Mia London and the Case of the 625 Scoundrels
Mia London and the Case of the 625 Scoundrels Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Contents & Setup
- 4 Investigation Booklets
- 40 Accessory Cards: 10 x Hat, 10 x Glasses, 10 x Moustache, 10 x Bowtie
Each player takes an Investigation Booklet. Return any remaining Booklets to the box.
Separate the 4 types of Accessory Cards and place them in 4 facedown piles. Shuffle each pile and draw one card from each without looking at them. Place these 4 cards face down in the box. These will be used to identify the guilty scoundrel.
Goal
The 4 facedown cards in the box are the Accessories belonging to the guilty scoundrel. Find them to identify the wanted man!
Game
The oldest player is nominated 'Chief Investigator,' and will be in charge of scrolling through the 9 cards in each pile of Accessories. The Chief Investigator plays too, of course! Because each Accessory appears on 2 cards (there are 2 Hat Cards showing a hat with a flower, 2 cards with a feather, etc.), you will see each Accessory twice, except for the one whose 'other' card was put in the box at the beginning of the game, which you will only see once. This is the Accessory you have to identify.
Step 1: Hat
The Chief Investigator makes 4 piles by turning over the top 4 cards from the Hat deck and laying them next to each other, from left to right, so that everyone can easily see them. The Chief Investigator should count to two (quietly!) before laying out the next card. Once all 4 cards have been laid out, the next 4 cards are laid out on top of the previous ones (covering them completely) in the same way, and then the final card is placed on the first pile (the one on the left).
While the Chief Investigator is laying out the cards, their Booklet should remain closed.
When the Chief Investigator has finished, all players (including the Chief Investigator) secretly open their Booklet and find the page segment that shows the hat they think belongs to the Scoundrel — the one they only saw once when the Chief Investigator was laying out the Hat cards.
All players then close the left flap of their Booklet to save their answer, and shut their Booklet.
Step 2: Glasses
The Chief Investigator does the same for the Glasses but, instead of 4, lays out 3 piles of cards. After 3 cards have been revealed, the remaining cards are placed covering the previous ones until they have all been placed.
All players then save, in their Booklet, the Glasses they think they only saw once.
Step 3: Moustache
The Chief Investigator does the same thing for the Moustache, but now lays out 2 piles of cards.
All players then save, in their Booklet, the Moustache they think they only saw once.
Step 4: Bowtie
The Chief Investigator does the same thing for the Bowtie but now lays out 1 pile of cards.
All players then save, in their Booklet, the Bowtie they think they only saw once.
End of the Game
Each player opens their Booklet and reveals the Scoundrel that they think is the one they are hunting for.
The Chief Investigator takes out of the box the 4 Accessory Cards belonging to the sought-after Scoundrel. The first card to be revealed is the Hat, and each player checks their answer. The Chief Investigator then reveals the Glasses, the Moustache, and finally the Bowtie.
The player who identified the most Accessories wins!
In case of a tie: The player who correctly identified the Accessory in the lowest box is the winner.
Example: Esteban identified the Hat, the Moustache, and the Bowtie. Mei correctly identified the Hat, the Glasses, and the Moustache, while Nabil only got the Moustache and the Bowtie correct.
Esteban wins, as he identified a lower accessory (the Bowtie) than Mei, who he was tied with. If Esteban and Mei had both identified the Bowtie, then the Moustache would have broken the tie.