■ CASE 02 · 1988 · CHICAGO UNION STATION

LAST DEPARTURE

An architect dies in a sleeper compartment bolted from the inside. The coroner said heart attack.

Difficulty●●●●○ 4/5
Play time3 hours
Players1–8
Documents19 · 3 sealed envelopes
Price$12.99
Last Departure — Great Lakes Overnight, Chicago → Boston, 1988

The case

On the morning of 12 November 1988 the sleeping-car attendant could not wake the passenger in roomette 7. The door was bolted from inside. Martin Voss, 52, was dead in his berth. Thirty years later his daughter obtained the file and found a toxicology page nobody had read. A locked-room case where the question is not who could get in, but what he took to bed with him.

Your three objectives

  1. Establish what killed him
  2. Explain the locked room
  3. Name the killer

What is in the file

  • Railroad police summary
  • Newspaper clippings (1988, 2018, 1985)
  • Scene report and car diagram
  • Coroner's report with toxicology addendum
  • Seven scene photographs
  • Six passenger and crew statements
  • Sleeper car manifest
  • Physician's letter
  • Personal effects inventory
  • Appointment book page
  • Lounge-car bar chits
  • Conductor's stop log
  • Four sealed documents in Envelope 2
  • The solution file

6 persons of interest

Questions about this case

Do I need to buy anything else to play?

No. The case is complete in your browser: all documents, hints and the solution. Nothing is mailed.

How long does Last Departure take?

About 3 hours for two to four people. Solo players take longer. Progress is saved, so you can stop and come back.

Can I play with friends who are not in the room?

Yes. Open a room, share the 5-letter code, and everyone reads the file on their own phone. Objectives, pins and notes stay in sync. Only the host needs to own the case.

What if we get stuck?

Each objective has three hints, from a nudge to the answer. Hints never lock anything.

Is the answer checked?

Yes. Answers are verified server-side, and a correct answer breaks the seal on the next envelope. Guessing does not help: each objective needs two documents cross-referenced.

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