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Year
2021
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Description
A crime was just committed! The victim is unable to speak — but they can draw, and in doing so they will ideally help the inspectors guess who in the vast crowd is the criminal! This shifty character will do anything and everything to cover their tracks, though, so will you be able to stop them before the last message?
In Last Message, the victim of the crime gives clues over four rounds to help the detectives determine the identity of the criminal. To give clues in a round, the victim has 30 seconds in which to draw and write in a 3x3 grid — but before handing over these clues, the criminal can erase part of these drawings.
If the criminal is not identified by the end of the fourth round, they win the game; otherwise, the detectives and the victim win.
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Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- crime and deduction
- crime investigation with a witness who can draw clues
- secret roles with victim, criminal, and detectives
Comparison games
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- board comparison — Detectives can compare new clue boards to previously collected ones to aid deduction.
- clue drafting on boards — The victim draws and writes clues on one of four blank nine-square boards within a 30-second window.
- clue erasure and tracking — The criminal erases five spaces (in round 1), then fewer spaces in later rounds to hinder clues.
- clue repetition rule — Words cannot be repeated on the same board across clues during a round; repetition across rounds on new boards is allowed.
- deduction — The criminal erases five spaces (in round 1), then fewer spaces in later rounds to hinder clues.
- Difficulty options — Rulebook options allow increasing difficulty, such as removing text, changing erasure counts, or choosing objects instead of characters.
- hidden roles — Criminal privately selects a character on the board to represent them; only the victim and criminal know who it is.
- secret role assignment — Criminal privately selects a character on the board to represent them; only the victim and criminal know who it is.
- suspect selection by detectives — Detectives choose one character from the illustration as the suspected criminal.
- timed rounds — Game consists of four rounds with a sand timer each round to limit clue writing time.
- validation by criminal — Criminal confirms whether the detectives picked the correct character without giving extra information.
- win condition — If the detectives identify the criminal, everyone on the crime scene team wins; otherwise the criminal wins.
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Quotes (from this video)
- the good news is that we have a witness
- the detectives and the victim all win
- the game is played over four rounds
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Engaging social deduction with a crime-mystery flavor
- Fast-paced and replayable across multiple groups
- Encourages teamwork and player interaction
Cons
- Rule clarity is important; miscommunication can derail rounds
- May feel chaotic for very large groups or for players who dislike role play
Thematic elements
- investigation, crime, and collective storytelling with role dynamics.
- A party game framed as a collaborative crime mystery, designed for fast rounds and group participation.
- theatrical and slightly dramatic, with clear turns for the victim, criminal, and detectives.
Comparison games
- Mysterium
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- clue-based deduction across rounds — Four rounds of information exchange, where clues guide the detectives toward identifying the criminal.
- role-based team play — Players are divided into victim, criminal, and detectives; the detectives work as a team to identify the culprit.
- shared investigation with evolving constraints — The victim and criminal coordinate in a way that tests the detectives' ability to interpret hints.
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Quotes (from this video)
- it's quick it's really really funny and it has some twists and turns
- which actually is a public domain game
- it's simple it's straightforward
- it's very quick and funny
- one player plays the victim... another player plays the criminal and all the other players play detectives
- the other team has a summary
- you have to sing the opposition
- it's silent game where you can't talk and create this story by texting each other
- the cinematic music in the background
- it's meditative for sure as well
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