$5.99A printable mini murder mystery for 1 to 4 players. Five pieces of evidence, six linked puzzles, one killer locked in with the truth.
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At midnight the time lock released, the bank vault swung open, and the vault keeper was still inside. The Midnight Vault is a small, self-contained detective case set in a private bank on the night of its last audit. You get the time lock's paper tape, the strongroom plan with its wall of safe-deposit boxes, the badge door log, the victim's coded notebook and the night guard's log with five statements, plus six puzzles that lock together like a chain. Each answer opens the next, and the last one asks you to name the killer and explain how it was done. No internet, no cutting, no outside knowledge. Print it or play it on a tablet.
The Midnight Vault is a printable murder mystery in the style of a small escape room. You get a short case file: who died, where, and who was in the building. Then you get five pieces of evidence exactly as the investigators found them, and six puzzles that use nothing but those documents.
The puzzles chain together. First you work out the time lock code from the panel's own checks. That code is the key to the victim's private notebook, which tells you which badge went missing. The badge log shows when its holder slipped away, the statements show who nobody saw, and so on, until the last puzzle asks for the accusation: the killer and the method. Every step is fair, every answer is unique, and two hints per puzzle are waiting if you get stuck.
Play alone with a pencil and a cup of coffee, as a couple, or with up to four people who each take charge of one document. It fits a quiet evening, a train journey or the warm-up to a game night.
Most players finish in 30 to 45 minutes. With hints it can be quicker; a careful solo player may take up to an hour.
Yes. The case was written to be solved by one person. It also works well for two to four people sharing the documents.
No. The colour edition is made for tablets: the contents page is clickable and the margins leave room for a stylus. If you print, the printer-friendly edition saves ink.
No. Print single-sided and start. Nothing depends on colour, so black and white printing is fine.
It is a cosy crime story for ages 12 and up: no blood and no violence on the page. Younger players may want help with the code puzzles.
None. Every puzzle uses only what is printed in the file, and the rules of each code are explained on the page.
There are two hints for every puzzle, and the solution page walks through the whole chain of answers.
Once you know the killer the case is solved, but you can print the file as often as you like for other players in your home.
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One-time purchase. Not part of the subscription.
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