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.

Players: 1–6 best 4
Playing time: 5–30 min
Age: 8+
Complexity: 1.2 / 5

6.5 on Ludoya from $25.99Murder / MysteryCooperative GameDeductionReal-Time

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Design: Connor Reid
Art: Cam Kendell
Connor Reid
Publisher: Wiggles 3D

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139
Plays logged: 117
Players: 13m 29s
Average play: 41
In collections: 9
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6.5/10

from 13 Ludoya reviews

Thijs van den Hoven8.0
Great filler, not as easy as it sounded! Variety in the cases is a neat touch.
First impressions · 1 play
Ben Bishop4.4
A good hidden symbol cooperative game. If it was not for the multiple scenarios then this game would flop. Reason for low rating - because of the time limit the quarterbacking is very high.
First impressions · 1 play