Indagini Minute Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Overview
• Scoring
• Competitive Mode
• Cooperative or Solo Mode
• Detective Table

Overview

Below you will find a set number of portraits, each relating to a culprit, and the description of the investigations connected to them.

For each investigation, you must work out what happened, who the culprit is, and match the face and the name to the case. The names of the possible culprits are written in bold inside the cases. (Note: the culprit of case X may not appear within case X.)

Attention! The cases are all linked to one another. It is advisable to read them all, start forming some hypotheses, but attempt the final solutions only once the overall picture is complete.

If you find yourselves in difficulty, at the end of the cases there are "Risultati delle indagini" (Investigation Results) which can put you on the right track or remove any doubts you may have. They are very powerful clues: use them only if you feel you cannot do without them.

At the end of the investigations, you must fill in the Detective Table.

When you are ready, read the solutions aloud together.

Scoring

Points earned for each case are as follows:

• -2 points for each "Risultato delle indagini" (Investigation Result) that has been read.
• +7 points if the correct case has been matched to the correct name (even if under the wrong portrait).
• +3 points if the correct name has also been written under the correct portrait.

Competitive Mode

Each Player must have a copy of the Detective Table (printed, copied onto a sheet, or photographed). At the end of the investigations, once all Players have filled in their table, look for the Solutions at the very end of the text. Once the Solutions have been read, add up your scores and declare your total. The Player with the highest total is the Winner! In case of a tie, the victory is shared!

Cooperative or Solo Mode

At the end of the investigations, a single Detective Table is filled in, which counts for all Players taking part. At the very end of the text, look for the Solutions. Once the Solutions have been read, add up your scores and declare your total.

Consult the last page to see the rating your Captain assigns based on the score obtained.

Score evaluation (cooperative or solo):

• Fewer than 10 points: Perhaps you should go to a second-hand book stall. You will surely find Christie, or Doyle... In short, read, and there you will find crimes already solved! Handy, isn't it?
• 10 to 26 points: I am pleasantly surprised. Perhaps I can consider you for my department! Would you like to try something tastier?
• More than 26 points: Ah! A nerd. Now you'll probably want to solve more, right?

Detective Table

The Detective Table is a printed or copied sheet, one per Player in competitive mode, or one shared in cooperative and solo mode. It contains the following entries:

• Two identical blocks, each with the fields "Il mio nome è" (My name is), worth +3, and "Sono colpevole del caso" (I am guilty of case), worth +7. Write the name of the culprit and the case number in these fields.
• A "CALCOLO PUNTEGGIO" (Score Calculation) box with the following lines:
  • "Nomi indovinati" (Names guessed), +3 each.
  • "Casi risolti" (Cases solved), +7 each.
  • "Risultati delle indagini usati" (Investigation Results used), -2 for each one.
  • "TOTALE PUNTI" (Total points), the sum of the above.