Schätzen Sie mal! Mord & Totschlag (2008)

About this game

A knowledge or guessing game about various (historical) events. All somehow related to murder and manslaughter; more theme sets will follow. The game lasts 10 rounds, each featuring an event (famous or quite unknown). Players have to guess (or know) when it happened. The unique feature is that the players don't choose an exact year, but may each select a time span consisting of any number of years. From the time spans that include the event in question, the shortest ones gain points (3,2,1). The player with the highest total after 10 rounds wins.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 8.
• Rules load. At 1.2/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 10 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.