2020 · Party Game

5-Minute Mystery

A real-time, cooperative deduction game where players act as a team of detectives racing against a strict timer. Players search illustrated rooms for hidden symbols, match them to a codex to reveal clue tiles, and compare barcode-style clues to suspect tiles to eliminate possibilities from their hands. Players sort and discard suspect cards as new evidence narrows the field, trying to identify the culprit and recover the stolen MacGuffin before time runs out. Variable case files change setup and rules each play, creating different challenges and requiring fast observation, communication, and pattern-matching under pressure.

groupPlayers

1–6 best 3

schedulePlaying time

5–30 min

cakeAge

8+

psychologyComplexity

1.2 / 5