■ CASE 01 · 1996 · CONNECTICUT
THE BOATHOUSE
A journalism intern, a boathouse, and a watchman who has been in prison for twenty years.
| Difficulty | ●●●○○ 3/5 |
| Play time | 2–3 hours |
| Players | 1–8 |
| Documents | 19 · 3 sealed envelopes |
| Price | Free |
A journalism intern, a boathouse, and a watchman who has been in prison for twenty years.
| Difficulty | ●●●○○ 3/5 |
| Play time | 2–3 hours |
| Players | 1–8 |
| Documents | 19 · 3 sealed envelopes |
| Price | Free |
On the night of 16 August 1996, Emily Hartwell, 24, was found dead in the boathouse of her family's summer house at Blue Cove, a gated community near Mystic. The night watchman was convicted the following year. In 2016 an innocence project reopened the file. You get everything the original investigators had, and the things they never read.
6 persons of interest
No. The case is complete in your browser: all documents, hints and the solution. Nothing is mailed.
About 2–3 hours for two to four people. Solo players take longer. Progress is saved, so you can stop and come back.
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.
Each objective has three hints, from a nudge to the answer. Hints never lock anything.
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.