Description
We need detectives! An agent of the mysterious S.P.Y. agency has been murdered, and someone tried to cover up the case. Umorke (Murdle in the original) is a detective deduction game based on the popular logic puzzles from murdle.com: four suspects, four weapons, eight locations and only one culprit.
How to play Umorke
Secretly place one suspect, one weapon, one location and a black verdict card into each of four case files. Only one of them contains the word guilty. At the start, everyone looks at two cards and writes down what they learned on their own note sheet.
On your turn, you must share one piece of information on the shared board. If you place an X, you draw a discovery card that shows you a new piece of evidence. If you place a check mark, you look at one card in two different case files. From your notes and the board you keep deducing, just like in a real logic puzzle.
When you think you know, you make an accusation instead of taking a turn: the suspect, the weapon, the location and the number of the case file. If you are right, you win. If not, you are out for the rest of the game.
Why you will like it
- Every piece of information you share also helps the others, so you weigh carefully what to give away.
- When you place the third X in a row, you add a check mark to the last space and look at the evidence, so good deduction pays off straight away.
- An accusation is a gamble: too early and you are out, too late and your rivals get ahead.
- Once you shuffle the cards, the case is new, with a new solution.
Who is Umorke for
The game is for 2 to 4 players aged 12 and up, and one case takes 20 to 30 minutes. It is easy to explain, but it calls for careful notes and some logic. It suits fans of detective stories and logic puzzles, including families with teenagers. Anyone who has never done this before can first play with open cards and solve the case together with the others. The game and the rules are in Slovenian.
What you might not like
If you dislike notes and grids, you may prefer a more relaxed party game. A wrong accusation knocks you out for the rest of the game, so you may spend the rest of the session just watching. Pens are not included.
What is in the box
- game board
- 4 evidence case files and 16 evidence cards
- 16 Umorke cards (4 suspects, 4 weapons, 8 locations)
- 12 discovery cards
- 48 tokens (12 check marks, 36 X) and 3 accusation tokens
- 4 privacy screens
- 100 note sheets
- rules
The rules recommend an erasable pen.
