Cryptic KillersUnsolved Murder Mystery Game - Cold Case Files Investigation Detective Clues/Evidence - Solve The Crime - Individuals, Date Nights & Party Groups - Murder of a Marine Biologist

My partner and I (both in our early 30s) enjoy doing these sorts of murder mystery packages together for date nights, and this was our first "Cryptic Killers" box. We really enjoyed it!The story was fun and I liked the mix of some puzzles with a lot of logical thinking and piecing things together. We talked through a lot of stuff together, which is always fun when you're doing these as a pair/group. We also thought everything was fair -- no wide leaps in logic or any guessing games were needed on our end. Everything made sense when we connected the right clues together. The documents were also well-made overall (some typos here and there, but nothing major) and high-quality.We read through everything and this ended up taking us a few hours over a couple of nights, so it was totally worth the money.The ONLY thing is we would have loved it if it was all on paper with no real online elements -- this game has a few online clues/pieces of evidence and we didn't have a laptop with us when we did it, so we were having to read them on our phones. It wasn't a huge deal, and mostly a personal preference.We'll be getting more of these in the future for sure!

The game was a lot of fun! Be aware that it takes several hours to complete! It has lots of twists and turns that cause you to really have to pay attention to all the clues that you are given. You must like puzzles like ciphers, and the logic doesn't always come from how a "detective" would do it. Thank goodness for the hints! They are just enough to keep you on the right path! We eventually came up with the right suspect, but we would have convicted the wrong guy(s) if we hadn't been guided by the hints.

Crime Kits can be hit or miss, and you don't always get what you expect. This case was extremely clever, kept us engaged and rewarded our time spent. It had a number of interactive elements, and a manageable collection of clues. We easily got a good return for our entertainment dollar. Highly recommend.

We have done a few of these case files and this one was tricky—in a good way! Ciphers, fingerprint comparisons, and hidden details. We really enjoyed this case and it took us a couple of hours to dig through all the evidence and prepare the answers to each objective.Cons we disliked about this one specifically: the amount of internet use age required. There are emails and websites to check for information, and we ended up printing them because we wanted everything to be available in front of us, rather than going back and forth between phones and papers to compare evidence. We prefer everything we need prepped and in front of us as we open each envelope. Also, figuring out the ciphered letter required more scrap paper than we’re used to!I’d say this one was also organized differently than ones we’ve done in the past, with a lot of information/documents from the “part one” envelope being much more important in “part two” than others we have done. Going back and forth isn’t as ideal, but more “realistic” as a detective, so that could vary as a pro or con for others.We definitely enjoyed this one as a challenge for people who have done multiple similar case files before. Definitely would not recommend for beginners, but experienced players. However, if you really want to START with this one, be prepared to look everyWHERE. But I won’t give it away.

This is my second review for the wonderful and amazing Cryptic Killers games!Again, this game just BLOWS me away. Everything is so well constructed, easy to understand (minus some challenging puzzles of course!) and easy to read through. Everything is exciting and I truly felt like a detective!This case follows the murder of Trudy Erhardt, a Marine Biologist at the University of Brisbane. She discovers some pretty hinky stuff happening and is silenced for it. You're tasked with finding out the true killer among a large list of suspects, including the decedent's brother. This case is split into two parts, requiring internet access to be able to lock your answer in for Part One in order to head to Part Two.Another beautifully constructed murder mystery game and I cannot wait to start the next!

I love all of these even if I'm occasionally not smart enough to solve them by myself haha its still fun to play. Definitely would be fun to do with a group of people.

Our Family has enjoyed escape room, logic puzzles and mystery games for many years. We discovered Cryptic Killers fairly recently and have played 5 of them so far. Each one had been varied in story, clues and characters, so they are always fresh and challenging. It takes us (2 twenty somethings and 2 sixty year-olds ) about 2 to 2.5 hours to get through all the information and puzzles. Some, like this one has two steps with separate packets to be open in succession as the game proceeds. I recommend using a laptop for the online information as it is easier to read than on a phone, but it can be done. The materials are plentiful and of good quality - except the CCTV shots that are always just a little too grainy or dark - Mostly, purposefully, but still a bit too hard to make out, even for the younger two. We thoroughly enjoy these games and look forward to the next challenge!

It was fun! Worth the money for sure and the details in the packet are all very well done! It was hard enough but not impossible!