Pocket Detective

Fit

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 4.1

High replayability

Interaction 3.9

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 2.8

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

The game has a moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth. Players need to frequently pay attention to others' actions. There is a limited emphasis on cooperation.

Replay value

Pocket Detective has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, expansions available, strategic depth, scalability, and moderate easiness to learn. The game offers different experiences each time it is played, with multiple paths to victory and variable setups. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, enhancing the replay value. The game also allows room for players to improve their strategy over time, with deep strategic possibilities. It adapts well to different player counts without compromising its appeal or balance. While it may take some time to learn, it offers a rewarding and engaging experience for players.

Luck profile

The final luck score for Pocket Detective is 5.67, indicating a moderate influence of luck in the game. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have some ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is a balanced mix of luck and strategy.

Overview

In the Pocket Detective game series, players take up investigations of different tangled cases and mysterious stories. Players are gathering clues, interrogating suspects, performing arrests and matching pieces of information to successfully solve the case. During each turn, a player chooses one of the cards available this turn. These cards can represent a Clue, a Location, Witness Interrogation, Special Action, Arrest of a Suspect etc. Using the cards, which were received during investigation, a player discovers what actually happened. The objective is to solve a case in a minimum number of turns. Pocket Detective is a series of cooperative card games which will test your deduction, for 1-6 players, age 14+.

Mechanism

2

Cooperative Game Storytelling

Family

1

Series: Pocket Detective (Lavka Games)

Type

1

Thematic

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