Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
A murder has been committed on the South Pole station Aquilo. The alleged perpetrator was quickly identified and the evidence was also sufficient for the court to sentence him to death.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
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A murder has been committed on the South Pole station Aquilo. The alleged perpetrator was quickly identified and the evidence was also sufficient for the court to sentence him to death. Only a coincidence saved him from execution for the time being. His family, however, does not believe in his guilt and asks you to reopen the case. There are many hints available in the box that you can examine directly. The game is conceived as a realistic criminal case and requires investigations similar to those carried out by the Criminal Police in real life. It can be played as: - single team - competitive mode - replayed by other players —description from the publisher Auf der Südpolstation Aquilo ist ein Mord verübt worden. Der vermeintliche Täter wurde schnell ermittelt und die Beweise waren für das Gericht auch ausreichend, ihn zum Tode zu verurteilen. Nur ein Zufall bewahrte ihn vorläufig vor der Hinrichtung Seine Familie glaubt jedoch nicht an seine Schuld und bittet Sie, den Fall erneut aufzurollen. Dazu stehen Ihnen in der Box zahlreiche Hinweise zur Verfügung, die Sie direkt untersuchen können. Das Spiel ist als realistischer Kriminalfall ausgedacht und erfordert Untersuchungen ähnlich denen, die von der Kriminalpolizei im wirklichen Leben durchgeführt werden. —description from the publisher (German)