Brief Cold Case

1. Goal

Close your case and Declare solved on your turn. Be among the first to finish — others can still go out after you.

2. Setup

Host a room, add bots or share the room code, then Start investigation. Each detective gets their own case.

3. Your case

Your case needs fixed facts (victim, location, and any extras on the strip) plus a timeline run of time cards that can prove an hour.

Open Case Suspect Board anytime to see paths, what’s still needed, and the case brief.

4. Paths

The board lists weapon → time → suspect rows. To complete any path:

• Collect 4 cards of that weapon
• Prove that hour with your timeline run (wilds can fill one gap when allowed)
• Hold that suspect card

Fixed facts plus any complete path lets you declare.

5. Turn

1. Draw from the deck or take the discard (when allowed)
2. Discard one card to end your turn

Use Case sort to group cards that help your case. Double-tap a card (or use Discard) to throw one away.

6. Going out

When your case is ready, Declare solved at the start of your turn or during the discard phase. The game can continue until everyone finishes.