What it is
Somewhere on a map of hexagons is a creature’s den. Everyone has their own clue, and none of them is enough alone: the den is in the one hexagon that satisfies all of them. On your turn you either question someone or go looking yourself.
How it plays
Like every deduction game since Cluedo, remembering your own clue isn’t enough: you have to piece together everyone else’s too. And every question you ask gives away a piece, because when someone says no, you place a cube too. Misread your own clue and you ruin the game for everyone.
The nugget
The clues are short phrases, so in theory you could play it in English too, but I wouldn’t recommend it: it’s already a tough game to wrap your head around, and misreading your own clue is enough to sink the whole game. My copy is the Playagame one from six years ago, now @studiosupernova_games brings it out in Italian.
At our table
Thirty-four games on our table, and every so often someone still misreads their own clue and ruins everything.
The box
Video tutorial
Show the video tutorials 1 in Italian
Tutorial in italiano di Cryptid Cercatore di Perle ·YouTube
What’s the deduction game you can’t stand?
Some people love them, some are checking their phone after ten minutes. I’ve never seen a middle ground.
