The Profiler: A Social Deduction Game
2024Jeff Ignatowski
6 - 15 players
60 - 75 min
From BoardGameGeek
Embark on a cerebral journey with The Profiler - a social deduction game. A masterpiece crafted for the true social deduction connoisseur. Delve into the art of deduction, strategic bluffing, and unraveling the human psyche. Gather your group of 6-15 players, divide the roles of the townsfolk and the killer, and begin your quest of investigating the crime scenes to discover the killer in your midst. The Profiler is played in day and night phases. During the day the players can investigate the evidence found left by the FBI Agent, Medical Examiner, and Lab Analyst. They can question the suspects and arrest a suspect. During the night, the killer will be able to draw a killer opportunity card to determine if they will kill and when. The FBI Agent, Medical Examiner, and Lab Analyst will have the opportunity to review the case file and extract some evidence. The Townsfolk will win if they can arrest the killer and correctly identify their killer profile in 60 mins or less. The killer will win if they can outlast the 60 mins, deceive the townsfolk into getting their profile wrong, or by killing everyone in the town. -description from the publisher
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About The Profiler: A Social Deduction Game
From BoardGameGeek:
Embark on a cerebral journey with The Profiler - a social deduction game. A masterpiece crafted for the true social deduction connoisseur. Delve into the art of deduction, strategic bluffing, and unraveling the human psyche. Gather your group of 6-15 players, divide the roles of the townsfolk and the killer, and begin your quest of investigating the crime scenes to discover the killer in your midst. The Profiler is played in day and night phases. During the day the players can investigate the evidence found left by the FBI Agent, Medical Examiner, and Lab Analyst. They can question the suspects and arrest a suspect. During the night, the killer will be able to draw a killer opportunity card to determine if they will kill and when. The FBI Agent, Medical Examiner, and Lab Analyst will have the opportunity to review the case file and extract some evidence. The Townsfolk will win if they can arrest the killer and correctly identify their killer profile in 60 mins or less. The killer will win if they can outlast the 60 mins, deceive the townsfolk into getting their profile wrong, or by killing everyone in the town. -description from the publisher
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Jeff Ignatowski
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Jeff Ignatowski
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