Chronicles of Crime: 1900

2021 · Puzzle

Chronicles of Crime: 1900

Play as a young journalist in Paris around 1900 who investigates murders, kidnappings and robberies while covering the city’s events. Players collect evidence, interrogate suspects and use deduction to piece together each case, with scenarios that include escape-room–style puzzles such as safes, encrypted messages and map navigation. Hints are available from an NPC colleague who specializes in puzzles, and cases unfold through scene exploration and puzzle-solving rather than pure combat or resource management. The game uses standalone scenarios that focus on period investigation and puzzle mechanics set in the Belle Époque.

Players
1–4 best 2
Playing time
60–90 min
Age
12+
Complexity
1.9 / 5
7.6 on Ludoyafrom $23.95AdventureDeductionCooperative GameVariable Player PowersStorytelling

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1h 19m
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Rules questions

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Can I ask a character about a location?

No — Characters may never be asked about locations; scanning a location while in interrogation will end the interrogation and move you to that location (see page 4).

Where do I put newly revealed Character, Evidence or Special Item cards?

Place a new Character on the Location board slot indicated or on an Unlocated Character slot on the Evidence Board if you don't know their location; Evidence Category cards that the app marks as clues go on the Evidence Board (red area = you have the object, blue = you only know about it); Special Item cards are placed immediately on the Evidence Board as the app instructs (see pages 3 and 5).

How much in‑game time does each action take?

Each scan of an Evidence Category card, each question asked to a Character, and each scene observation advances 5 minutes of game time, while traveling between Locations advances 20 minutes (see page 7).

When we use Search the Scene, how does it work and how much time do we have?

Search the Scene uses a panoramic or 3D view and you have 40 seconds to look around and describe what you see while others pick matching Evidence Category cards; scan the chosen cards afterward and the app will tell you which are useful, and doing extra searches costs additional in‑game time (see page 6).

What happens if we get stuck on a puzzle and ask Charlotte for help?

Asking Charlotte whether you have all elements for a puzzle is free, but if you request a hint she deducts 10 points from your score and asking her for the full solution costs another 10 points (see page 6).

How do we finish or 'solve' the case?

Go to the Newspaper Office location and press the SOLVE THE CASE button; you'll be asked a series of questions that you answer by scanning the cards that support your deductions, and your final score depends on those answers (see pages 3 and 7).

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