The peaceful Templars' Abbey is a rare haven of tranquility for road weary travelers. And so you found it when you arrived late last night. That serenity was shattered this morning with the discovery of the lifeless body of Brother Adelmo at the foot of the Monastery's cliffs. Did the usually nimble-footed Brother slip to his death? Or did someone help him in his fall?
Mystery of the Abbey is a new kind of "whodunit" game of deduction and intuition, set in a medieval abbey. Players compete and collaborate to solve the mystery by moving through the Abbey's beautifully rendered board and questioning their brethren. Gameplay is in turn fun, captivating and tense; the atmosphere, vivid; the immersion, complete. Constant interactivity between the players, intelligent questioning and dynamic intrigue make Mystery of the Abbey the game of choice for an hour of fun with friends and family alike.
CUSTOMER REVIEWS
Tim Steen (5 out of 5)
*The* definite Deduction game. Clue is a household name board game. But really, it's rolling a dice and moving little plastic pieces around a board and asking some simple questions. I had been waiting, waiting, waiting for a good mystery game that matched Clue in theme and atmosphere, but beat it in mechanics and in thinking. This is the game to do that. -I've played it with a variety of age levels and groups of people. They all enjoy it and want to play again. This game meets my "mom rule" -- Mom wants to play it often. It's a great family game. #NAME? -It's infinitely replayable. Many attempts at mystery games have set, unchangable mysteries so that once you figure out the game, it's o
...Read the rest of this review - 1/12/2004
Tom Vasel (5 out of 5)
I’ve never been a big fan of Clue, finding that the game was too “easy” and that when played with players of equal skill, the game tended to favor the person whose die rolls were better. But when I heard the Days of Wonder was making a game slightly similar to Clue, designed by Bruno Faidutti and Serge Laget – two fantastic designers, I was intrigued. I knew that the other two games I had played by Days of Wonder (Fist of Dragonstones and Queen’s Necklace) had fun rules and fantastic components, and was expecting more of the same.
So is Mystery of the Abbey a worthy addition to the Days of Wonder line? The answer is that it is one of the most fun games I have ever played, with fantastic
...Read the rest of this review - 12/18/2003
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