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Slow to despatch and ponderous to contact. Real detectives have phones!

Great fun. Our second adventure with them. We are waiting for the third one to be delivered now

I decided to give The Detective Society a try as they are based here in the UK, and the import costs for these kinds of games from the U.S are quite steep. I am on Epsiode 2 of Season One, so still a relatively new experience, but the production values are very high, both in the documents provided and the online content. The email and phone bot interactions add another welcome layer to proceedings and the story is engaging. The way that the Detective Society differs from other episodic games of its ilk is in the tone. The websites and newspaper clippings are peppered with sarcastic comments, social commentary, and observational humour (some of which is very funny) and are therefore overtly fake and gamified. Whether you like this or not depends on what you are looking for in your mystery experience. It can be very entertaining and raise a smile, but at the same time can break the immersive quality of the game. It reminds you that you are not deep into a real case, and that this world is slightly askew. I play lots of these games and they all have a slightly different approach, so I don't mind TDS forging its own path, but I personally prefer detective games that take themselves a little more seriously, hence why I dropped a star. The quality of the product is excellent, but the 'wink wink' humour is an unnecessary distraction.

It was glorious! First game purchased from the Detective Society and I could not be more pleased. We've played a variety of formats from different companies before (Exit the Game, Unlock! Mystery Agency, Mysterious Package Company - to name a few) and this is the game we are still talking about days later. Immersive, excellent story telling, just the right pitch of common sense vs puzzle solving, and the audio and interactions were incredible. Add in the fantastic illustrations and the characters/vocals (Goldilocks - I can't even 😂) and you have a winning formula. Two adults eagerly ripping open each envelope and rolling around laughing then setting to some solving made for an enjoyable weekend. I only wish we could play it again - I have ordered another mystery and cannot wait to see what's in store. Absolutely top drawer guys - we salute you!

Excellent! We were given episode one as a Christmas present and did it with the older children over Christmas. We are hooked and bought the rest of the series! Great alternative to a board game. Highly recommend