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The Mysteries of Peking

The Mysteries of Peking

AS Company · 1987
2–630 min8+ yrs1.3/5 complexity5.8 BGG#9.875 BGG3,4 KPartyFamily
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How do you play The Mysteries of Peking?

As one of the best detectives in Chinatown, you'll have to solve one of the mysteries in the casebook and reveal the criminal. To get clues, you must go to the different witnesses and interrogate them.

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The Mysteries of Peking box art
official art · AS Company

As one of the best detectives in Chinatown, you'll have to solve one of the mysteries in the casebook and reveal the criminal. To get clues, you must go to the different witnesses and interrogate them. You may move the dragons with the help of fortune cookies and prevent the other detectives from getting there before you. When you discover the culprit, you must go to the dragon he is hiding in.

The most important witnesses are the Spy and the Wise Man, so you must reach them as soon as possible in order to get vital information for the case. The Wise Man will tell you which of the witnesses is lying, and the Spy will tell you where the culprit is hiding. But you'll have to visit the rest of the witnesses around the board to get the description of the culprit.. Does he have glasses, a scar, a mustache or a hat? But beware! Some witnesses will have nothing useful to tell you!

The game includes 3 decoders in order to decipher clues: a red filter to look at general clues, a mirror to look at the "wise man" clue, and a mask card to check the culprit in the casebook.

game anatomy
Complexity1.3 / 5
BGG rating5.8 / 10
Vibe
PartyFamily
Language dependence
Extensive text — heavy translation needed
Play time
30 min
Players
2–6
Recommended age
8+ yrs
BGG rank
#9.875
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Q3How do you play The Mysteries of Peking?
The Mysteries of Peking is a deduction game, for 2–6 players, taking ~30 minutes, featuring roll / spin and move. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about The Mysteries of Peking — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does The Mysteries of Peking support?
The Mysteries of Peking is played by 2–6 players.
Q5How long does a game of The Mysteries of Peking take?
A game of The Mysteries of Peking takes about 30 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is The Mysteries of Peking for?
The Mysteries of Peking is recommended from age 8.
Q7How complex is The Mysteries of Peking?
The Mysteries of Peking has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.3 out of 5.

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