scottwhead
369 escape rooms
A story-heavy murder mystery game that tests your deduction, logic, and attention to character interactions - motives, alibis, details. Some light puzzling here and there, but this game prioritizes diving deep into the story world and making critical decisions that lead you down different paths.
Gameplay
There are actual puzzles here and there, and you will need to piece every detail (motives, timeline, alibis) together at the end, but much of your game is spent making consequential decisions. There’s also a scoring system where you’re rewarded for making the best choices and solving things correctly.
Components
The deck of cards you use are sturdy and perfectly sized. You unfold a large paper game board, where you can take notes and place certain cards. You’re also given a large glossy card to write down your puzzle answers, clues, and timeline of events, but it’s very hard to write on - only a big sharpie did the job.
Story
Tons of characters, world building, and plot twists to sink your teeth into. Details that reveal themselves and matter in one way or another. This one kept us guessing until the end.
Purchasing experience
Difficulty
Medium
The actual puzzles were on the easier side. Difficulty comes with organizing a heavy load of plot and character details.
Completion time
3-5 hrs
Easy to step away and come back to if needed.
Ideal number of players
2-3
Could easily play solo, but fun to bounce ideas and theories off other people.
Intended audience
Adults only
Box advertises 16+ and has a mature content warning on the packaging.
Particularly interesting or different
No
Warnings
Drugs, alcohol, gambling
Accessibility
Minimal movement needed to use game materials - drawing and placing cards, opening envelopes, using a web browser. Almost everything is presented visually via text and images. A couple of sound/video moments that include captioning. One puzzle requires color differentiation.
