Chronicles of Crime

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Chronicles of Crime
Game data
author David Cicurel
graphic Matijos Gebreselassie , Mateusz Komada ,
Katarzyna Kosobucka
publishing company English: Lucky Duck Games,
French: Lucky Duck Games,
German: Corax Games ,
Dutch: 999 Games ,
Russian: Hobby World,
Spanish: Last Level,
Polish: Fox Games,
Italian: uplay.it edizioni,
Korean: Korea Boardgames
Publishing year 2018
Art Board game
Teammates 1 to 4
Duration 60 to 90 minutes
Age 14 years and older

Chronicles of Crime is an app-supported and cooperative detective board game by game designer David Cicurel for one to four people, in which the players have to solve a criminal case in each scenario. The game was released in English and French in 2018 following a kickstarter campaign on Lucky Duck Games. In the German-speaking region, it is distributed by Corax Games , which launched the game through the Spieleschmiede after a successful campaign.

Theme and equipment

The game is about the players to solve criminal cases. They have to solve a case in each scenario by combining information and results from surveys. When the players have enough clues, they can try to solve the case by answering several questions.

In addition to the instructions, the game material consists of:

  • a game board for displaying the clues,
  • 17 place-name signs,
  • 4 forensic contacts (criminologist, scientist, hacker and doctor)
  • 52 information and special cards,
  • 55 character cards

There is also a mobile app that can be used on a smartphone or tablet (minimum Android 4.4 or iOS 8.0 ) and can not be played without the Chronicles of Crime . In addition, 3D glasses can be used to view crime scenes in virtual reality in the app on the smartphone .

Style of play

Preparations

To prepare for the game, the players place the game board in the middle of the table and place the locations, characters and special items next to it. All clues are openly laid out and forensic contacts are shared among the players. The Scotland Yard location marked with the house symbol is placed under the game board.

After building the game, players launch the app and select a scenario (or tutorial ) that they want to play.

Style of play

In Chronicles of Crime , the app specifies the main moves and special features of the respective scenario with which the other players as investigators deal. They are given a location of the action, to which they travel and which they can view using the app. They also scan characters, pieces of evidence and other locations they encounter during the game. They can interview characters who can provide clues about other characters and pieces of evidence. When you scan evidence, you will learn more details about it. They can also question their forensic contacts about people and objects.

All locations, characters and items are only required if they are expressly requested in the app. New locations, characters, clues and objects are placed on the respective storage spaces on the game board or on the location cards. In some places, the app allows you to search for clues. In this case, the players can see the location in the app either in a 360 ° panoramic view or with the help of the 3D glasses. Each player has 40 seconds to describe the scene to his fellow players so that they can search for the relevant clues. After the search, the other players scan the clues and the app indicates whether there are any clues relevant to the case. Players also receive additional information when they have clues investigated through their forensic contacts.

During the game, the time required is billed based on the activities of the players. For each scanned object, each suspect, and each investigated crime scene, 5 minutes are estimated, and each change of location costs 20 minutes.

Playing

If the players assume that they can solve the case, they go back to their starting point and can report there to their supervisor. He asks you a series of questions that you have to answer based on your material. After the survey, the players are given a rating that depends on the answers and the time required. You can then request an explanation that gives the correct result for the scenario.

Development and expenditure

The game Chronicles of Crime was developed by the game designer David Cicurel and was released in 2018 in English and French by Lucky Duck Games after a kickstarter campaign. In the German-speaking region, it is distributed by Corax Games , which launched the game through the Spieleschmiede after a successful campaign. It was also published in Dutch ( 999 Games ), Russian (Hobby World), Spanish (Last Level), Polish (Fox Games), Italian (uplay.it edizioni) and Korean (Korea Boardgames).

In the basic version, in addition to the tutorial, the scenarios The Gray Eminence (3-case scenario), The Curse of the Pharaohs and No Rose Without Thorns are playable. In addition, the scenarios Secret Report , In Devil's Kitchen , Blood on the White Collar , Vampires in the Fog and Alice in the Land of London can be activated as in-app purchases, others are in progress (as of July 2020). Also in 2018 (or 2019 in the German version) appeared as extensions Chronicles of Crime: Willkommen in Redview and Chronicles of Crime: Noir .

supporting documents

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h Game Instructions Chronicles of Crime , Corax Games 2018
  2. ↑ Chronicles of Crime on kickstarter.com ; accessed on January 27, 2019.
  3. ↑ Versions of Chronicles of Crime in the board game database BoardGameGeek (English); accessed on January 27, 2019.

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