Watch “Solve a mystery with a mixed media tabletop game - Chronicles of Crime: 1400 (Board Game Review),” a board game review on BoardGameVideo.
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We played through the first case of Chronicles of Crime: 1400, a mixed media boardgame that relies heavily on the mobile companion app to create a wildly entertaining mystery solving experience for you and your friends. Officially billed as a 1-4 player game, but really the only limit is how involved everyone at the table feels as you puzzle your way through the narrative. Mechanically speaking, there's no reason you couldn't play this with as many as 8 people, as long as they're all actively engaged.
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Learn more about Chronicles of Crime: 1400 - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/300300/chronicles-crime-1400
Mainly reviews. Chronicles of Crime: 1400 is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 29 reviews, 9 how-to-play guides, 7 recorded sessions, 6 unboxings, and 3 other videos.
1 - 4 players
60 - 90 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
About Chronicles of Crime: 1400, from BoardGameGeek:
"You are Abelard Lavel, a knight sworn to King Charles VI the Beloved. You live in the city of Paris in a family mansion not far from the famous Notre Dame cathedral. Since you were a child, you had strange, prophetic dreams in which you saw violent scenes of past crimes or even ones yet to be committed. Over time you learned that your unusual gift could be put to good use and you started to solve cases that nobody else could crack. This earned you some reputation in the city and now people seek your help whenever a mysterious crime is committed."
The Chronicles of Crime: 1400 standalone game brings back well-known mechanisms of the original Chronicles of Crime game while adding some new twists. Now you can deduce not only from the evidence you find or the testimonies given by various characters but also from the mysterious scenes depicted on new Vision Cards. These scenes can be either from the future or from the past and they usually involve characters and objects yet to be revealed.
During your investigation, you can also count on your family members to share their knowledge with you. You can ask your uncle, a monk who has a wealth of knowledge about written texts, your sister a merchant who knows something about almost any object you'll find or even your brother, a king's spy, who knows a story or two about many of the people you will meet. Finally, your faithful dog is always willing to trace a suspect for you, just bring him an item belonging to the person in question and he'll track them down!
Part of Chronicles of Crime - The Millennium Series
Chronicles of Crime is back with a range of games called "The Millennium Series". Three brand new standalone Chronicles of Crime games, working with the same great system but providing interesting gameplay twists and refreshing universes that span an entire millennium from 1400 to 1900 and finally 2400. All three games are standalone but will offer connecting narrative threads for players to discover.
Designers
David Cicurel, Wojciech Grajkowski
Artists
Barbara Gołębiewska, Mateusz Komada, Katarzyna Kosobucka, Mateusz Michalski