Cryptic Killers Unsolved murder mystery game – Cold Case
Cryptic Killers Unsolved murder mystery game – Cold Case Files Investigation Detective clues/evidence – Solve the crime – For individuals, date nights & party groups – Murder of a millionaire
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Murder Mystery Case File Games
| Dimensions: | 38.6 x 27.5 x 1.2 cm; 250 Grams |
| Material: | Paper |
| Colour: | Multicolor |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Dimensions: | 38.6 x 27.5 x 1.2 cm; 250 Grams |
| Material: | Paper |
Utterly Supreme
Superb quality, a real challenge and a need to really scrutinise the evidence as vital info is not always in plain sight. A mixture of five academics and professionals solved this without using any hint options in about 2.5 hours having a great deal of fun and being so stimulated that the time flew by. Everyone raved about it. Definitely doing more.
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Having been on the fence about buying this game for a while I finally took the plunge. The pack is very well presented and everything makes sense. It took me around 3.5 hours to solve this one but it is my first. Once I solved it I like the fact that the website explained everything from the killer to all the other suspects and the clues. The prices may seem a bit steep but I think for what you get it is the right price point. Now I have completed this one by myself I will share it with my family so it can be reused just not if you have already solved it.
The best "murder mystery" game we've ever played
This was a really good way to spend our night, the case was great with loads of twists and turns, the pack was interesting and there was plenty of information to go through. You have to be super observant as there’s so many little things that are super easy to overlook.
We both said we felt like we were solving a real murder! I’d highly recommend this for a date night, the case took us about 2 and a half hours to solve and was the best date night we had in ages.
Will be buying more and making this a amore regular way to spend our night!
Really well thought out and presented and great value. Brilliant fun!
Had a great time playing this on a rainy New Year’s Day with my daughter and her boyfriend. Lots of evidence but lots of things missing and plenty of red herrings. Took several hours and all our skills creating the timeline, testing motives and alibis, some code cracking and lots of going back over what seemed irrelevant only to find it unlocked more evidence. We found the online evidence (some to discard as irrelevant, some red herrings and some nuggets!) and only used one hint to confirm our thinking. A real sense of achievement when we got to the answer and found we’d got every character right! Really well constructed and thought out – bravo to the creators. Hours of brainteasing fun and great value. We can’t wait to find time to do the next one!
Amazing game! MUST BUY!
This game took around 2 hours! It was really good and fun got really competitive and addicted to it really wanted to just finish it. It was made in such a clever manner. You are led on from one thing to another. It just feels like dead ends. At the start we were a little confused where to start so we had to use hint 1. We went through all the hints at the end and had we used them would have been great help. It was an amazing game and the website and the effort behind it is just absolutely wonderful. It takes a real criminal mind to come up with this story line lol!
Absolutely brillia
I bought this to do as a fun activity on New Year’s Eve, four of us took part, two adults and two teenagers 14 and 15. The quality of the contents in the evidence file and the authenticity of the online materials was absolutely fantastic and this kept us occupied for a few hours. Everyone played a part and got some of the hypotheses or clues, so it was a fab family activity. No hesitation in recommending this. Loved it!
An entertaining challenge
We enjoyed the challenge of solving the murder. 2 couples played post Christmas having shared a meal. It took us about 3.5 hours in total as there was a lot of material to read and think about. It was well constructed and the quality of papers in the file were excellent although the CCTV images were a little blurred. A password had to be discovered to access further files on line. We eliminated some characters as suspects and correctly named the killer. The summary newspaper report of the court case was good as it confirmed our thinking and also highlighted a couple of small things we had missed.
A lot of fun!
When I bought it after reading the reviews and when I received the envelope, I wasn’t really convinced it was a good idea to spend 20 on some paper that I could use only once. However, after 20 minutes of playing the game all five of us were really getting into it and we were buzzing – everything put up on the wall organised like pros and using a board for all the suspects 🙂 As my kids are now adults too, I think the challenge was being a good team and listening to each other’s ideas like equals. At the end, when we reflected on our performance, we were amazed how much each one of us had contributed and helped the team to move forward despite some disagreements on the way. We would like to play more of these games and I will buy them with more confidence. The difficulty rating of ours was 3.5 out 5 and it took us nearly 2 hours for our first game (we didn’t realise the time tbh) so I think we could be a quicker in the future if we get organised more efficiently at the start when we have to study all the evidence. This game is great for team building and developing critical thinking skills in a fun and engaging way. Well done to the creators!
Fab game, great fu
4 of us had a detective night and played this. We struggled a bit logging in to the email address provided, and there were a few tricky bits that kept us interested. We did need pen and paper to write down what was going on but perhaps overcomplicated some bits. The attention to detail is fab- the game is presented in an evidence file and the quality and range of the evidence is great and I enjoyed the storyline.
It does seem expensive for something you only use once but we photocopied bits so we could write on them then passed the game on to be enjoyed by others, and when you compare it to a cinema visit or other experience the price is low, and you can enjoy it at home.
I highly recommend this game, it provided us with nearly 3 hours of fun during a dinner party!
Great Fu
Guessed the killer early on but had to carry on through the evidence to rule the others out. Really enjoyed and will look at doing some more in the future. Took around an hour.
Great family fu
2 adults 2 kids really enjoyed putting our phones away for the afternoon and soending time doing this fun activity. Well put together great evidence and lots of great evindence to decipher.
Murder of a millionaire
Took 2 nights to solve was absolutely great to engage & dive right into, also a great thing for nights in if you take your time going through every little last thing. Can’t wait to try out more
Brilliant night!
We had such a fun time solving this case! It is the perfect night in for anyone who loves true crime. The pack is great quality and comes with everything you need. There are useful tips if you get stuck at any point but it is the perfect level of difficulty! Really enjoyed playing and will be looking to purchase more of their packs!
INCREDIBLE FUN!
This was honestly the perfect game to kill a few hours! I bought this game a while ago but we never got around to playing it untill now! It was just me and my girlfriend that played it, but you can obviously include more people. It’s so much fun and really well thought out. If you love trying to figure things out and have the time, this is the game for you! Going to buy another version right now! Great value for money!
Very fun but hard work
I played this with my partner and although we got this correct it tool a few hours and alot of brain power. We can not wait to get our next one
So much fun!
We spent all night trying to figure this out. getting into the emails was the hardest part. We absolutely loved it and everyone i told about it is interested in trying it too. Perfect for a date night 🙂
A fun night in, a good couple of hours figuring out whodunni
A really interesting and fun way to spend an evening. The physical evidence was great and the online stuff worked perfectly. A really interesting storyline and was a lot of fun. We bought another one because we liked it so much!
Was such a fun date night!!
Such value for money! We had a whole evening spent together (a few arguments) but laughter and quality time together having fun cracking the case!! Will definitely be getting the next one! Highly recommended!
Thoroughly enjoyed a different date night.
Overwhelmed at first at the amount of evidence and not being able to piece it together. Guess that was the point . We thoroughly enjoyed it and plan on buying another some time soon.
We had such a good time!!
Bought this to do for our anniversary and we had such a good time! Took us about 3 hours to figure it out! We then gave it to our family’s to try and they had a blast! highly recommend!
Great date night fu
Was really good, took about 2.5 hours with 2 of us.
A few red herrings threw us off, even once we were sure we knew who it was. Was expecting a big ah ha moment when working it out but was still good fun. Definitely would get another one!
Great game
This is a great game which has been cleverly thought out, at first it may seem daunting but if you get stuck there are plenty of hints to help you along if you need it.
The actual material you receive feels very realistic and really helps to set the mood that you are a real detective for an investigation.
Would definitely recommend as a good starter game, and look forward to trying some of the others in this series!
Don't rush and don't give up!
I originally ordered this for a stay at home date night as something different to do however, we had friends over and the four of us played the game. It was so much fun, we laughed at how serious we took our investigation and even gave out role such as ‘lead investigator’. It took us about 3 hours to crack but we were chatting and having drinks while playing so we probably could have done it quicker. Id definitely recommend to anyone thinking of purchasing as an alternative nights in entertainment.
So much fun !!
Took me a little while to work out who did the murder, would deffo recommend doing it with someone as seems a little challenging doing it alone. Would buy the other ones again.
A really fun evening
We spent the evening solving the case and really enjoyed ourselves! Think it gives you *just* enough to solve it if you are really looking for the hints. Some things are easier to figure out, but we really enjoyed the challenges it gave us! Our recommendation would be to read *everything* it’s all there for a reason and by doing that you’ll get it! We will be having a go at the other cases too another time and would recommend to others! 20 might seem a lot but I think it was worth it. Cheaper than a trip to the cinema or another evening activity.
Great way to spend a couple of hours!
Loved it! Very clever game, as well as detailed evidence, witness statements and pathology reports, there’s information to be accessed online too. Very satisfying that we caught the killer! 5 stars
Loved it!
I brought this game to take away on holiday and do one evening when the kids were in bed. What a game! It did take us quite a while to solve but the detail it goes in is fantastic and we actually guessed it correctly! Certainly will be buying another one!
Fun date nigh
Really enjoyed solving the case had to use a few hints here and there otherwise we were stuck. We had some incling of who it was but weren’t sure until we solved it.
Enthralling and really challenged us all!
Excellent for taking on holiday and getting the younger ones away from their phones and devices although we used a laptop to support our research.
We got the right person so felt pretty satisfying aground! Highly recommend!
Amazing! So interesting!
My partner and I loved this! We spent 4 hours doing it for our “date night” and got really into it. Couldn’t recommend this enough! Can’t wait to do the next one!!
MOAM
Enjoyed reading all the information,
But struggled to understand why all pieces were relevant and no further information on jade apart from photos. The emails were hard to understand what was required to decrypt them
Amazing Murder Mystery
We really enjoyed this murder mystery. We also played it with our 12 year old son who loves Horror movies and he thoroughly enjoyed it. Evidence was really informative and incredibly lifelike. It made you feel like you were a real detective. We also loved the email account that you log into, It was so good. Hints were also very helpful too. We caught the killer!! Loved it and will definitely be purchasing more. Thank you!!!
Absolutely brilliant!
Loved this! Great high-quality activity, especially loved how realistic this felt with the evidence pieces. Tricky enough for a good few hours of play, but still easy enough that it was solvable without having to rely too heavily on hints! Will definitely buy another set soon!
Good fun and a bit different.
Good fun, and a good date night idea for something a bit different. Just make sure you leave more than enough time to complete it, as we got stuck for a little while on something, then had to leave to get to a cinema booking, so ended up finishing it on another day, and we had obviously forgot some stuff, so took longer overall because of the delay.
An Alternative Evening
Had fun trying to figure out the killer/s of this 2 hour (ish) game. At first it can be quite daunting when you look at all the evidence laid out in front of you, but once you get going it’ll be hard to stop until you’ve solve the case.
Fantastic - murder of a millionaire
We had so much fun figuring this out, we press it across a couple of nights. We chose to do it for our anniversary – different we know. So pleased we did, it feels like your solving a real case. The content is incredibly realistic and we can’t wait to do another one!
Absoloutly brilliant!
I had seen this all over tiktok and thought we need to try this. Played on a recent family holiday what fun we had playing detectives loads of fun and we were gutted when we finally found the killer. Can’t wait to buy another one. Thanks to the creator for making this! If you’re looking to buy it, just do it! So much fun.
Brilliant! Very detailed very well put togethe
I bought this for me and the wife to try as something different to do. We really enjoyed this and got us both thinking and looking at all the evidence. This is exceptionally put together.
We loved the packaging it came in, all the evidence and documents come in a brilliant little case file with a little check list, I love the fact that if something is missing or misplaced you can easily go to a Web link and download this, no waiting for a return or replacement ‘part’.
The whole thing you can tell has been given the attention to detail treatment.
There is alot of reading but it’s brilliant to put your detective head on and work out who has done it, I could not give an exact time scale as it was split over two nights as we had a disruption in our investigation in the way of a 15 month boy waking up and putting a halt to our investigation…
Overall I would highly recommend this really good fun and gets your brain working.
Murder of a millionaire
No spoilers.
It was something my wife and I decided to do on a Saturday night instead out going out and honestly it was money well spent.
We enjoyed the absolute carnage of receiving nothing but evidence to sift through but you can quite quickly understand what you need to do…doing it however was a healthy challenge.
All in all it took us roughly 3 hours which was us going at it with our detective minds on.
I would recommend giving it a go, no matter, how well you think you will do.
You’ll be surprised.
Cryptic killers
Brought this as a present for my partner we had a great evening figuring it all out!
Definitely need 3 hours to be comfortable completing it and a few different brains, it’s a good thing it wasn’t mega easy or it would of took the fun out! Brilliant will buy this again for sure !
First one of these!
My gf and I got this as we had heard good word of mouth. We started off with the 3.5 star difficulty as we had never done anything like this before. Some clues were easy enough to spot and others were fiendishly hidden and had to be worked out. We sat with a bottle of wine and some nibbles and worked through it. Took us 2 and a half hours and we did have to use the hints a couple of times but we had fun working it out and will buy another.
If you like a puzzle and enjoy reasoning, logic, and detective work, then this is the game for you. Everything you need to get started is in the pack, but there are additional elements online to gather additional clues and evidence.
A truly fantastic and throuhgly enjoyable game. It really is well worth the money. We cracked the case within a few hours.
We will definitely be purchasing another one and most certainly recommend this to family and friends. We will of course not be giving away any information to those family and friends but instead encourage them to persevere.
Bravo and well done on a magnificent accomplishment on this truly unique game.
Really good fun!!
We did this as a couples activity and had so much fun doing this. You’d be surprised at how absorbed into this you can get! I didn’t know what to expect but by the end I had adrenaline rushing when I realised I had solved it! Fun for couples and friends of 3 or more to do together. Can’t wait to do another one!
An Enjoyable Experience For Me and My Partne
We’re really into detective and cop shows so when I found this I thought it’d be a cool idea to give it a crack. It’s a bit crazy how much you learn from the case by doing your own work and figuring out who the killer is. We managed to figure it out first time and we were overjoyed! It’s very detailed and fun to do. We will be buying more!
Great group puzzle
I got this for an evening in with my sister and her partner and wasn’t sure what to expect. I loved the way the game looked when it arrived and there’s so many pieces! You can tell this is a labour of love. It was really well done and you need to used all the information and communicate with your team to find the killer(s)! I will be getting another one of these to play!
Entertaining, family fun!
Me and my family had a good time solving the puzzles and cracking the case. It took longer than expected, it took a few nights but every second was enjoyable; we enjoyed looking online and through the high quality materials. It was also interesting to link the separate pieces of evidence together. Although we had a missing piece of evidence, this was easy to find online so did not prevent us from solving the case.
Good night of fun, but no replay-ability
Enjoyed the game. Have given it 5 stars as we had a great time playing.
Some constructive criticism:
I think there could have been a couple of extra pieces of clues included to lead you down a line of eventually totally ruling out certain suspects, rather than just suspecting that they probably weren’t guilty.
Also, we can’t replay the game as we know the answer, so all that’s left is to either give it to a friend or sell it. This would lead to less people buying the actual product, so may be something to think about going forward.
Thanks!
Best night in!
10/10! This game does not disappoint! So much detail and thought has gone into the entire game and each piece of evidence and the online content is so carefully done and makes you think you’re solving a real life murder! The company themselves are great too- originally ordered through TikTok but there was an issue with delivery and they did not hesitate to refund me and ensure the game arrived in time for my plans! Can’t wait for the next one!
Fun, addictive and will train your brain to think smarter!
Like most, I first saw these on tiktok. Being an avid fan of escape rooms and police dramas, I thought this was right up my street. And I was right! Took it over to my friend one evening, and we really got into it! The buzz when you spot something minor which you didn’t see before, the thrill of matching evidence to eliminate a suspect, it’s all very captivating and I can’t wait to do the next one. I also realised, there’s different difficulty levels.
Games night mus
My son who is almost 16 really wanted to play this, he wants to be a forensic scientist. So we purchased it to do whilst on holiday in the evening. It took us a couple of hours to complete. Although it was a slow start as we have not done anything like this before, we were soon completely invested. Everything is very realistic and extremely well thought out. We did manage to get it right but after reading a lot of the hints afterwards we missed quite a bit out so make sure you have a note pad to write down all the potential suspects and what their alibis might be. We will definitely be getting another one of these. It was super fun and worth the money.
Very well put togethe
Myself and my friends have recently discovered a love for these kind of games. This murder mystery is exceptionally put together, the quality of the ‘investigation’ is top notch.
It arrives and feels like a real murder case, in a sealed pouch only to be opened by the ‘authorised personnel’ we get a little bit excited when we all meet and open it all together.
All the documents come in a ‘case file’ and it’s very thick, good quality folder. The key information to get you started is easy to understand and directions are easy to follow.
Everything is very detailed and there is enough to get you really thinking and working this out. What is facinating is how you all think very differntly!
There is a lot of information initially to read to get going, after all it is a murder investigation however we did enjoy piecing together information and building a story of events…. it took us between 2.5 and 3 hours, you definately need a pad of paper and a pen.
There is a check list of documents before you start and anything missing can be re-printed. This is a very well thought out and put together game, the pieces are good quality, and we loved the way it arrives.
I would say that this is one of our top 3 games we’ve played, and we will be ordering the others available. If you are short on time, or prefer something where you solve puzzles to open padlocks to find other clues then this isn’t for you, this is literally a murder investigation.
Credit to the game as we met for dinner and the young lady who was our server told us at the end that she spoke to her boss because she believed there was something serious going down on our table…. she believed we were actually investigating something serious… we clearly had our serious game faces on …. ha ha!
Not the cheapest of games around but i like the fact we could re-play this with other members of the family, this was perfect for our games night! Very glad we discovered it.
AMAZING!!!
I ordered this just yesterday as a fun idea for something to do in the house instead of going out on Friday nights for drinks, we have been playing board games and have enjoyed crime games the last few months, with how expensive nights out are and still wanting to enjoy having a social life this seemed like a cheaper alternative for a group of people in their 20s! We were so impressed by the level of detail that went into create this, we were all able to chip in and come up with different ideas and solutions to eventually solve the case, it took us a little over 2 hours and a half but that was with a half an hour analysis at the end to come up with our story of events with the murder. Everyone had a part to play and everyone was able to understand the case file and the evidence , it caused lots of discussion and lots of different theories and we were able to agree on a suspect, or maybe even suspects!!! We were a group of adults in our 20s and played with a 14 year old who was able to do her bit too finding out key information we needed! I would highly recommend this game to anyone having a night in with friends or family! I promise you’ll be as invested as we were, we’re definitely going to get more of these!!! Thanks so much!
A brilliant experience!!
Me & my partner absolutely loved solving this mystery! We’re obsessed with detective programmes & came across this online one night, we thought it would make the perfect date night in as we don’t always have the chance to get out much together. It look us approximately an hour longer than it was supposed too but we had so much fun (some parts my partner thought she was a real life detective & got very serious which was great), just bought our second one to solve tonight! What a fantastic idea for a game!
murder of a millionaire
This is right up me street me and my daughter love solving things and are interested in murder mystery. we loved reading through and feeling like real detectives. the evidence was well established and felt very real. The quality and quantity for the price is amazing and really got you in to the story line and keeps you engaged and focus.
I found that it was challenging in a good way and really got you thinking out of the box which is amazing and gets your brain ticking and encouraged communication and thinking outside of the box. I highly recommend I have already purchased two more to do as it is addictive I can’t wait to see what the next ones are like. thank you for creating such an amazing experience and will be telling everyone I know to grab these and give it ago as it will not fail to please.