The Detective Case
A murder mystery for a team-building afternoon or a dinner party: the coded note, the seating plan, the sequence of events, the archive login and the time of the crime. Five steps, one culprit.
- Made for
- Teams and training
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Duration
- 50 min
- Steps
- 5
- Locks used
- Password, Grid 4x4, Ordered switches, Username and password, Numeric code
What this template contains
steps 1 · Password
The coded note
A note in the victim's pocket names a bird, but the letters are reversed: N E V A R. Type the word the right way round.
steps 2 · Grid 4x4
The seating plan
Four seats were empty at dinner, one in each row, running from the top-left corner straight down the diagonal to the bottom-right. Select all four.
steps 3 · Ordered switches
The sequence of events
Four events, one per switch. Flip them in the order they happened: the clocks were changed (4), then the lights went out (2), then the scream (3). The fourth switch never happened.
steps 4 · Username and password
The archive login
The card reads: user is your rank, password is when the trouble started. Rank: inspector. Password: the hour the clocks struck twelve at night.
steps 5 · Numeric code
The time of the crime
Enter the time of the log entry as four digits, hours then minutes, with a leading zero.
Try it before you copy it
The coded note
A note in the victim's pocket names a bird, but the letters are reversed: N E V A R. Type the word the right way round.
That is not the bird on the note. Reverse the letters.
How to use this template
- 1
Play it here first, exactly as your players will.
- 2
Copy it into the builder, then change the codes, the clues and the reward.
- 3
Publish and share the link or the QR code. Players need no app and no account.
Questions about this template
- Is this template free?
- Playing it is free for everyone. Copying it into your account needs an Event Pass or Pro, because it uses paid options.
- Can I change the answers and the texts?
- Yes. Every code, clue, hint and reward opens in the builder, and nothing is saved until you publish.
- What do players need?
- A phone or a computer with a browser. They open your link or scan your QR code, and never create an account.
- How long does it take to play?
- About 50 minutes, from the first lock to the reward.
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