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Hidden Games Crime Scene: The Midnight Crown

This cooperative crime investigation has detectives trace a stolen museum crown through documents, fingerprints, and alibis. Multimedia research and shared deduction turn the case into a layered mystery.

Deduction Murder/Mystery Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game Cooperative Game

Players

1-6

Play time

90-150 min

Age

14+

Complexity

2.1/5

Rating

8.00

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.8/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

The Museum of Great Falls* needs your help! The famous Midnight Crown, an heirloom of a rich aristocratic family, was stolen from a museum in "Great Falls"* during the Long Night of Museums and a mysterious something was left behind.

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The Museum of Great Falls* needs your help! The famous Midnight Crown, an heirloom of a rich aristocratic family, was stolen from a museum in "Great Falls"* during the Long Night of Museums and a mysterious something was left behind. A construct of intrigue and secrets is knitted around a supposedly simple burglary. Be there live to support the Inspector a second time and catch those responsible in the act. Throw yourself headlong into an exciting crime case and find your way to the solution using multimedia. The village also has a few skeletons in its cupboard... One thing is clear: this calls for true pros. To find the culprit, you will need to examine all the documents carefully, study the fingerprints, check the alibis and do some research. A real detective will follow any scent to uncover the mystery. Can you think creatively enough? No limits are imposed on your creativity during your investigations. As a team, you will need to analyse letters, interpret the police interviews of various suspects, make telephone calls and even do some research on the Internet. Your approach to finding a solution is guaranteed to be multidimensional. Study the fingerprints, collect all the information on your large poster, discuss the alibis and motives. For your research during the investigation, you will need internet access and a phone with which you can receive text messages. It is also helpful (but not absolutely necessary) if you have a laptop or tablet at hand. Mobile phones are also allowed! You should allow approx. 1.5-3 hours for the murder mystery game. However, you can also put it aside one evening and continue the next day. You will all work together in a team, rather than playing against one another. The game is suitable for people aged 14 and over. It is too complex for a group of younger children. In a family, however, younger children can also make a contribution and assist with the detective work. Languages This game is available in: German: Das Diadem der Madonna British: The Midnight Crown American: The Midnight Crown French: Le Diadème d’Amaryllis Italian: Il Diadema di Mezzanotte Dutch: De Diadeem van de Madonna Spanish: La Diadema Escarlata Canadian: The Midnight Crown (coming soon) Australian: The Midnight Crown (coming soon)

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Play and group

Players
1–6
Best with
1–4
Play time
90–150 min
Age
14+
Complexity
2.1/5
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Publishers

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Hidden Industries GmbH

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