CSI: Senses (2006)

About this game

Based on the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation TV show. This game features multi-sensory player immersion components to test players' senses and illuminate the skills required to be a real life crime scene investigator. The Game Concept was developed by Anthony E. Zuiker, creator of the CSI shows. Zuiker also developed and wrote the six new story lines included in the game. Players test their abilities as crime scene investigators and challenge their senses and skills, including vision, hearing, memory, communication skills and IQ to collect evidence and solve the crime. Hands on game play and unique props for collecting evidence, including a mini-UV light, add to the sensory game play. The game is scheduled to be shown at Toy Fair Feb 12-15, 2006, and released sometime in the summer. SBG/b EQUAL formed in late 2005 as a result of the merger between Specialty Board Games, a leader in board games for teens and adults, and The b EQUAL Company, an innovator in interactive games for families and kids.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 4.
• Rules load. At 1.3/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 14 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.