This was the first case I'd ever done from the collection, and I was really impressed. As a True Crime lover, I was hoping that it wouldn't be too easy or predictable and I am thankful that wasn't something I had to worry about. I was impressed with the effort into small details and how we had to really dive into the clues and all the information that was given to us.
For a 4/5 difficulty, it wasn't too challenging or too easy either, it felt just about right. The only thing I would have liked was a little more information to work with to build the characters, their backs stories and relationships with one another a bit more. I think more fleshed-out characters would have helped make the murderer and their motive make a little more sense. I'm going to nit-pick just a little because I'm a True Crime fan, I think it would have been cool to have some more evidence around the murder weapon - like fingerprints or DNA or even Luminol testing - just because I felt the reveal of the murder weapon came out of the blue.
My friends and I had a great time doing this together. We debated evidence and suspects and discussed different theories about motive. Overall, I definitely recommend this one!
I can't wait to do the next case!
Our heritage guesthouse and intimate function venue recently hosted its first murder mystery-themed dinner night complete with photo shoot. We ordered Deadly Inheritance and The Traveller from On The Case, split our guests into two tables of 10, and handed each table a case file to solve. The games were well packaged and presented, with realistic evidence inside and clear instructions to follow (some found online).
Admittedly, our groups were just a tad too big for each case, making it tricky to share all the evidence equally and discuss the case audibly. Eight guests per case would be better, and six is ideal.
Deadly Inheritance was solved in under an hour (which means, retrospectively, we didn't have to rush out our main course,) so the timing guideline is quite inaccurate. The Traveller was also solved in just over an hour, and the guests felt that some loose ends were still not tied up and could not be explained.
Overall, a great concept well presented, however, the difficulty level of both games needs to be upped significantly. South Africans are smart (or perhaps just too exposed to unsolved crime cases in reality). We would love more old-school 'Murder at the Manor' mysteries from these producers, where guests come dressed up as characters, pre-briefed with a subtext/plot. While all the guests enjoyed the case files they expressed their interest in a dress-up concept closer to the latter mentioned. These plots could keep coming, ad infinitum, as there is a huge appetite for well-planned and theatrically executed murder mystery dinner nights where the menu too is laced with intrigue and a photographer snaps the couples.
Absolutely amazing concept. We enjoyed it so so much. Can't wait to do another one!
I have been considering this since the beginning of the year but had not made a purchase until recently. I decided to buy three cases as a surprise for my wife and I. We found the first case to be a mix of trial and error, which led to quite a bit of laughter as we missed several clues. It was a very enjoyable experience. The quality and effort put into each case is commendable. Our second case went much more smoothly, and we felt like seasoned detectives 😄. We thoroughly enjoyed this activity and definitely plan to purchase more in the future. I would certainly recommend it to others. This is a must for all couples & all dinner parties.
We could only complete the first objective as there were information missing from the file.
I've emailed the company, and still no reply from their side.
It spoilt the whole experience. Useless playing the game when info is missing.
Expensive gamble to take. (Whether your case would be complete or not)
My wife does not like board games, and is afraid of an escape room. I love both of those. Well, anyways, I bought the mystery pack, and we decided to do 1 case every Friday, and she was so into it immediately, to the point that next Friday felt so far away! Now ordered my 2nd mystery pack!! Cannot wait
A lot of thought into evidence and materials given! Made us worried to open each step throughout! We have bought a further 3!!
Got this double mystery bundle for date night - it was lots of fun!
We had such a blast, the game is put together so well. Everything is so realistic. Definitely recommended this for a great family evening.
We absolutely loved it! The attention to detail is wonderful and it kept us guessing and debating for about 90min. We chose The Hunt looking for something appropriate to play with our 10 and 12 year old boys. Highly recommend. We got the final answer wrong because we missed a seemingly insignificant detail. We really enjoyed it and will be buying more soon.
My partner and I are into escape room challenges and we thought it'd be fun to try a mystery puzzle as a change of pace. We had so much fun, we figured it out sooner than anticipated and wished we had bought more than one. We're already planning on getting the entire collection and are hoping for even more challenging cases. Overall, it made for a lovely date night.
It was fun to try and solve the murder. However, we were trying to have an "unplugged" experience but ended up needing the phone more than we were expecting (due to the blog part)
We will definitely try others in the future though.
Our 1st experience, while we were on a seaside vacation, was the perfect choice. Was 5 of us playing. Loads of fun, so realistic and the detail put in, made us feel like real detectives. Our laptop did help though, to see whether we were on the right path. Look forward to the next one.
Definitely a good idea for game night or date night, something different and extremely fun. Your creativity is amazing! The only reason why it is getting 4 stars, is because we thought it would be more difficult since it has 5/5 difficulty.
Ordered two of these games as part of my wife’s birthday celebrations and was impressed with the effort put in by the creators, including a (virtual) laptop to hack into and cctv footage to help solve the case
When we initially spent the money on the case we thought maybe it would've been better to spend it on something you can use more than once (Like Cluedo). But, decided to give it the benefit of the doubt. We were very pleasantly surprised by the depth and unanimously decided it was worth the money many times over.
As a game it was difficult for my friends and I and the novelty alone made the party more fun the most I've been to.
Thank you 😊
We had so much fun solving this case and was very impressed with the incorporation of technology like cctv footage, voicemail and files on the laptop we had to scrutinise. Highly recommend, we were 4 players and I think that is enough as even us battled to share all the evidence between us. Very interesting and enjoyable!!
PS we think there was a problem to overcome the first objective as several of us tried the correct password (case sensitive, with and without spaces) many times without success. You can imagine our surprise when we got it and also the disappointment as we had it figured out earlier. BUT - it was still a lot of fun and we have another 3 case to to solve…
We had so much fun solving this mystery together,we got so sucked into the storyline we even created fake accents as we went through each case file.
Great idea if your looking for something interactive away from screentime
It took us 2 hours to solve our case (given we got distracted with all the snacks)
Thank you on the case for providing the backdrop to a great evening.
Living in a coastal town, Seaside Homicide was the obvious choice for our first murder mystery. Very confident at first our detective skills were taken into question by the case at hand. We blame it on the wine. What a lot of fun it was. Looking forward to solving or at least try solving the other cases.
I bought the Ultimate Mystery Bundle and used one of the cases about a week ago. I loved it and would definitely recommend this to any one that enjoys this type of game. You can play in small groups or larger groups. What a lot of fun.
Only downside is you only get to solve a case once. 😊
Our group of hardened detectives found the cases just challenging enough to keep us entertained for about 40 minutes while not so difficult as to interfere with general relaxed socialising. Lots of fun, perfect for dinner parties, a bit of birthday fun or as suggested a date night with your partner.
We did the Traveller Premium Case before, the solution to this case did not make any sense there was no indication that that was the solution
Our son played this with his boy friends 15 - 22 years old and thoroughly enjoyed it.
It was amazing observing them work as a team and bring all their individual diverse thinking skillls together to close the case.
It took them a little over an hour, maybe 80 minutes. They wished that it had been a bit more challenging and also wished their had been more suspects to analyse.
All in all it was a fabulous experience. Good communication from the creators and prompt delivery.
Such a great concept. Thank you.
Something different than the usual board and card games. Great interaction and fun!