Lucky Duck Games | Chronicles of Crime | Board Game | Ages 14+ | 1-4 Players | 60-90 Minute Playing Time

This is an original idea, crime stories supported by an App. It works well as a cooperative board game and the VR crime scene analyses are great fun, everyone wants a go, even the not so young and tech minded but everyone remains involved. We had great fun playing over a Christmas. It can feel a little like random scanning at some points. Clues and cards don’t always totally match. Once you’ve played a few probably need a break for a period to reignite the suspension of disbelief required to submerge in the theme. But overall definitely worth my pennies and looking forward to playing more stories.

I've had my eyes set on this game for quite some time and at last I got my hands on it. The inclusion of the mobile was not something I am very keen on in board games but it turned out to be much better than I expected. The cases and the characters are very well built so far and I love the graphic design of the materials. Plus as someone that is called OCD a few times, the box design is bliss. It has special compartments for every piece and also extra compartments for the pieces that come with the expansions and makes sure that nothing gets jumbled up when you put the game up on the shelf. I don't think I will be playing any of the cases twice because I don't like stories that I know the twists beforehand. But the two expansions and new cases that are being available through the app makes this game playable for a long time. I am playing this with my wife. I think that is the best number of players for this game because with more than two it may get boring for some of the players. I didn't use my low cost VR case that you can put the mobile in for the VR scenes which seemed too much of an effort at the time. Maybe it may be better like that but checking the VR scenes directly on your phone with two sets of eyes seemed rather more advantageous. All in all 10/10.

A clever and original detective game. You need the app to play, but it integrates very well and the interactive/AR crime scenes are a highlight of play. The 5 cases that come with the game are great, but sadly as they are a one-and-done experience you're likely to run out of content fast. More scenarios are available to download, but this ramps up the real cost of the game and should be worth noting going in. There are even other themed expansions available, but again, this ramps up cost. You're looking at the best part of £5 per extra scenario, so if you really like this game it's going to cost you. Financials aside a really fun experience and a great game in and of itself.

Wow. This game is exactly the kind of game I've been looking. Feels like the closest thing to a real investigation I've experienced so far! Easy to learn , very well executed, unique and enjoyable. I really look forward to playing more scenarios and expansions packs.

I love this game. The art work and game play are great. If you like things like cluedo/sherlock Holmes etc I think you'll really enjoy this game. The only minor fault is I think the game was made in France and translated to English, so occasionally you might come across a slightly incorrect translation/grammatical error, but that is more to do with the app you use to play the game, rather than the board and pieces.

I wasn’t sure about this upon purchasing but after playing through all of the supplied investigations (and since ordering the Noir expansion) I can say that playing Chronicles of Crime with my friends has been one of the best gaming experiences. We finished one of the investigations last night and a friend said it actually gave them goose bumps as the story progressed and confirmed we were on the right track. This game is all about discussion and trying to figure out everyone’s motives. It’s so well written and I can’t wait for more content and expansions. To address some of the negative comments; we play with one person in control of the app (the app is great and hasn’t once crashed or caused any problems), who then reads the text to everyone, kind of like a dungeon master. Then we all discuss what we should do next and what we think is going on and who’s doing what. We use notepads for everyone to take their own notes on too. The time constraints really add pressure on which leads to follows. We love it.

The game consists of several cards that are scanned using an app on your phone in order to uncover a mystery and solve a crime. The cards might be suspects, clues, witnesses or locations. You can also use the app to explore the crime scene by panning your phone around in the air to look around. By scanning the cards in certain combinations you slowly gain enough information to reveal the solution. The app offers five free scenarios, of which I've played the first two. Each one is roughly 90 minutes long (although can be longer or shorter depending on how confident you are in your deductions). The app works well for the most part, outside of a couple of little niggles. Often cards will scan twice, costing you time and impacting your score. The writing is perfunctory, and not particularly appealing. The tone of the stories has been dark but not particularly graphic. The two biggest issues for me, beyond the mediocre quality of the storytelling, are: 1. Limited interaction between players. Although you're all working together to solve the mystery, typically only one person is using the device to scan the cards and read the story. 2. The app is limited in the interactions that can take place, and if you get stuck it's not possible to give up and see the solution. The solution is only offered after you've solved the mystery correctly, which seems a bit redundant. Nevertheless, the app and the various interactions are impressive just for the sheer number of permutations the designers have had to consider. I would recommend giving it a go, but personally find the app a bit too much of a gimmick to really fall in love with it.

And she loved it. It was played by a group of friends at an 18th BD weekend and much enjoyed. I regretted not buying her the VR Glasses that can be used with the game. I'm still hoping she might offer me a chance to play the game one day cos I'm pretty sure nothing is destroyed when playing! The game is co-op & also uses an app & VR.