Hidden Games Murder Mystery Game – Solve a Crime at a Folk Festival – Cold Case Detective Investigation with 30+ Clues – Board Game for Teens, Adults, Couples & Groups - The New Heaven

First time doing one of these games. Fun!!! A great way to spend a rainy evening without TV/media. Clues were well presented. Really liked being able to go online to get more case details - made it feel less of a game and more real. Not sure how well it would play with a lot of people. There's a lot to read and back/forth discussion of clues. TIP - Don't overlook anything. Every detail matters. Liked it so much I ordered another one immediately! Can't wait. As far as value for money, I'll be looking for sales and coupons. That said - in my opinion - any time spent away from media/notifications aka noise - is priceless to me.

Fun game, played with my teen daughter. We had a blast. For the cost, I wish the package came with at least 3-4 cases, as it’s pretty expensive for a single game in my opinion. Recommend for true crime buffs, family gatherings, & slumber parties.

I love these games. When the family gets together its a fun way to spend the time. We all brain storm and have fun figuring out the mystery.

Great mystery with lots of interconnected clues, some online & phone components, a couple of red herrings, and a nicely developed timeline to figure out. Unlike some mystery games, I consider this one very fair. Several potentially guilty parties, but diligent discovery and elimination will lead you to just one. Good luck!

This game was a ton of fun. It made great use of the internet, including social media. The props were realistic and some were helpful in solving the case. However, the storyline and the reason the murder was committed fell short. Because the reason for the murder was so farfetched, all the efforts in cracking the case felt like a waste of time.

I loved this! I am a retired police officer and my family figured I'd be good at looking at all the evidence provided. Still, it required a group effort that really brought people together. It is so interactive and creative with all kinds of media to work with, just as in real life. This was great!

We have done a good handful of these types of games and I will say that this was the best one we have ever done. We really liked the components. It had a lot of interactions, we loved the bulletin "board" that you hang up to see all the suspects. It was just all around a great one. We finished in about an hour with 3 of us. We actually got the answer incorrect, but that was ok, because the true answer totally made sense and wasn't totally off base like some other games where there would be no way to come to that conclusion without some really odd assumptions. So well done! I just ordered the 2nd one and am already bummed that that is it, no more. Hope you produce more soon!

good product

Justo

We ordered the American Version of the game because of English speaking friends. +) The principle of the game is quite nice. It is different than escape games and the details were really cool. If one likes crime series this is a real highlight and highly recommended by us. +) Customer service via email is excellent. As we had issues (see below) we contacted the email given in the game and got a reply the same day! +) Nice extras like an overview map, date chart and suspect list made us nearly wanna by a Flipchart :D The suspect list with possible motives was not really needed for us. +) In theory you could copy the files and let other people play it again, however the big poster doesn't really fit in a copy machine so that would have to be done manually (which isn't a big problem - or you just buy a Flipchart :D). -) Sadly there were a few flaws with surnames when comparing the files in the folder to the interrogation records on the police server (different name: e.g. Max Clover and Max Cobbler and 5 more people). At least the first names stayed the same so we kinda figured that out. -) *little spoiler alert*: the American version contained an American mailbox number one has to call. Of course from Europe we wouldnt do that. Customer service sent us the MP3 file the same day we asked so that was not a big problem but interrupted the flow a bit. -) opinion of solution: we figured everything out except for the motive. We thought we had the proper motive (we suspected the correct person) but the motive of the solution was a bit far fetched in our opinion. Obviously more people thought that. We could have thought of a much better reason why this person killed the victim. -) feeling that police files are not complete: of course that can be planned by the makers so that the players have to figure out more, however, for authenticity it could have been handled a little bit differently. Compared to others we at least didn't have an issue with missing documents (content can be checked at the homepage). Conclusion: We will still try a second case as it was fun and can be played in a Corona friendly manner when you copy the files before playing and share it with your friends. The price might seem a bit high to some people considering it's just an envelope with paper, however, we find it fair. The love for detail and setting up all kind of other stuff outside the folder should be valued. The game play is innovative and a lot of thinking goes into creating a story like this. Moreover, the customer service is very excellent. Ideas like this should be supported and not used for private profit so that many more cases will be available in the future. We recommended this game to all of our friends.

Wir haben das Spiel zu sechst gespielt und waren alle restlos begeistert – keiner hat sich auch nur eine Minute gelangweilt! Es ist wirklich ein mega Spiel, das unglaublich viel Spaß macht. Was uns besonders begeistert hat, ist das umfangreiche und liebevoll gestaltete Material, das direkt einsatzbereit ist. Jeder von uns hatte etwas zu tun und wurde vollständig ins Spielgeschehen eingebunden – das sorgt für echte Spannung und Teamdynamik. Man fühlt sich richtig wie ein Ermittler! Man merkt bei jedem Detail, wie viel Liebe, Fleiß und Arbeit in diesem Spiel steckt. Ein absolut gelungener Abend für alle Beteiligten! Ja, es ist vielleicht etwas teurer als andere Spiele dieser Art, aber es ist jeden Cent wert. Klare Kaufempfehlung für alle Krimi- und Spielefans!

This is the same as the BARRIDALE Case just with a new name. Very deceptive and now I have to return a Christmas present!

Ein wirklich tolles Spiel, mit dem man lange beschäftigt ist. Am Anfang muss man sich erst etwas hineinfinden, aber sobald man den Dreh raus hat, wird es richtig großartig. Das Spiel ist definitiv sein Geld wert und macht viel Spaß.