How It Works
Download. Print. Investigate.
Download
Buy the case and receive your files instantly as a digital download.
Open the Case
Start with the main case file. Keep the Hints and Solution files closed until you need them.
Investigate
Read records, interviews, timelines, and evidence. Compare theories with your co-investigator.
Accuse
Name the killer, motive, method, and the decisive piece of evidence — then open the Solution to check your work.
No host. No app. No outside research.
Paper Detective cases are designed to be entirely self-contained. Every fact, document, and clue required to solve the case is included in the file — nothing is hidden behind a website, QR code, or seller response, and nothing requires specialized outside knowledge.
- No host or game master required
- No player needs to know the solution in advance
- Solo, two-player, or small-group play (1–4)
- One definitive solution, included as a separate file
- Optional hints if the investigation stalls
- Works fully offline once downloaded
- Print at home, or play digitally with a standard PDF reader
Print-friendly by design
Case files are laid out to be readable and easy on home printers. Where a case offers an Ink Saver edition alongside its Full Color edition, it exists to reduce ink use — not as a lesser version of the case.
A numbered series
Each Paper Detective case is a complete, standalone investigation. You don't need to have played a previous case to solve the next one — the series is numbered for collectors who want to keep working through new files.