Unsolved Case FilesIvey, Sandra - Cold Case Murder Mystery Game | Can You Solve The Crime?

I'm not really a slow board game person, so I really enjoy these cold case games where you are engaged and entertained from the very start. It took me exactly two hours to play through the entire thing by myself. I loved that the setting was on a commercial space station, which feels very relevant to current events. One word of advice is that if the instructions say to go to a website, you need to do this to get a really important clue. The game is not solvable if you play without your phone. I was trying to take a break from my phone, so I missed a major clue and had to retrace my steps. Totally not a problem, just make sure to have a phone or computer handy. I was really impressed by the quality of all the evidence and how much work went into creating a fake website and YouTube news report. I feel that the company really went above and beyond with the detail, which makes the price totally worth it. It's a great gift for someone who loves true crime, mystery shows, NASA, and board games.

This is a cleverly-designed game that our entire family, including teens, enjoyed. We loved the setting - a commercial space station - and the interesting list of characters. The case was challenging enough to keep us interested, but solvable enough to be satisfying. The online components (quick searches, etc.) added to the fun. We’ll definitely be buying another one of these games soon.

This was the second case file we tried after the Harmony Ashcroft case, but we also played a few from other companies as well. It was a really good game, probably my favorite so far in the genre. The story made sense and the clues were subtle but came with many satisfying aha-moments once you figured something out. This was a great level -challenging requiring attention to detail, but not too hard, and a lot of variety in difficulty and in how to solve each objective. Very unique setting, which I think they take advantage of in a good way when designing the game. Overall great game! Took us about 5-6 hours, including carefully reading each document and discussing everything in-depth.

"How's the sleuuuuuuthing going?" my husband asks as he bustles with one of our young children past my flurry of newspaper clippings and crime scene photos.I snatch up a paperclipped stack of some actor's witness statement and interrogation report and directly into the eyes of that actor's best headshot I screech,"I KNOW IT WAS YOU, YOU SON OF A BITCH. I JUST NEED TO PROVE IT."

My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed this case. While we haven't done all the cases yet, I would say this one is among the best.If I would give the games my personal rating based on how tough it was to obtain the objectives (Difficulty level) and if the case made sense (Cohere) without a bunch of plot holes, this is how I would would personally rate the cases we have done thus far (no spoilers):Harmony AshcroftDifficulty Level: 5/10 The objectives weren't real hard to solve.Cohere: 10/10 This was a well put together case. All evidence made sense.Sandra IveyDifficulty Level: 9/10 This was a much tougher with lots of going back. Still a lot of fun though.Cohere: 10/10 This was a well put together case. All evidence made sense.Max CahillDifficulty Level: 7/10 Don't overthink objective 1 or you will miss it.Cohere: 6/10 This was a fun case to solve, but there were some inconsistency and plot holes that made it less satisfying than what it could have been.Jamie BanksDifficulty Level: 8/10Cohere: 8/10 There were times that you felt like you needed to stretch things to make it make sense and fit.Jane Doe:Difficulty Level: 7/10Cohere: 5/10 This case felt forced and discombobulated. It also required additional outside knowledge than what was given in the packet. Very unsatisfying.