Board Game Mini Crimes - The Drowned King

This is a cooperative investigation game to test your detective skills. The small game box requires a lot of ingenuity to analyze the crime scene and find up to 10 clues. You can also become a detective of the level of Sherlock Holmes and try to unravel the case yourself in solo mode.

What happened this time?

Famous Italian grandmaster Marco Maccarone is found drowned in the bathtub of his hotel room. This happened on the eve of the semi-finals of the World Chess Championship in Berlin. Is this really an accident?

Game rules

Investigate the crime scene carefully: carefully look at the illustrations and examine the front side of the clue cards. Share your first guesses with other participants. After a short discussion, choose one clue card together, reveal it, and read the text on the back.

As you gain new information, continue the discussion, taking into account the new details, and decide which clue card to reveal next.

End of the game

Reveal the clue cards and discuss the clues you found until you are ready to answer the three main questions. Say them out loud — clearly, unambiguously, and confidently. To check your guesses, scan the QR code located below. You will receive three answers in which certain words will be highlighted in color. If these words match your answers, — consider that you were right! After that, proceed to calculating the points.

At the bottom of the box is an area for calculating the results. Draw as many stars as points you have earned. There are several rows of stars on the box, so you can share the game with your friends and challenge them — then compare your results!

Game tips:

1. The information on the backs of the clue cards may not be enough to solve the case — be sure to carefully study the crime scene and the images on the cards themselves.
2. After you open a clue card, you can always turn it over again to examine the illustration in more detail.
3. Pay close attention to all the details at the crime scene and on the cards so as not to miss important clues.
4. Reread the case description if necessary — it contains many useful hints.