Isle of Man, Isle of Wight, Northern Ireland and the Scottish Highlands) may take longer to reach you. Overall, Casefile: Truth & Deception is a great game. It has lots of fun and tension and means you have to pay attention. A challenging game, that is extremely interesting and lots of fun – fans of Cluedo will love it! In this mystery board game based on the hit true crime podcast Casefile, delve into the case of the murdered Casey Parker and be the first to solve it. Put yourself in the detective’s shoes and trade evidence with other players to get closer to the truth. Wealthy businessman Casey Parker has been murdered, and it’s the responsibility of you and your team mates to solve the case. The one problem? Both the suspect list and list of potential evidence is long. Who is really on your side? Who can you trust? The first thing you do when sitting down to play a new tabletop game, perhaps after briefly examining the components, is read the rulebook. When that rulebook is complicated, or long, it can be a bit of a chore to learn the game and teach everyone else. Some more expansive titles even require multiple ‘practice’ or ‘open-hand’ sessions to parse everything. But when a rulebook is incomprehensible and flat out omits rules altogether, it’s more than a slog; it’s unforgivable. Case (ha!) in point: Case File, a game entirely revolving around bluffing and hidden information, does not tell you if you discard cards face down or face up, and such a blunder is beyond belief. Gameplay Most Foul

We all enjoyed Casefile: Truth & Deception. It is simple to setup, easy to play and gets those brain cells working. It would make an excellent gift this Christmas for older children and teenagers and lots of fun to play together as a family. But be aware, there is false evidence floating around to throw you off the scent and other players can bluff, lie and deceive so you really do need to be sure of the evidence in front of you. In Casefile: Truth & Deception we find out that the wealthy businessman Casey Parker has been murdered! He has a very long list of enemies, anybody could have committed the deadly crime. But thankfully there is lots of evidence for the detectives (the players) to find and decipher to unmask the killer, bringing them to justice.Based on the Casefile podcast, players compete to solve a mystery by gathering evidence and planting false leads to throw other investigators off the trail. For such grizzly subject matter, you’d think the game would be at least a little gripping, but I found it impossible to care whether the tattoo artist did it in the cemetery with a tire iron. I wasn’t expecting the next greatest thriller since the likes of Se7en and Silence of the Lambs, but my expectations were not six feet under, either. As mentioned, I’ve played some undesirable titles in my time. But even Monopoly, for all its faults and infamy as the definitive anti-board game, has clear rules. When it comes to Case File, however, I’m sorry to say there’s barely a shred of evidence to suggest this is a worthy addition to your collection; doing so would be (drumroll, please) a true crime.

I loved that the game can be played over and over again. The victim is always the same, but as the solution is at random with the shuffling of cards, the final answers change each time that you play, with 44 cards there are plenty of possible solutions to keep the game fresh and extend its playability and longevity. Casefile: Truth & Deception is a board game based on the very popular true crime podcast: Casefile. It is a game for 3 to 4 players, aged 12+ and takes anywhere between 30 to 60 minutes to play. It is similar to an old favourite Cluedo and has elements of Guess Who.

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Whilst we will do everything we can to meet the delivery times above, there may be factors outside of our control and we cannot guarantee delivery within this time frame. In our house one of the ways we like to relax and have some fun is with regular game nights and playing board games. We have a wide variety of games and we all like to play different types of games, but one of our favourite types are games where we have to use logic and deduction. For this reason, we were delighted when we received Casefile: Truth & Deception, a game based on the hit true crime podcast Casefile. Casefile: Truth & Deception is a board game based on the very popular true crime podcast Casefile. It is a game for 3-4 players, aged 12+ and takes anywhere between 30 to 60 minutes to play and hopefully solve a murder. It could be described as being like the classic murder mystery game Cluedo but with elements of Guess Who.

We all enjoyed playing Casefile: Truth & Deception and being murder detectives for an hour. It is a simple game to set up, easy to play and gets those brain cells working. It’s fun for families, teenagers and adults to play. We play lots of board games (including tabletop games and card games) in our house. We all love game night, and we all have our favourite games but do love discovering new games to play. We like all types of games but particularly like ones where you need to think, using logic and deduction to win. For this reason, we were delighted when we received Casefile: Truth & Deception for review.Gameplay takes the form of ‘bidding’, which is game-speak for asking the other players if they have three certain cards in their hands, say, the coffee shop, the knife, and the mechanic. Regardless of whether or not they really do hold these cards, they can say… a number. Yep, you read right. Every card has a printed value from one to three, and you can say the total of the numbers on the cards you wish to offer up for auction. The player who asked for the cards can then choose to take up your offer or not, but must be aware that they could be handed evidence they’ve already eliminated, or red herrings. This continues until one player feels like they’ve narrowed down the possibilities enough to take a stab – sorry, poor choice of words – at the solution. But if you get even one of the four components wrong, you’ll be irreversibly eliminated from the round (which may be more desirable than you’d think; more on this later). Incoherent Until Proven Guilty