2023 · Deduction
Dying Message
Players take the role of a dying victim and a group of detectives in a deduction game about leaving a final clue. The dying player arranges a limited set of cards with abstract marks and positions their hand or fingers on the cards to form a “dying message.” Detectives observe the arrangement, discuss interpretations, and accuse suspects based on the partial, potentially ambiguous information. Correctly clear messages point to the killer but risk being destroyed by the culprit; obscure messages may fail to convey anything. Play emphasizes inference, discussion, and the trade-off between clarity and subtlety.
- Players
- 2–8 best 3
- Playing time
- 20 min
- Age
- 12+
- Complexity
- 1.5 / 5
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- Plays logged
- 3
- Players
- 4
- In collections
- 1
- On wishlists
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