Board Game

Pocket Detective: Die Bombe tickt

Released 2020 / 1-6 players / 45-60 min / Ages 12+

Also known as Detektív krónikák: Szorít az idő, Detektivka do kapsy: Tikající bomba, Pocket Detective 3, Pocket Detective Nº3: El tiempo se agota, Pocket Detective: Correndo contra o Tempo (caso C), Pocket Détective: Le temps presse, Карманный детектив. Дело 3: Время на исходе, Кишеньковий Детектив 3: Обмаль часу, 迷你神探:争分夺秒, 포켓 디텍티브: 사건 번호 #03

Designer: Yury Yamshchikov

Artist: Yury Yamshchikov

Publisher: Lavka Games, Albi, Cranio Creations, Games7Days, Gen-X Games, Mandoo Games, Matagot, MeepleBR, Reflexshop, Schmidt Spiele, Surfin' Meeple China

Pocket Detective: Die Bombe tickt cover art

Description

A bomb found at a chemical plant! As luck would have it, raging hurricane has cut off the small town you are in from the rest of the world. You must take the investigation into your own hands, find the criminals and save the town!

In 3rd part there are no clock icons on cards in opposite to other cases of this series. You will track spent time in other way. Following some links, you will be instructed to reveal top card of special deck. You should do it at the same turn, and it is not relating to correctness of your choice. It just shows your progress towards the denouement. Depending on how much time takes an action or how is it dangerous.

If at least one of the players played 1st or 2nd case, you can try on the role of police officers or journalists. Don't try to cheat or your skill will fail you at the most inopportune moment!

Features:

Compactness – Pocket Detective is really “pocket”, which allows you to take it with you wherever you go!
Simplicity - no boring rules! Just take out the deck and start doing what is said on the cards. (DO NOT shuffle the deck!)
Intriguing plot - the game will put you in front of difficult choices and make you make fateful decisions that affect the course of the investigation.
Uniqueness - the game is independent of the rest of the "cases" of the series.


Game at a glance

Year published
2020
Players
1–6
Play time
45–60 minutes
Listed playing time
60 minutes
Minimum age
12+

Categories (1)

  • Deduction

Mechanics (2)

  • Cooperative Game
  • Storytelling
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