I don’t want to give any spoilers away, so I’ll say that I enjoyed the experience and was proud of myself for catching the culprit. Conclusion: A Great Intro to Hunt A Killer Mysteries Hunt A Killer’s subscription mysteries are longer, though they are more expensive, so I wish the single-play games like this one were a tiny bit longer or maybe a bit more intricate. I wish the experience had been a bit longer, only because this is a one-time playthrough, and the end culprit doesn’t change. It took me about two hours to read through everything and be 99% sure who the culprit was, but if I was solving the mystery with one or more additional people, I think we could’ve solved it in an hour or so. Instead, the gameplay is mostly reading: not surprising in a game where you play a detective. Mystery at Magnolia Gardens isn’t a typical tabletop game, where there’s a board, players taking turns, or moving pieces.
After that, you can peruse the remaining documents in whatever order makes the most sense to you. The game recommends beginning with Nancy Drew’s letter to you, which tells you to start by reading her case notes and each character profile.
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There are some papers you can set aside while you’re investigating, like the solution envelope and the introductory letters, but you’ll want to keep track of where they are to reference toward the end of the game.ĭespite having so many papers to look at while investigating your case, it’s super simple to figure out how to begin. While I was solving the mystery, there were quite a few times when I needed to reference multiple documents at once, so it’s best to have everything where you can see it instead of keeping things stacked on top of one another. Because many of your clues and case info come from separate pieces of paper, you’ll need a lot of surface area to spread everything out before you get started. Setup: Make Sure You Have Plenty of Room Sarah Chaney / Review GeekĪlmost everything you find in the game box is paper, though there’s also a prop tea strainer, a ring, and a locked metal box you could use later as a pencil case or something similar. You can try out a one-time board game, see if you like Hunt A Killer’s style, and then invest in a fun game night activity for friends and family by buying a subscription. Luckily, Hunt A Killer started making standalone board games you can test out at a much more affordable price point of around $30. Purchasing a Hunt A Killer subscription is expensive and sometimes more than a person might want to spend on an experience that they don’t know they’ll enjoy. You use these clues to piece together the mystery and ultimately find the culprit by figuring out who had the means, motive, and the opportunity to commit the crime. With every box, you’ll receive more clues, paperwork, and the occasional special physical item, like a locked box or some other kind of prop. However, you can also purchase a quarterly membership that renews every three months for $99 or a full-year membership (with two murder mysteries to solve) that costs $360. Each murder mystery contains six “episodes” or boxes that make up a complete story, delivered to your doorstep monthly.įor an entire season, or six boxes, it costs $195 because six boxes over six months make up a complete murder mystery from start to finish, this is Hunt A Killer’s most popular option. If you’re unfamiliar with Hunt A Killer, it’s an immersive murder mystery game you can play alone or with friends.
After playing Mystery at Magnolia Gardens, I can’t wait to see what a longer mystery from Hunt A Killer looks like.Ĭonclusion: A Great Intro to Hunt A Killer Mysteries If you, like me, don’t want to shell out money before investing in a large subscription that’ll last six months, these standalone games are the perfect way to test the waters. After reading through all the materials you find in the box, you have to figure out who had the means, motive, and opportunity to poison the head honcho at Magnolia Gardens.Īlthough this particular mystery is a standalone board game, Hunt A Killer offers more intricate monthly subscription boxes, where a single mystery unfolds over six boxes in six months. In Nancy Drew – Mystery at Magnolia Gardens, someone has been poisoned at Magnolia Gardens, a botanical garden, and it’s up to Nancy Drew’s assistant-played by you-to figure out whodunnit. While that dream didn’t come true, I’m still obsessed with binging true crime stories and solving fake mysteries, so I enjoyed living vicariously through Nancy Drew in this mystery board game from Hunt A Killer.
Growing up, I read my fair share of mystery books, from Nancy Drew to Sherlock Holmes, and even contemplated becoming a detective in real life.
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