Paranormal Detective Board Game by Lucky Duck Games. Experience the joy of communication and deductive reasoning in this ghost detective party game for ages 12 and up, 2-6 players, 30-50 minutes of play time. English version, no Japanese instructions.
Paranormal Detective Board Game by Lucky Duck Games. Experience the joy of communication and deductive reasoning in this ghost detective party game for ages 12 and up, 2-6 players, 30-50 minutes of play time. English version, no Japanese instructions.
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Paranormal Detective
-A world of mystery woven by ghosts and detectives-
A new type of mystery party game where you uncover the truth behind a death
The soul of a victim who died a tragic death and detectives who try to solve the mystery of his death.
"Paranormal Detective" is a show that gets closer to the truth of cases through communication that goes beyond words.
Game Overview
In this game, one player takes on the role of the ghost, while the other players take on the role of a group of paranormal detectives.
The ghost secretly reads a story card detailing the truth behind his death, and the detectives work hard to unravel the mystery of his death.
Mysterious communication between a ghost and a detective
The detectives' goal is to uncover five truths: who, where, why, how, and with what tools?
However, what's interesting here is that the ghost character cannot answer directly in words.
Ghosts answer detectives' questions in a variety of paranormal ways:
- Select and show a tarot card
- Arranging a hangman's knot (rope) in a specific shape
- Creating words on a Ouija board
- Take the detective's hand and draw a picture
- Communicate with gestures and lip-syncing
This unique communication restriction adds creativity and fun to the game.
Game Flow
At the start of the game, the ghost player receives a truth card detailing the incident.
Each detective receives a set of interaction cards, an investigation sheet, and a player screen.
During your detective turn, you can freely ask the ghost any questions you like.
The questions are open-ended and cannot be answered with a "yes" or "no."
For example, questions such as "What were you doing five minutes before your death?" and "What was your relationship with the perpetrator?" are effective.
After asking a question, the detective uses one interaction card.
This card determines how the ghost will respond.
There are a total of nine different interaction methods, each offering a different means of response.
A chance to guess
The detective has only two chances during the game to deduce the full story of the case.
In the deduction section, you must guess all five elements: the culprit, the crime scene, the motive, the method of the crime, and the murder weapon.
The ghost will secretly record how accurate your guesses were.
If any detective gets the answer perfectly correct, that detective and the ghost win.
If you only get a partial answer right, Ghost will record the number of answers you got right, but this information will not be made public.
Victory Conditions and Strategies
The game has two end conditions:
- If one detective correctly deduces all five elements, that detective and the ghost win.
- If no one has correctly deduced all the elements by the time all detectives have used up their interaction cards, the detective who correctly deduced the most elements wins alone.
For Ghost, the path to victory is to get at least one detective to fully uncover the truth.
The detectives compete with each other, but they also get closer to the truth by communicating with ghosts.
Game Features
Paranormal Detective incorporates the following elements:
- Play that makes use of acting and expressiveness
- Strategic hand management
- Utilizing pattern recognition capabilities
- Gathering information through questions and answers
- Utilizing different abilities depending on the player
The real joy of this game lies in the frustrating yet creative communication between ghost and detective.
The key to success is how accurately you can convey and interpret information within the limited means of expression available.
Game Components
Paranormal Detective includes the following components:
- Game Board
- 35 interaction cards
- 3 Ghost Interaction Boards
- 17 Tarot cards
- 28 story cards
- Detective Screen 5 sheets
- 5 survey sheets
- 1 ghost sheet
- 1 quill sheet
- 6 erasable markers
- 2 ropes for hangman's knots
- 5 Ouija board markers
- 10 scratch markers
- 3 Ghost Meter Markers
basic information
- Ages: 12 and up
- Number of players: 2-6
- Play time: 30-50 minutes
- Genre: Mystery, Horror, Murder/Mystery, Party Game
- Designer: Marcin Laczynski, Szymon Malinski, Adrian Orzechowski
- Illustrators: JocArt, Mateusz Komada, Katarzyna Kosobucka
- Publisher: Lucky Duck Games
The appeal of the game
"Paranormal Detective" is a one-of-a-kind board game that allows you to experience the creativity and fun of deduction that comes from communication beyond words.
Playing as a ghost, you'll experience the challenge and fun of conveying information with limited means.
If you play as a detective, you can experience the thrill of deductive reasoning as you weave together the truth from fragmentary information.
Why not gather with friends and family and dive into the mysterious and creative world of mystery?
Uncover the truth behind the deaths and save the unfortunate ghosts - or emerge victorious as the sharpest detective.
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