Investigations created by investigators
Fatal Encounters is a true crime–inspired board game where you and your team investigate a major crimes case using real-world forensic and detective techniques.
Full Case File
2-4 Hours
1 -4 Players
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Full Case File
Premium Components
Best Deal
Forensic Kit Only $5
8 Hours of Game Play
It’s Not just Another Murder Mystery
COOPERATIVE
Work as a team (up to 4), just like real investigators
INVESTIGATOR FOCUSED
The story is experienced through police work
TRUE INVESTIGATIONAL STRUCTURE
Modelled on how major crimes units organise and progress cases
FORENSIC GAMEPLAY
Evidence, timelines, reports, and images
The structure, pacing, and information flow are all inspired by real investigative process — not fictional tropes.
How investigationS unfold
Start every investigation at the crime scene. Using real bloodstain patterns, deduce how each piece of evidence was left behind. Link clues to pre-written crime scene events. Then order them chronologically from the killer’s entry to their exit and reveal the mistake that will put them in cuffs.
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Crime Scene
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Investigate suspects using the online police database to follow leads and execute search warrants. Each suspect has a locked warrant file attached to their profile. To access their property, deduce the physical evidence to justify a warrant.
Investigate Suspect
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Once you close in on the killer, find definitive evidence that connects them to their initial mistake and place them back at the crime scene.
Sign arrest warrant
It’s True Crime — From the Investigator’s Side
The information is controlled and the pressure builds as the picture becomes clearer.
You’re not fed a story. You uncover it.
Details emerge. Timelines shift. Assumptions get tested.
As the case develops, so does your understanding of what really happened.
Upgrade Your tools
THE DELUXE FORENSIC TOOLKIT UPGRADES FATAL ENCOUNTERS INTO A FULL FORENSIC EXPERIENCE.
The base game gives you the case.
The toolkit gives you the immersion to investigate it properly:
Premium forensic-style components
Organised evidence handling
Immersive analysis tools
Replicate quick & real investigative workflow
Fatal Encounters is built to be played with the Deluxe Forensic Toolkit
The Deluxe Forensic Toolkit supports investigation processes.
What’s inside the forensic toolkit?
3D Print Evidence Counters
Serial Killer Profile Book
Magnetic Crime Scene Tiles
Magnetic Twine Weights
Bloodstain Patterns
The way you handle a case changes the way you think about it.
With the Deluxe Forensic Toolkit, the investigation becomes physical. As you touch the evidence, you organise the material more and move pieces around as theories change.
It slows you down in the right way. Creating moments where the room goes quiet and everyone leans in.
It adds weight to every decision.
Who is Fatal Encounters Perfect for?
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See the very beginning of an investigating
Ready to Open your Case?
Step into the role of investigator and experience a murder case the way it’s meant to be solved.
WRIGHTS
In a small town outside of L.A., 2 victims lay cold on the floor of their own home. In a case where things just don’t add up, who has the most to gain and who has the most to lose?
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Your Questions, Answered
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Murder mystery games are like stepping into a story where you become the detective! In Fatal Encounters, you’re not just watching; you’re actively involved in solving the crime. You’ll connect clues, question suspects, develop theories and piece together the story.
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For me, the main thing that sets a murder mystery apart from an escape room is the story!
Escape rooms usually have a theme with a bit of a story that ties everything together. You focus on solving puzzles like cracking codes and solving riddles, all while keeping the theme in mind. As you work through the puzzles, you gather numbers to unlock the door and escape the room.
Murder mysteries, on the other hand, are all about the story. They challenge you to piece together the details of a case and find the evidence that connects the suspects to the murder.
If you enjoy getting lost in a story and using your detective skills to piece together clues, then a murder mystery is the perfect game for you!
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No prior experience in crime investigation or murder mystery games is necessary! The game is crafted to be engaging enough to keep you hooked, without becoming too difficult and causing the story to lose momentum.
Each case offers both a standard and a challenging difficulty level, so players can increase the difficulty as they become more familiar with the game.
Plus, the game is super fun! and intuitive to learn. Once you know what your doing with one case, you know what your doing with all of them.
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Every case comes with a C.O. Dossier, which is your trusty guide throughout the whole thing. It’ll set out the goals you need to achieve at each stage, giving you a clear path to follow.
If you ever find yourself stuck, the C.O. Dossier will offer some helpful questions to help you keep things moving. If that still doesn’t quite cut it, there are hints and an assist available to help you keep going.