Masters of Crime: Incognito

A lot of fun

This is a great game. You want probably 4 people for an ideal number. Allow a full evening or plan to split into two shorter blocks of time

One for the best games I've played by myself.

Very good

I enjoyed Vendetta and was disappointed with this one. It was very easy and there wasn't really any differences on clues you get base on how you approached the story.

This was definitely a longer game to play, clocking in at about 3 hours, playing about an hour each night over 3 nights, with a group of 3 people. It's pretty much a choose your own adventure kind of story, where you draw a card, pick an action or line of dialogue to say, then proceed to discard unused cards and draw new cards or open sealed evidence. The symbols and order you draw the card isn't always intuitive and it can feel like you're missing a step or missing a story beat. There's not a ton of decisions to make and its mostly collecting evidence, reading the narrative aloud, and placing suspect cards down until you've gone through all of the included materials and the game pretty much tells you its over and it's time to guess "who done it." If that reading game part sounds like fun then you're in luck, but if your group is looking for puzzles to solve ala escape room type games, to advance the plot, this game might lull you to sleep. We didn't mind the quality of the components or the narrative driven gameplay with only a few choices. Our biggest complaint was that the online components were in German, that the websites sites themselves had issues, and the miriad typos throughout the written materials. Value wise, it's like the cost of going to the movies. We ate snacks, had fun throwing our theories and motives around, and had an okay time playing through the story. Unfortunately, this is a game you'll probably regift as there's practically zero replayability once you've played through the story. Hope this helps the next group of gamers :)

I've played a few different games from this company, and all of them have been super fun. These games are immersive. It's a true murder mystery. You're essentially playing detective by combing through evidence, unlocking clues and eventually, solving the crime. For the full experience, you'll need internet access. There's so much more when you follow clues online. The interactive design is well though out. You can only play the game once, which may seem like a bummer when looking at the price, but I look at it differently. This is immersive entertainment that lasts for hours. To me, it's well worth it.

I've done several of the murder mysteries in a box, but this is the first one that needs the internet to be able to do a more full, thorough investigation. So this isn't one you'd want to take with you if you are going to a remote cabin to relax (or anywhere with inconsistent internet). I also liked that this is like a choose your own adventure game. Your choices change outcomes and it makes it so you could replay, which is different than most of this type of game (at least that I've tried). Worth trying if you're a fan of murder mystery games.

GOOD PRODUCT