Cryptic Killers Unsolved murder mystery game - Cold Case Files Investigation Detective Evidence & Crime File - individuals, date nights & party games- Murder at the Magic Mirror Casino

Brilliant. 2 of us sat and did on a free day. 3.5 difficulty rating was nice, we had our suspicions but still had to piece together the evidence and though we had a few avenues to look like, it didnt cause any arguments or 'board game tension' some couples may get. Took about 4 hrs with breaks to start and tend to our fire and get nibbles in the middle. Would happily to another one, really enjoyable. Used a black and red pen and a spare paper pad to complete so we've been able to pack it up and will swap with my parents who got a different case 🙂 The online case files were a nice touch and we loved that when we went to the website to put in who had done it that it confirmed our theories on the other suspects albis.

This is our third one and we heavily reccomend. As a couple who met on a forensics course - it is our bread and butter. Some require decoding messages but this did not which was a nice change. It includes newspaper snippets, police reports, access to emails and CCTV images, takes 1-2 hours and is great fun. Good one to start with, buy it! Printed well and can be done as with as little as one person. Probably good for 16+ but that depends on the people, would reccomend if they are interested as it would make a good gift idea.

Did this with my husband and friend tonight for a cosy night in pre Christmas. We had snacks and drinks and it took us about 2.5 hrs. It was a really fun way to spend a night in using our brains and solving the case by trying to find alibis for the suspects in order to find who the killer was. All of the clues and documents were really well done, detailed and well put together across all evidence in the file. We all really enjoyed it and would defo recommend giving this a go! Can’t wait to try the others in the range now.

We had a very enjoyable evening playing this game. This one would really suit a beginner who hasn't played any of these police file games before. The evidence is really well put together and we found the killer quite easily by working out the suspects and deciphering their Alibi's, a real process of elimination leads you straight to the killer which is great. Although, I have to say this was the first police file game i've played by this maker. The previous police file game i played was by hidden cases and the evidence, websites and phone calls were far superior in the hidden cases one, also in the hidden cases file you also had to work out, not just the killer but the motive, and who sent certain pieces of information, which was much more fun and made the game a worthier win. The evidence in this game was quite mediocre, like photocopied pieces of paper, wheras hidden games you get a poster you can put up as your police board and a calender along with much higher quality evidence, and for the same price i paid for this one. All in all I would 100% reccomend this police file, especially to people who like true crime or anyone whoose secretly always wanted to be a detective. The best thing about this game is we didn't need to write on anything so the game can easily be passed on to family or friends for them to also play, which makes it better than the hidden cases as you can only play that one once. I'm looking forward to getting my next one from this maker, i'm going to try a harder one as this was 3.5 stars difficulty and we didn't need to take any hints at all, it all went together quite easiy and we came to the correct conclusion and found the killer, but i prefer a bit more of a challange...

I bought this case file for my wife and I to do one evening whilst on holiday. It provided us with around 2 to 2 1/2 hours of entertainment. The case file is very well put together and presented. The instructions are clear and simple - read through the material provided and identify the killer by eliminating those suspects that couldn't have done it. As you read through the material the story unfolds and the different sources of information, from newspapers and magazines to police reports, emails, phone records, makes the process a lot more interesting and fun. There is also content accessed via a website so internet access is essential, but again this adds another dimension to the source material. We didn't find it overly difficult but of a sufficient level to make us think without becoming frustrated or bored and giving up. There are hints on the website but we found we didn't need to use these. Once you submit your answer on the website you get a full case summary detailing how each suspect can be eliminated and the killer identified. It was very satisfying to see when you've spotted all the clues, but equally so when you realise that you missed some of the details. Would I get another one - Yes, definitely.

We had absolutely great fun doing this! Definitely recommend for anyone looking for a great games night. For us to solve the mystery and bring the killer to justice, it took around 3 hours. Can’t wait to buy another!

So so fun to do! It took us about 2h30. It’s so well made! I highly recommend for a friends dinner or date night!

it was such a fun date night i would definitely recommend!!

SO MUCH FUN!!!! I have played case solving games from other brands but this was my first Cryptic Killers game to play. I'm such a fan now!!! I loved the story line and had so much fun going through all the different types of evidence to piece all the clues together. Once I found the alibis for the different suspects I was able to eliminate it down to the killer. It was very entertaining and challenging. I will definitely solve more cases from Cryptic Killers!!!

This was our first one and we seem to have been slower than others, but we did it over 3 evenings and it took about 6 hours. It was well thought out, difficult enough, but not impossible to figure out. We missed 2 clues which was why it took us longer, but it was thoroughly enjoyable. We did it as a couple with our adult daughter helping occasionally. Would be a great thing to do as a group. We know to be more watchful for certain clues the next time. And there will be a next time.

Well thought out and fun to solve. This puzzle had some interesting twist and creative clues!

My partner and I have a great time working on this. Was easy to understand and took us about 4 hours to solve. Definitely want to purchase others.

Very fun. Not to hard to solve and not too easy. Should take you 2-3 hours