| A number of board games make their purpose to | | | | diplomat, a baroness, and a count. Someone on |
| have players figure out a mystery, usually | | | | the train was murdered by someone in that |
| the murder of a character. Murder mysteries | | | | group and it is the duty of the players to |
| have quite a popular following in the board | | | | discover who. |
| game world, as they generally raise the | | | | |
| stakes higher than most other forms of | | | | Another inventive deduction game is Mystery |
| mystery. With a number of suspects available, | | | | of the Abbey, which allows players the chance |
| players usually race against each other to | | | | to solve a thrilling murder mystery while |
| uncover information and solve the crime | | | | additionally providing a unique atmosphere to |
| before the others. Sometimes, players play as | | | | enhance the level of fun and game play. The |
| the suspects themselves and other times they | | | | goal of the game is to solve the murder of |
| act as independent gumshoes. In either case, | | | | the unfortunate Brother Adelmo, who was |
| however, deduction board games are some of | | | | discovered at the bottom of a cliff by the |
| the most popular sources of entertainment in | | | | monastery. Twenty-four different monks live |
| the gaming realm. | | | | in the monastery and it is the goal of |
| | | | players to discover the murderer before |
| One such game, Orient Express, gives players | | | | anyone else. However, normal monastic life is |
| the chance to use their highly developed | | | | still observed during this investigation, |
| skills of deduction and reasoning to solve an | | | | providing a number of twists during the game. |
| intriguing mystery. However, unlike other | | | | |
| detective games, Orient Express doesn't end | | | | Suspects are divided into a number of |
| when the first player figures out the | | | | different categories to distinguish them. All |
| solution to the murder. The train is on a set | | | | of the monks are either of the Templar, |
| path from Paris to Istanbul and will make its | | | | Franciscan, or Benedictine orders, and are |
| complete route before the game ends. It is | | | | either Fathers, Brothers, or Novices. They |
| the job of the players to solve the mystery | | | | either wear hoods or they do not, are either |
| within this time frame, and it is perfectly | | | | clean-shaven or bearded, and are either fat |
| possible for more than one player to | | | | or thin. With all of these different |
| correctly solve the mystery by the time that | | | | distinguishing characteristics, players can |
| the Orient Express reaches Istanbul. | | | | slowly narrow down the list of suspects until |
| | | | they feel confident enough to make an |
| Players begin the game by choosing one of 10 | | | | accusation. However, as the game progresses |
| preset mysteries before the game starts. Each | | | | and players begin to learn more about the |
| of these 10 mysteries has been predetermined | | | | culprit, they make revelations. If these |
| and can only be played once. There is a | | | | revelations prove correct at the end of the |
| common theme through all of the cases, in | | | | game, they can score points for the player. |
| that a murder has been committed by one of | | | | In the end, the player with the most points |
| the eight possible suspects and it is up to | | | | wins, making it possible to win the game |
| the players to solve the murder before the | | | | without being the player who solved the |
| train reaches Istanbul and the murderer runs | | | | murder. A unique twist on a mystery, both of |
| free. The eight different suspects under | | | | these games give players the chance to play |
| investigation are an actress, a ballerina, a | | | | detective in an exotic setting. |
| colonel, a fortune-teller, a gambler, a | | | | |