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Death Note Investigation Card Game box art
2009 Ranked #15,811

Death Note Investigation Card Game

A deduction and bluffing card game has players determine who is secretly using a deadly notebook to commit crimes. Cunning and mystery replace luck as the group examines one another across two modes.

Card Game Comic Book / Strip Hidden Roles Traitor Game

Players

4-8

Play time

Not listed

Age

14+

Complexity

2/5

Rating

6.40

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.1/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Based on the manga and anime of the same name, in this card game of deduction, cunning, bluff and mystery, totally luck independent you'll try to find out which one of you has been using the Death Note to perform several killings.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Hidden Roles

Players conceal team, loyalty, or identity information from one another.
Deduction

Combine clues and exclusions to identify hidden information.
Traitor Game

One or more hidden players secretly work against the group.
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Based on the manga and anime of the same name, in this card game of deduction, cunning, bluff and mystery, totally luck independent you'll try to find out which one of you has been using the Death Note to perform several killings. There are two game modes: Light and Kira, for simple and advanced play. This game will be released in the beginning of May.

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Category

3
Card Game Comic Book / Strip Deduction

Mechanism

3
Hidden Roles Traitor Game Deduction

Family

1
Theme: Anime / Manga

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
4–8
Best with
4–8
Play time
30 min
Age
14+
Complexity
2.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Giacomo Santopietro

Publishers

1
Trofé

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