PRINTABLE DETECTIVE GAMES
A convincing alibi. A missing script. A map that cannot be right. Put the records side by side and find the detail that changes everything.
Solo or together · No host · Digital game + print PDF
Both are included in one purchase. Play on screen, print the evidence, or use both together.
Digital Edition: a ZIP containing an offline browser game with premium artwork, a short optional video, and hints and answers revealed only when requested.
Print Edition: one PDF designed for A4 or US Letter, with clear page ranges so customers can print the investigation without printing the hints and answers.
FIND YOUR FIRST CASE
Choose the kind of evidence you enjoy. Every case works solo or together.
Choose this case for conflicting statements, a photographic alibi and a financial trail.
Preview The Second CarbonTHE FIRST COLLECTION
Three complete, standalone cases. Start anywhere. Every clue you need is in the file.
CASE 01 Murder
An archive director is found dead before a meeting with the trustees. Four visitors have an explanation. The records tell a different story.
Solo or together · No host · Print 14 investigation pages · Play at your own pace
Buy on Etsy · Instant downloadSee the game and actual evidenceDigital ZIP + Print PDF · Nothing ships
CASE 02 Theft
The theatre’s oldest script has been exchanged for a prop. Four guests insist they stayed in their seats. Their bags are waiting for the collection van.
Solo or together · No host · Print 12 investigation pages · Play at your own pace
Buy on Etsy · Instant downloadSee the game and actual evidenceDigital ZIP + Print PDF · Nothing ships
CASE 03 Forgery
An old survey threatens to erase a village footpath from an orchard sale. The date on the page looks convincing. The landscape does not.
Solo or together · No host · Print 12 investigation pages · Play at your own pace
Buy on Etsy · Instant downloadSee the game and actual evidenceDigital ZIP + Print PDF · Nothing ships
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ALL THREE CASES
A murder, a theatre theft and a forged survey. Three illustrated offline games and one print PDF, with hints and explained endings. Keep another case for next time.
The same complete games sold individually. Print only 38 investigation pages for all three cases.
About US$34.13
Save about US$18.88 compared with three separate cases.
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Buy on Etsy · Instant downloadDigital ZIP + Print PDF included · Delivered by Etsy after payment · Nothing ships
SEE THE ACTUAL FILES
Each case page shows a real opening page, an evidence excerpt and its optional opening film. The print PDF keeps the evidence separate from hints and answers.
See The Second CarbonSTART WITH A SMALL MYSTERY
Three couriers. Three sealed dispatches. One key heading to the wrong place. Follow the notes and work out whom to stop.
Play the free caseA complete short deduction puzzle. No email, download or purchase required.
DISPATCH OFFICE / EVIDENCE NOTE
“I attached the spare key to the gallery dispatch before I realised which key I’d picked up.”
The couriers leave in different directions. The dispatch book is still on the desk.
FIND YOUR KIND OF CASE
| Case | You investigate | Best fit if you enjoy | Investigation pages to print |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Second Carbon | A fictional murder | Alibis, timelines and financial clues | 14 |
| The Bellweather Seat | A theatre theft | Seating, sightlines and conflicting accounts | 12 |
| The Orchard Lot | A forged survey | Maps, dates and document comparisons | 12 |
BEFORE YOU BUY
Instant downloads. Clear instructions. Help kept separate from the answer.
Read the playing guideEvery product has two separate downloads: a Digital Edition ZIP with the offline illustrated browser game, and a Print Edition PDF that fits A4 or US Letter. The collection has the same two-file format and includes all three games.
Yes. Play solo, as a pair or in a small group sharing the evidence. Everyone investigates together. No host, acting, character roles or costumes are needed.
No. Extract the Digital Edition ZIP and open OPEN-THE-GAME.html in a full desktop browser. Artwork and the optional opening video with original music are included, and notes can be saved as a text file. A laptop or desktop is recommended; mobile file-preview apps vary. The separate PDF also works for reading on screen.
These are cooperative reading-and-deduction case files, not role-play party kits. Choose them when everyone wants to solve the same case rather than play a suspect.
In the digital game, open an objective and reveal one hint level at a time. Answers remain closed until you choose to reveal them. In the Print Edition, the guide gives separate hint and solution page ranges. For download help, contact AbeAbe Pao through Etsy Messages.
It contains the same three games. Buy the collection or the individual cases you want; buying both duplicates the content. Each case has one fixed story and solution.
No. Read at your own pace. Discussion, reading speed and use of hints affect how long you spend. You can stop and return to a case whenever you like.
AI tools helped draft the plots, dialogue, evidence and illustrations. Morrow Quay revised the writing, assembled the cases, and checked the clues against each solution. These are original fictional cases created for this shop, not reskins of another seller’s games. Familiar deduction methods are used.