The game is for 1-5 people. All are detectives. They are interpreting evidences of murder.
Use standard card deck
Preparation:
-Take all J, Q and K. Shuffle.
-Take first pair and show victim.
-Next and third pair put reversed - principal and murderer.
-Shuffle rest with the deck - witnesses.
Adventure:
Four rounds - briefings.
Detectives meet on briefing. Describe and talk about evidences and interrogations of witnesses. Everyone take 2 cards - interpret them - tables below - connect them for better story. If any witness - one principal or (later) murderer card is shown. If after four briefing murderer was not shown - try to guess or murder wasn’t resolved.
Symbols:
first card: gender
second: age
CARD | KING | QUINN | RED JACK | BLACK JACK |
GENDER | Male | Female | Female | Male |
AGE | Old | Middleage | Young |
Red: bloody
Black: dirty / broken
CARD | CLUBS | HEARTS | DIAMONDS | SPADES |
ACE, 2 | bat | pendant | vessel | kitchen |
3, 4 | furniture | map | knife | dinette |
5, 6 | key | gloves | money | garden |
7, 8 | desk | hat | axe | street |
9, 10 | umbrella | painting | clock | sitting-room |
Example: Housemaid (Heart Jack) saw women (first principal card) who gave money (5 Diamond) to somebody.
Example: Bloody vessel (2 Diamond) was found under the desk (8 club).
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