Play-at-home games by University Games
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Not our favourite type of game but it was okay.
MILD SPOLIER ALERT
Calling the phone number in the UK is a premium rate, which my tariff doesn't include, but we solved the case without it.
Ok. Feels very much like you're solving a real cold case with a tonne of reading to do and nothing very exciting to explore or websites to peruse, it's very much a case file of people and places with some of it not being particularly relevant. We managed to choose the correct murderer and motive but it wasn't very exciting to play or solve. Rather like hard work!
Really smart murder investigation with loads of different clues. Really brilliant with a group of friends bouncing out of each others.
This is the second game from this series I’ve played, and it felt a little lacklustre in comparison. The quality of the materials was still great, but it just felt like there wasn’t enough information to be gained to really feel like you were solving a complex case, unlike Antarctica. It definitely took us a lot less time, and while I can’t fault any of the puzzles it gave us, it just felt like there should’ve been more to it.
You may enjoy it more if you don’t have expectations going in though, as it’s still a solid game.
Really brilliant box game! A cohesive and interesting storyline that tied together really well - it's branded as a 'Murder mystery case file' and it definitely lives up to it, having to put information together rather than a series of unrelated puzzles. Requires some internet usage it's really seamlessly integrated in an interesting way. The info document also doesn't set a specific time limit, just urging you to get it done by the 'end of the day', which I personally really enjoyed as you can really enjoy working everything out and finding all the lore without feeling rushed.