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Recommend me a murder mystery or escape room board game

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MoreRabbit · 16/12/2025 22:20

I'm after a good family game, either single-use (and therefore quite cheap!) or multi&use (in which case I don't mind paying closer to £25-35ish). Probably collaborative would be better than competitive.

We play a fair amount of strategy-type games but would like something either murder mystery or sort of escape room themed, but I don't want to have to do the whole prepping palaver that you usually do with old-fashioned murder mysteries.

Is there anything that has that vibe, please, that people would recommend? Ideally 2-8 players (or teams).

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UnaOfStormhold · 16/12/2025 22:28

Unlock games are good, you wouldn't want to play a second time as the mystery would be too easy to see solve but you get 3 per box and nothing gets destroyed so the resale market is healthy.

MoreRabbit · 16/12/2025 23:18

UnaOfStormhold · 16/12/2025 22:28

Unlock games are good, you wouldn't want to play a second time as the mystery would be too easy to see solve but you get 3 per box and nothing gets destroyed so the resale market is healthy.

Thank you, those look ideal tbh! Will see what I can find second-hand.

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