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Are you, your pals, or your teens big fans of Criminal Minds? Of course you are, that’s why you’re here!
If being the fantastic armchair detective you know you are has you solving mysteries that even the experts haven’t been able to crack, chances are you’d love to hop on the murder mystery box bandwagon. These games, so to speak have been trending lately, and truth be told, we love a good table top game. In a world of mindless scrolling (guilty!), it’s nice to get together for an old fashioned game night. You know, with murder and mayhem. So if you’ve ever wanted to take matters into your own hands, and solve a crime – now’s your chance.
There are a couple of different ways to tackle this trend. Some are presented as a subscription service. So if you have a standing date with your buds, you can go all in with a monthly membership – so the good times keep rolling on a monthly basis for 6 or 12 months. On the other hand, if you’re commitment-phobic and don’t want to be tied to a subscription service, you can opt for some of the games available to purchase on an as-needed-to-solve basis. Whichever way you like to solve your crimes, the object of these games is to solve a cold case. You’ll pour through clues, examine evidence, and sort through suspects, alibis, photos, motives, and more. You’re responsible for organizing the files, theories and clues – and of course, solving the case.
A few things to note would be that most of these games are geared toward an older crowd. Some have age ranges of 13 and up, while others are recommended for 18 and up. Aside from the obvious that small children aren’t really big fans of games that could bring them nightmares, some of the games are pretty involved, have complex clues, and require analyzation skills that are out of reach for young kids. And of course some of these games can only be played once. Once you know who did it, there’s really no way to un-solve it. We’ve found that swapping the games, and passing them along to different friend groups once we were done is a good way to recycle them, and solve new cases.
So if you’re looking to kick things up a notch for your next game night and need a place to start, we’ve found some really cool options below:
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