Unsolved Murder Mystery Game - Cold Case Files Investigation Detective Clues/Evidence - Solve The Crime - Individuals, Date Nights & Party Groups - Murder of a Marine Biologist

My partner and I (both in our early 30s) enjoy doing these sorts of murder mystery packages together for date nights, and this was our first "Cryptic Killers" box. We really enjoyed it! The story was fun and I liked the mix of some puzzles with a lot of logical thinking and piecing things together. We talked through a lot of stuff together, which is always fun when you're doing these as a pair/group. We also thought everything was fair -- no wide leaps in logic or any guessing games were needed on our end. Everything made sense when we connected the right clues together. The documents were also well-made overall (some typos here and there, but nothing major) and high-quality. We read through everything and this ended up taking us a few hours over a couple of nights, so it was totally worth the money. The ONLY thing is we would have loved it if it was all on paper with no real online elements -- this game has a few online clues/pieces of evidence and we didn't have a laptop with us when we did it, so we were having to read them on our phones. It wasn't a huge deal, and mostly a personal preference. We'll be getting more of these in the future for sure!

These games are so much fun. The clues are subtle, very realistic and they make for a great time. This is far better than watching a movie or playing a board game and the player interaction is the best part of the mysteries. Start with Murder of a Millionaire as some of the others are harder and may intimidate some new players

These are incredibly fun to do. I highly recommend these!

the game was fun for a couple people to complete. it took a collective amount of around 3 or so hours to complete the game. it definitely gave us a challenge and we did have some trouble getting started and got hard stuck a couple of times as well. however the website gave very helpful tips and clues to get us out of the rut. We loved the mix of online and physical data as it felt more immersive. Overall, great time killer and home date night/friend night activity.

Why did you pick this product vs others?: These are our hands down favorite brand of crime scene mysteries. This is our 2nd favorite; the first being Murder at Merivale Manor. This mystery required deciphering coded messages. Internet is needed for extra evidence. There is a play on words a few times that’s fun. There are hints if one gets stuck, but we live to go back after we finish to see if there was a clue or interpretation we didn’t consider. Always so much fun. Lots of cool evidence and the story eventually all comes together. Few hours of fantastic family fun that really lets everyone participate. Most times there is some sort of decoding to be done which we love. Consistently great mysteries with great stories, great clues that are just challenging enough to put together, and great characters. Very well written and always all the information one needs to solve the mystery. We have 6 who play together, 2 adults & 4 18 year olds.

These mystery games are tons of fun and make for a great date night idea!

Our Family has enjoyed escape room, logic puzzles and mystery games for many years. We discovered Cryptic Killers fairly recently and have played 5 of them so far. Each one had been varied in story, clues and characters, so they are always fresh and challenging. It takes us (2 twenty somethings and 2 sixty year-olds ) about 2 to 2.5 hours to get through all the information and puzzles. Some, like this one has two steps with separate packets to be open in succession as the game proceeds. I recommend using a laptop for the online information as it is easier to read than on a phone, but it can be done. The materials are plentiful and of good quality - except the CCTV shots that are always just a little too grainy or dark - Mostly, purposefully, but still a bit too hard to make out, even for the younger two. We thoroughly enjoy these games and look forward to the next challenge!

This is my second review for the wonderful and amazing Cryptic Killers games! Again, this game just BLOWS me away. Everything is so well constructed, easy to understand (minus some challenging puzzles of course!) and easy to read through. Everything is exciting and I truly felt like a detective! This case follows the murder of Trudy Erhardt, a Marine Biologist at the University of Brisbane. She discovers some pretty hinky stuff happening and is silenced for it. You're tasked with finding out the true killer among a large list of suspects, including the decedent's brother. This case is split into two parts, requiring internet access to be able to lock your answer in for Part One in order to head to Part Two. Another beautifully constructed murder mystery game and I cannot wait to start the next!

Another great game!

Had a blast solving this mystery! It took us the recommended amount of hours to finish it, but it was so engaging you couldn't stop. The time just flew by because we didn't want to stop and lose our traction. The pack provided (and the packaging looked super nice) had so much information in it from different parts of the investigation process which made it all the more fun. Would absolutely recommend this game to others, excellent work by the creators!

If you ever played game of this sort you will be heavily dissapointed. The case file consists only of 2 folders with paper hints, nothing much else. The riddle is written very poorly, and the main difficulty is not in solving it but undertanding what the creator had in mind. I agree with other people being dissapointed in the clues not leading you in an organised way to a conclusion - after all you have only 2 tasks. Only will give one extra star for the print quality, as it wasnt bad at all, but its only because it wasnt terrible. Will definitely not buy any more games from this author as its very dissapointing - 'detective for a day' stories are much much better.

We really enjoyed following the clues and working out the solution. Stimulated lots of ideas, talk and fun.

Was super fun, definitely needed brain power lol