed body language, you guys. FELICIA DAY: No, I know-- AMY OKUDA: It's so you. FELICIA DAY: I'm just trying to find another one. ASHLEY CLEMENTS: She's the spy. You're picking the spy? ALLISON SCAGLIOTTI: That's just mean. AMY OKUDA: Because I think she's a spy. ASHLEY CLEMENTS: Yeah, but she's not going to give it away the first round. FELICIA DAY: I think one of these two is a spy, because you're so easy. ASHLEY CLEMENTS: Yeah, exactly, I'm so easy, so you know I'm loyal, because I'm a terrible liar. FELICIA DAY: Yeah. WIL WHEATON: I'm suspicious of Amy just because. AMY OKUDA: Everyone's always suspicious. WIL WHEATON: Right, good, now that we've settled that, let's vote, then. So you've got an approve and a reject in front of you. So just flip them over, and we'll see. Majority will rule here, reject, approve, approve, reject, approve. ASHLEY CLEMENTS: Yay. WIL WHEATON: Yeah, I don't want Amy on this mission, because I think Amy's a spy. So here are your cards, your success and fail cards.