This post details a new mystery board game from Funko, Rear Window. Based on the classic Hitchcock movie, this is a co-operative 1950s era, Cluedo style game for teens and adults. Available on Amazon UK & US.
For more top mystery co-op board games for teens, adults and family games night, see my recommendations listed below.
Rear Window Game from Funko
Designer: Prospero Hall | Publisher: Funko | Number of Players: 3 to 5 | Age rating: 13 years old and up | Format: Co-Op Strategy Cluedo-Style Board Game | Released: 2022.
New Mystery-Solving Co-Op Board Game
Description: Experience Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece Rear Window in this game of deduction and suspense. Carefully observe strange clues and ominous patterns in the things going on in the apartments across the way. There are parties, knives, a saw, bickering, laughing, music… and a mysterious trunk. Do you detect a murder? Or is the secret, private world of the neighbors planting frightening ideas in your mind? [Source: Amazon]
Game Play and Details
- A game of deduction and suspense by Prospero Hall.
- One player is the Director, silently playing out clues as to what may, or may not have happened to the other players.
- The players are unaware if a murder happened until they start noticing suspicious signs from their neighbors.
- Beautiful illustrations and design transports players to the era of 1950s murder mysteries.
Review
Based on the classic Alfred Hitchcock film of the same name, this board game uses the main premise of the movie. Where the protagonist sees one of his neighbours behaving in a suspicious, potentially nefarious manner. From there the game as with the film, plays out with the other characters helping the protagonist deduce what really happened. But in this game expect a few twists and turns on the way, possibly even a traitor in your midst!
The co-operative, mystery-solving gameplay is similar to the popular Mysterium board game. Whilst the deduction element is also like the Cluedo (Clue) game. However this board game is more involved than the classic Cluedo as it requires you to use logic rather than just pure guessswork or luck to uncover patterns to solve the mystery. You have to work with the other players to decipher which are the correct clue cards dealt by the ‘Director’. This makes the game mechanic more engaging and unique.
In addition to this the design and illustrations of the board, cards and components are beautiful and capture the 1950s theme brilliantly!
Rating: 4.7/5.
*Rear Window Board Game available from UK Amazon and US Amazon.
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