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2015 Ranked #20,740

Mystery! Motive For Murder

This deduction mystery game has investigators interview suspects, compare relationships with a victim, and make the final arrest. Every guest hides secrets and may have a motive, so re-interviewing steadily reveals who had the strongest reason to kill.

Movies / TV / Radio theme Murder/Mystery Take That Variable Player Powers

Players

1-5

Play time

30-90 min

Age

10+

Complexity

2/5

Rating

5.58

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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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 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

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Description from the publisher: When a body is discovered in the courtyard of a stately English mansion, the weapon and location are obvious; the only questions the investigators need to answer are who and why.

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Description from the publisher: When a body is discovered in the courtyard of a stately English mansion, the weapon and location are obvious; the only questions the investigators need to answer are who and why. Every guest may have a motive, and every one of them has secrets they're trying to hide! Your reputation as a detective will be assured if you're the one who makes the final arrest in Mystery! Motive for Murder. One by one, you interview and re-interview suspects to establish the strengths of their relationships with the victim. Which of the guests had the greatest motive to commit murder?

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Play and group

Players
1–5
Best with
1–5
Play time
30–90 min
Age
10+
Complexity
2.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Bruce Glassco

Artists

1
Edward Gorey

Publishers

1
Mayfair Games

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