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2020 Ranked #5,037

The Key: Theft At Cliffrock Villa

This deduction game has players combine clues about a robbery to determine the correct code and solve the case. Efficiency matters more than speed, so each investigative choice must contribute meaningfully to the final answer.

Family Games Deduction Series: Family Games (HABA) Series: The Key (HABA) Theme: Burglary and Heists

Players

1-4

Play time

15-20 min

Age

8+

Complexity

1.8/5

Rating

7.17

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 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.8/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.1/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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There has been a shocking string of robberies at Cliffrock Villa. Valuable works of art have been stolen!

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There has been a shocking string of robberies at Cliffrock Villa. Valuable works of art have been stolen! The players start their investigations and combine clues about the perpetrators, time of the crimes, stolen items, and escape plans. They need to generate the right number code to put the thieves behind bars. In the end, it’s not necessarily the fastest investigator who wins the game, but the most efficient one. —description from the publisher Eine schwere Raubserie erschüttert die Cliffrock Villa, wertvolle Kunstobjekte wurden gestohlen! Die Spieler nehmen die Ermittlungsarbeit auf und kombinieren die Hinweise zu Täter, Tatzeit, Beute und Fluchtweg. Schlussendlich müssen sie den richtigen Zahlencode generieren und bringen so die Räuber hinter Gitter. Am Ende gewinnt nicht unbedingt der schnellste, sondern der effizienteste Ermittler. —description from the publisher (German)

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Play and group

Players
1–4
Best with
1–4
Play time
15–20 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.8/5
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Designers

1
Thomas Sing

Artists

1
Timo Grubing

Publishers

1
HABA

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