Paranormal Detectives

ParanormalDetectivesisadeductionpartygame.OneplayertakestheroleofaGhost.AllotherplayersworkasParanormalDetectivesandneedtodiscoverhowthevictimdied.UsingparanormalabilitiestheywillcommunicatewiththeGhost,askingopenquestionsaboutthedetailsofthecrime.TheGhostanswersinavarietyofghostlyways-byarrangingahangman’sknot,playingchosentarotcards,creatingawordpuzzleonatalkingboard,drawingbyholdingthehandofadetectiveandmanymore!

Atthebeginningofthegame,theGhostplayerreceivesastorycardwithafulldescriptionofthemurder.Eachcarddepictsallthedetailsofthecase.EachDetectivereceivesanasymmetrical,pre-constructedsetofinteractioncards,playerinvestigationsheet,andaplayerscreen.

Ontheirturn,eachDetectiveaskstheGhostanyopenquestiontheywantandplaysasingleinteractioncard.ThecardimpliesthewaytheGhostmayanswerthequestion.Thereare9differentinteractionstotal,mostofthemgivinginformationtoallDetectives.SinceDetectivesmayaskanyopenquestionsandinteractioncardsvary,thegameallowsforlotsofcreativityforboththeGhostandParanormalDetectives.

Detectivesmaytry,twiceduringthegame,toguesswhathasactuallyhappenedtothevictimstatingwhowasthekiller,wheredidithappen,whatwasthemotive,howwasitdoneandwhatwasthemurderweapon.ThentheGhostwritesdownsecretlyonthisDetective’sinvestigationsheethowmanyoftheiranswersarecorrect.

Thecompanionappprovidesthegamewithmanymorecrimestoriestosolve.