
2019Jeppe Norsker
Mainly reviews. 50 Clues: The Pendulum of the Dead is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 11 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, and 2 other videos.
From BoardGameGeek
Maria is locked up in a psychiatric ward and must escape finding her son before it's too late. The Pendulum of the Dead is the first episode of the murderous trilogy about Maria. 50 Clues is an immersive puzzle game that offers the experience of an escape room, but in a format that can be played at home. You combine objects, solve puzzles and decipher codes to complete the story. A smartphone or tablet keeps track of the solutions and provides multistep hints if the need arises.
50 Clues: The Pendulum of the Dead has 17 videos from 14 creators: 11 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 1 playthrough and 2 other videos. They date from 2019 to January 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "How to play 50 Clues" by Jeppe Norsker, which runs 6 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "50 Clues Review" by DerMosch. 10 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "50 Clues - Leopold Part 1: The Pendulum of the Dead - Full Playthrough (5hrs)" by CO-OP FOR TWO.
If you like it, try 50 Clues: Dead or Alive, Burger Academy, OTLO Stones and 50 Clues: White Sleep, also by Jeppe Norsker. It appears in convention videos from Spiel Essen 2019.
8 of 14
2023Jeppe Norsker
1 - 4 players15 minLight weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Maria is locked up in a psychiatric ward and must escape finding her son before it's too late. The Pendulum of the Dead is the first episode of the murderous trilogy about Maria. 50 Clues is an immersive puzzle game that offers the experience of an escape room, but in a format that can be played at home. You combine objects, solve puzzles and decipher codes to complete the story. A smartphone or tablet keeps track of the solutions and provides multistep hints if the need arises.
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Jeppe Norsker
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Jeppe Norsker
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Norsker Games
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