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Expansion for Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Game
From the Casebook of Michael Collins' Dan Fortune
1986
Rules assistance for From the Casebook of Michael Collins' Dan Fortune
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1–6 players
- 30 min
Rules assistant for From the Casebook of Michael Collins' Dan Fortune
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
From the Casebook of Michael Collins' Dan Fortune is an expansion for Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Game released in 1986 for 1–6 players and 30 minutes per game. It was designed by Debbie Christian.
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About the game
From the cover "Play Dan Fortune, the one armed detective featured in the novels and stories of Michael Collins. He is a master at solving cases in which no foul play is obvious. Enjoy this exciting supplement to Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Game. Uncover Hidden Evidence in these four challenging mysteries: Would Dan Fortune turn down a beautiful women's request for help? In A Shot in the Dark, the detective assists a lady in distress. Have the police arrested the wrong man? When there is A Death in the Greenhouse, the master detective must prove that the suspect is innocence. When Dan Fortune vacations in Bromlee Station, three college students ask the sleuth to find their missing roommate. Are these young men overreacting, or is their friend The Missing Physicist? Can working late at the office be fatal? Perhaps so, in The Embezzler's Revenge.
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Publishers
- Mayfair Games
Questions and answers
From the Casebook of Michael Collins' Dan Fortune supports 1–6 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for From the Casebook of Michael Collins' Dan Fortune is 30 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
From the Casebook of Michael Collins' Dan Fortune belongs to these categories: Word Game, Deduction, and Murder / Mystery. Categories describe the theme, setting and style of a game rather than its rules. Filter the catalogue by the same category to find similar games when you enjoyed From the Casebook of Michael Collins' Dan Fortune and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of From the Casebook of Michael Collins' Dan Fortune are: Debbie Christian. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists From the Casebook of Michael Collins' Dan Fortune as an expansion for Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Game. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Game to use it. Check that your edition of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Game is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.