Historical Mystery: Death at the Ball
BGG rank
BGG #19,754
BGG rating
6.4

Historical Mystery: Death at the Ball

2023

Rules assistance for Historical Mystery: Death at the Ball

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 1–4 players
  • 60–90 min
  • 18+
  • Complexity 2.3/5

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Historical Mystery: Death at the Ball is a board game released in 2023 for 1–4 players, 60–90 minutes per game, and ages 18 and up. It was designed by Mihail Rozanov and its main mechanics are Deduction, Storytelling, and Cooperative Game.

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About the game

Death at the Ball is the first game in the detective series “Historical Mystery”. The French court is in distress — all of a sudden an established nobleman passes away for no apparent reason but… poisoning. You are on this controversial case, accompanied by other investigators. Try and solve the case in 24 moves: visit wealthy households, interrogate aristocrats and commoners who knew the victim and hunt down every detail. Choose the cards to investigate together. At the end of the game, you will be asked a series of questions and if you answer correctly — you win. Players prepare 15 decks without shuffling or flipping cards. Starting from the first card they begin to follow the instructions. As they read through the story, they will encounter icons with numbers of decks: new places and people they unlock. Players will have 24 Moves: chances to flip one of the available cards. They will either examine places or objects, or interrogate suspects. During the game it is important to pay close attention to the details and people’s expressions in the pictures – it will help you solve the crime! When players are out of the Moves, they need to scan the “Question” QR-Code and give answers to a series of questions concerning the case. Then they can check right answers and the whole story description.

Questions and answers

Historical Mystery: Death at the Ball supports 1–4 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.