Chronicles of Crime: 1400

What is Chronicles of Crime: 1400

"You are Abelard Lavel, a knight sworn to King Charles VI the Beloved. You live in the city of Paris in a family mansion not far from the famous Notre Dame cathedral. Since you were a child, you had strange, prophetic dreams in which you saw violent scenes of past crimes or even ones yet to be committed. Over time you learned that your unusual gift could be put to good use and you started to solve cases that nobody else could crack. This earned you some reputation in the city and now people seek your help whenever a mysterious crime is committed."

The Chronicles of Crime: 1400 standalone game brings back well-known mechanisms of the original Chronicles of Crime game while adding some new twists. Now you can deduce not only from the evidence you find or the testimonies given by various characters but also from the mysterious scenes depicted on new Vision Cards. These scenes can be either from the future or from the past and they usually involve characters and objects yet to be revealed.

During your investigation, you can also count on your family members to share their knowledge with you. You can ask your uncle, a monk who has a wealth of knowledge about written texts, your sister a merchant who knows something about almost any object you’ll find or even your brother, a king’s spy, who knows a story or two about many of the people you will meet. Finally, your faithful dog is always willing to trace a suspect for you, just bring him an item belonging to the person in question and he’ll track them down!

Part of Chronicles of Crime - The Millennium Series

Game details

Players

1–4

Age

+12

Duration

90 min

Difficulty

Medium

Type

Board game

Year

2020

Mechanics

Cooperative Game · Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game · Storytelling

Categories

Adventure · Deduction · Medieval

Designer

David Cicurel · Wojciech Grajkowski

Publisher

Lucky Duck Games · 999 Games · Broadway Toys LTD · Corax Games