Open the case.

A group of friends. A few phones. One shared investigation.

Get everyone together.
Find a place to sit together. Each player needs a phone and an internet connection.
Divide the leads.
Explore the evidence on your screens. Talk, compare notes, and challenge each other.
Build your case.
Connect what you’ve found. Agree on a theory. Back it up with evidence.

Friends sharing discoveries around a table during a detective game night

Check Alex’s alibi.

At 01:14, Alex tells a friend they went straight home. Check the four records from that night. What can you prove?

A short mystery to try before you choose a case.

The message

Private conversation

Alex

“Left at midnight. Went straight home. Haven’t been near the pier tonight.”

01:14

Delivered at 01:14. Sent to a friend.

The camera

North Pier · Camera 04

Surveillance log00:43:12

00:43 — Alex identified beside the locked ferry gate.

North Pier. Camera 04. Timestamp verified.

The receipt

Taxi journey

Harbour Cars

A taxi receipt found in Alex’s coat pocket.

Pick-up: North Pier
Drop-off: Westbank
Departure: 00:48
Total: €18.40

Payment accepted.

The timetable

Harbour transport notice

North Pier / Eastbank

Last ferry of the night

Final departure: 00:30
Next departure: 06:00

The final ferry departed North Pier at 00:30. The service log confirms it left on time. No further departures until 06:00.

Departure confirmed in the service log.

Read the solution

The order: final ferry at 00:30, camera sighting at 00:43, taxi departure at 00:48, message at 01:14.

Alex’s message came at 01:14. Camera 04 had already placed them at the ferry gate at 00:43, thirteen minutes after the last departure. A taxi receipt records a ride from the pier five minutes later. Alex lied about being there. You still don’t know why.

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