The Key: Theft at Cliffrock Villa

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What is The Key: Theft at Cliffrock Villa?

There has been a shocking string of robberies at Cliffrock Villa. Valuable works of art have been stolen! The players start their investigations and combine clues about the perpetrators, time of the crimes, stolen items, and escape plans. They need to generate the right number code to put the thieves behind bars. In the end, it’s not necessarily the fastest investigator who wins the game, but the most efficient one. —description from the publisher Eine schwere Raubserie erschüttert die Cliffrock Villa, wertvolle Kunstobjekte wurden gestohlen! Die Spieler nehmen die Ermittlungsarbeit auf und kombinieren die Hinweise zu Täter, Tatzeit, Beute und Fluchtweg. Schlussendlich müssen sie den richtigen Zahlencode generieren und bringen so die Räuber hinter Gitter. Am Ende gewinnt nicht unbedingt der schnellste, sondern der effizienteste Ermittler. —description from the publisher (German)

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