Van Ryder Games | Detective: City of Angels | Board Game | Ages 14+ | 1 to 5 Players | 30 to 150 Minutes Playing Time

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Detective: CoA uses the innovative ARC (Adaptive Response Card) System to create the feel of interrogating a suspect. Suspects do not simply give paragraph-book responses; instead The Chisel carefully chooses how they will answer. When Billy O’Shea insists that the victim was a regular at Topsy’s Nightclub, is he telling the truth or is The Chisel subtly leading the detectives toward a dead end that will cost them precious time? Detectives can challenge responses that they think are lies but at great risk: If they’re wrong, The Chisel will acquire leverage over them, making the case that much harder to solve. Detective: City of Angels is a game that draws players into 1940s noir using well-written scripts, dynamic mechanics and thematically perfect artwork – the board itself is based on a real map of Los Angeles from 1932 that was the original inspiration for the game! At times, it almost feels like a tabletop RPG, and like many RPGs, it can live and die on the Game Master. The instruction manual does come with a great example of how the Chisel can make the game more exciting, and the more the Chisel gets into the theme and the excitement of those interrogations, the more fun all the players will have. Will one detective rise above the rest and close the case on L.A.'s latest high profile murder? Or will the Chisel sow enough doubt and confusion to prevent the detectives from solving the crime? A social deduction party game involving up to 12 players (14 with the expansion), Deception: Murder in Hong Kong will be familiar to players who’ve played other great social deduction games like Werewolf, Mafia, and Among Us . Set on the streets of the island metropolis, players assume the role of police detectives tasked with solving a case. The twist is that one of their own has committed the deed, but no one knows who did it. At the beginning of each game, players are assigned four random means of murder cards (blue) and four key evidence cards (red). The murderer must select a combination of their own assigned cards (one means of murder and one key evidence card) at the beginning of the game. Detective: City of Angels comes with nine cases, varying in difficulty from Gumshoe (easy) to Hardboiled (hard). Each case is unique and can be solved only once. Each provides a new experience for the detectives who will use any means necessary to catch the killer (or culprit. They aren’t all murder cases!)

If you want to get ahead in this town, bein’ squeaky clean ain’t gonna cut it. You’ll have to get your hands dirty.”The heart of Detective: City of Angels is in its strong storytelling. The cases are all really well written. The setting and characters come to life making the game really engaging and thematic. It’s not just the in-game writing… this game has a TON of literature! The game comes with a comprehensive Rulebook, Tutorial Book, Detective Case Books for each detective, The Chisel Casebook & Solutions and a Sleuth Casebook. Each one is uniquely presented and dripping with theme. The game never seems to break character even if you’re just reading the standard game rules. You’ll be immersed in this one from start until finish. The game does have limited replay-ability… there is currently two expansions, but I’m hoping for plenty more

This isn’t a game where you’re exerting effort trying to remember all the rules or digging through the rulebook. The play is easy, leaving you to focus on what’s important: using your personal deductive skills to solve the case. It is more complex than the classic board game, Clue, but there are certainly similarities… traveling, investigation, making wild accusations. Detective will require you to have hard evidence so there’s no cutting corners. Detective: CoA includes separate, detailed casebooks for both the detectives and The Chisel. Each crime is a carefully constructed puzzle that can unfold in a variety of ways depending on how the detectives choose to pursue their investigations. As the detectives turn the city upside down, uncovering fresh evidence and "hot" leads, hidden suspects may be revealed and new lines of questioning will open up, creating a rich, story-driven experience.A game begins with each detective being handed a case file containing the details of the mystery they are about to solve. As well as some thematic script, these briefings will include important information which can give the detectives a head start in their investigation. Each round, the players will use up to four actions. You can move across the map, search locations, and question witnesses, building up a picture of what happened and trying to be the first to solve the case. The Chisel