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2008 Ranked #17,698

The Suitcase Detectives

A deduction game where detectives identify which objects a recurring pickpocket has stolen from a suitcase. Careful observation of the missing items is the key to resolving each case.

Children's Children's Game Real-time Pattern Recognition Admin: Better Description Needed!

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

5+

Complexity

1.5/5

Rating

6.09

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 3.9/5

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?

From the rulebook: Percy Pilferer is around town. The notorious pickpocket is painting the town red and has not yet been caught in the act.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Pattern Recognition

Identify recurring visual, spatial, or logical arrangements.
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From the rulebook: Percy Pilferer is around town. The notorious pickpocket is painting the town red and has not yet been caught in the act. Bingo! He strikes again. What has he stolen this time? At this point the suitcase detectives are called in, up until now they have always managed to resolve every case; but now they need your help. Can you recognize which objects the pickpocket has stolen from the suitcase?

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Type

1
Children's

Category

2
Children's Game Real-time

Mechanism

1
Pattern Recognition

Family

1
Admin: Better Description Needed!

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All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2
Play time
15 min
Age
5+
Complexity
1.5/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Guido Hoffmann

Artists

1
Guido Hoffmann

Publishers

1
HABA

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