Murder, She Wrote
BGG rank
BGG #19,283
BGG rating
6.1

Murder, She Wrote

1985

Rules assistance for Murder, She Wrote

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

  • 4–6 players
  • 60 min
  • 10+
  • Complexity 2.0/5

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Murder, She Wrote is a board game released in 1985 for 4–6 players, 60 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. Its main mechanics are Roll / Spin and Move.

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About the game

Based on the long-running hit CBS primetime series that ran from 1984 to 1996, one player is secretly and randomly chosen to be the murderer; the rest are detectives (Jessica Fletcher) trying to determine which player is the murderer. The murderer player wins if he/she can murder five witnesses and escape off of the game board before he/she is discovered. A detective player wins by being the first to correctly deduce the identity of the murderer, before the murderer escapes. Players mark which locations they have visited and in which order. This information, along with the living or dead status of the witnesses, is used by the detective players to deduce who is the murderer player.

Publishers

  • Paul Lamond Games Ltd
  • Warren Company

Questions and answers

Murder, She Wrote supports 4–6 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.