Witness
Four players whisper a crime scene's secrets down a chain, and one mixed-up detail can sink the whole case.
Who it's for
Groups of exactly four who love communication-limited co-op games and enjoy piecing together a mystery together.
Not for you if…
You don't have exactly four players or dislike games built around careful listening under a strict information chain.
Vibe's take
tense, social, quick, communication-heavy, satisfying
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About this game
Witness turns solving a mystery into a game of telephone where getting the message garbled might actually cost you the case. Each of exactly four players holds a private slice of a crime scene, and you can only pass information along a strict, randomly assigned chain, whispering what you know and what you just heard to the next person in line. By the time the last clue reaches everyone, the case either clicks into place or falls apart because someone mixed up a detail three whispers back. Sixty-four cases keep it fresh, sessions are short, and the tension is entirely social: listening well matters as much as being right.
Get it
By the numbers
Players
Duration
15 min
Ages 12+
Complexity
1.5 / 5 — LightBGG Rating
6.4/10
Rank #1,485
2.9k ratings
Published
2014
Language
Language essential
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