2025AC Atienza, Connor Reid
- Videos
- 21
- Creators
- 18
Mostly reviews and playthroughs
1 - 4 players15 - 60 minLight weight
5-Minute Mystery
2020Connor Reid
- Videos
- 5
- Creators
- 3
Mainly reviews. 5-Minute Mystery is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 2 reviews, 1 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, and 1 unboxings.
1 - 6 players
5 - 30 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes
From BoardGameGeek
5-Minute Mystery is a high-intensity, deductive, mystery game in which players work together to find a culprit hidden in a line-up of suspects. Just moments before the Museum of Everything was set to unveil its newest exhibit, the priceless MacGuffin, some criminal snuck in and stole it! Now it's up to you, a team of detectives, to crack the case, find the culprit, and recover the missing MacGuffin. Start by searching for hidden symbols in each room of the museum and find the matching symbols on the codex. Once you've found all of the symbols in the room, you'll unlock a clue about the culprit. Match the barcode of the clue tile against the culprit tile to discover valuable information about the crook. Does the miscreant have an umbrella? No? Well, that eliminates the shifty Mr. Braxton, doesn't it? Quickly sort through the suspect cards in your hand to narrow down who the criminal can be. You'll have to make it through as many rooms as it takes to figure out exactly who is responsible for stealing the MacGuffin, but remember, time is not on your side! Case files change the rules to each time you play, making every game a new challenge. Do you have what it takes to be the detective to crack the case and solve this five-minute mystery? Only time will tell!
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Which 5-Minute Mystery video should I watch?
5-Minute Mystery has 5 videos from 3 creators: 2 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide, 1 playthrough and 1 unboxing. They date from 2022 to April 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "5 Minute Mystery Overview by WTW" by Whachacha's Tabletop World, which runs 10 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "5 Minute Mystery Reviewed in Under 5 Minutes" by Daydream Games. To see it played, watch "5 Minute Mystery (The 9 minute case) Solo Playthrough" by Whachacha's Tabletop World.
If you like it, try One-Hit Heroes, 5-Minute Marvel, 5-Minute Dungeon and 5-Minute One Piece, also by Connor Reid.
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About 5-Minute Mystery
From BoardGameGeek:
5-Minute Mystery is a high-intensity, deductive, mystery game in which players work together to find a culprit hidden in a line-up of suspects. Just moments before the Museum of Everything was set to unveil its newest exhibit, the priceless MacGuffin, some criminal snuck in and stole it! Now it's up to you, a team of detectives, to crack the case, find the culprit, and recover the missing MacGuffin. Start by searching for hidden symbols in each room of the museum and find the matching symbols on the codex. Once you've found all of the symbols in the room, you'll unlock a clue about the culprit. Match the barcode of the clue tile against the culprit tile to discover valuable information about the crook. Does the miscreant have an umbrella? No? Well, that eliminates the shifty Mr. Braxton, doesn't it? Quickly sort through the suspect cards in your hand to narrow down who the criminal can be. You'll have to make it through as many rooms as it takes to figure out exactly who is responsible for stealing the MacGuffin, but remember, time is not on your side! Case files change the rules to each time you play, making every game a new challenge. Do you have what it takes to be the detective to crack the case and solve this five-minute mystery? Only time will tell!
Designer
Connor Reid
Artists
Cam Kendell, Connor Reid
Publisher
Wiggles 3D
Categories
Murder / MysteryParty Game
Mechanics