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Oct 14, 2023·Review·10:30·0·Watch on YouTube

Historical Mystery: Death at the Ball Overview and Review *Thoughts From The Corner*

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Watch “Historical Mystery: Death at the Ball Overview and Review *Thoughts From The Corner*,” a board game review on BoardGameVideo.

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On today's thoughts from the corner we discuss Historical Mystery: Death at the Ball. Buy stuff on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3rpKP9y Want To Help The Channel Get Better? Consider my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Bowersgamecorner Get a peak behind the scenes and join my Facebook Group!: https://www.facebook.com/BowersGameCorner For More Info: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/382694/historical-mystery-death-ball From The Publisher: Death at the Ball is the first game in the detective series “Historical Mystery”. The French court is in distress — all of a sudden an established nobleman passes away for no apparent reason but… poisoning. You are on this controversial case, accompanied by other investigators. Try and solve the case in 24 moves: visit wealthy households, interrogate aristocrats and commoners who knew the victim and hunt down every detail. Choose the cards to investigate together. At the end of the game, you will be asked a series of questions and if you answer correctly — you win. Players prepare 15 decks without shuffling or flipping cards. Starting from the first card they begin to follow the instructions. As they read through the story, they will encounter icons with numbers of decks: new places and people they unlock. Players will have 24 Moves: chances to flip one of the available cards. They will either examine places or objects, or interrogate suspects. During the game it is important to pay close attention to the details and people’s expressions in the pictures – it will help you solve the crime! When players are out of the Moves, they need to scan the “Question” QR-Code and give answers to a series of questions concerning the case. Then they can check right answers and the whole story description.

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Historical Mystery: Death at the Ball

Historical Mystery: Death at the Ball

2023·Mihail Rozanov

1 - 4 players
60 - 90 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

About Historical Mystery: Death at the Ball, from BoardGameGeek:

Death at the Ball is the first game in the detective series “Historical Mystery”. The French court is in distress - all of a sudden an established nobleman passes away for no apparent reason but… poisoning. You are on this controversial case, accompanied by other investigators. Try and solve the case in 24 moves: visit wealthy households, interrogate aristocrats and commoners who knew the victim and hunt down every detail. Choose the cards to investigate together. At the end of the game, you will be asked a series of questions and if you answer correctly - you win. Players prepare 15 decks without shuffling or flipping cards. Starting from the first card they begin to follow the instructions. As they read through the story, they will encounter icons with numbers of decks: new places and people they unlock. Players will have 24 Moves: chances to flip one of the available cards. They will either examine places or objects, or interrogate suspects. During the game it is important to pay close attention to the details and people's expressions in the pictures – it will help you solve the crime! When players are out of the Moves, they need to scan the “Question” QR-Code and give answers to a series of questions concerning the case. Then they can check right answers and the whole story description.

Designer

Mihail Rozanov

Artists

Anastasia Kukarina, Sofya Moyartsev

Publisher

Hobby World

Categories

Murder / Mystery

Mechanics

Real-TimeCooperative Game
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