Table feel
Whodunit has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players must frequently pay attention to and react to each other's actions. However, there is a lower emphasis on cooperation in the game.
Whodunit
Players
2-6
Time
?-?
Age
8+
Weight
2
Rating
5.89
Fit
Teach
2.3
Teaching signal
Replay
4.0
High replayability
Interaction
3.6
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.0
Scales well
Strategy
4.5
Deep strategy
Control
3.2
Luck-sensitive
Replay value
Whodunit offers a high level of variability with its gameboard, allowing for different experiences each time it is played. The presence of expansions adds to the replay value, providing new content and gameplay elements. The game also offers deep strategic possibilities and room for players to improve their tactics and strategies over time. The player interaction score is average, and the game scales well with different numbers of players. While it may take some time to learn, the game strikes a balance between easiness and depth. Overall, Whodunit has a strong replayability score of 7.95 out of 10.
Luck profile
Whodunit has a moderate influence of luck. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.
Overview
A suspenseful mystery game for super sleuths. Players snoop through an elegant mansion searching for clues that will identify suspects to the crime. Each player tries to outsmart his opponents and be the first to discover "whodunit". But if a player falsely accuses an opponent he must leave the mansion. At the end, the player with all the correct clues solves the crime and is declared the winner. Includes gameboard, 1 card deck of each: whodunit, motive, scene, weapon, suspect, and detective, 1 pad of detective sheets, 20 clues and alibis, 6 pawns, and 2 dice (First and second editions differ in the cards each game has. The first edition includes 10 suspect cards and 44 Whodunit cards for a 54 card total. The second edition has separate card stacks for each of the categories as listed above.)
Category
2Editions
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Credits
Designers
1
(Uncredited)
Publishers
1
Selchow & Righter
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