Unusual Suspects (pré-joué) (EN)

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Unusual Suspects transforms any game night into a real group investigation. One player becomes the Witness: they know the true identity of the Guilty Party, hidden among twelve suspects displayed for everyone to see, but they can only answer questions with "yes" or "no," without a single gesture or telling tone of voice. The other players form the investigative team and must, round after round, ask sharp behavioral questions to eliminate innocent suspects one by one, all while never accidentally clearing the real culprit. Every round adds a bit more tension: the faster the team narrows down the suspects, the better its final score, but one wrong call can cost the whole investigation.

This party game works just as well in competitive mode as in cooperative mode, which makes it perfect for livening up a big group. Questions focus on habits and behavior rather than physical appearance, pushing everyone to argue, deduce, and sometimes get it hilariously wrong.

Unusual Suspects is for you if you love fast deduction games that get the whole table talking, if you want a party game that takes two minutes to explain but keeps everyone hooked until the last suspect, or if you need a game that scales smoothly from a small table to a full house party.

Unusual Suspects was a finalist for the 2015 Golden Geek Best Party Board Game award, a nod that confirms its reputation among fans of social party games. Its unique mute-witness mechanic, limited strictly to "yes" and "no," makes it hard to mistake for any other whodunit game on the shelf.

The game is designed by Paolo Mori, an author known for his party and strategy games, including Libertalia, a fan favorite among board game enthusiasts. In Unusual Suspects, he applies that same sense of pacing to a simple but devastatingly effective question-and-answer formula that keeps the suspense running.

BOX CONTENTS
70 Suspect cards
110 Question cards
1 Yes card
1 No card
12 Guilty Party cards
1 Investigation pad
1 rulebook

Number of players: 3 to 18
Duration: 20 minutes
Age: 13+