Intent to Kill
杀意
One player kills to a secret motive, the other questions the city. After five murders the detective must name the killer and why.
- 2–4 players
- about 60 min
- Some thinking
- Two-player
- Deduction
- Mystery & spies
The goal
The Murderer must kill five civilians according to a secret Motive without being identified. The Detective must work out who the Murderer is and what the Motive is.
How it plays
- 1The city has 16 blocks with civilian cards laid out in them. The Murderer secretly draws one civilian as their identity and one Motive card, which decides whom they may kill. With three or four players, play as two teams.
- 2Murderer's turn: intimidate two civilians (flip them to the black-and-white side; they can't be questioned), then kill one civilian who fits the Motive. The victim can't be in the Detective's block and can't be the Murderer.
- 3Once in the game the Murderer may decline to kill, which adds a round; declining a second time loses the game.
- 4Detective's turn: go to the new crime scene, then spend 2 movement points and take 2 different actions: question the civilians in your block, or use a Police Station, Diner, Hospital or Fire Station.
- 5Questioning means asking a yes-or-no question from a fixed list, such as "Is the Murderer female?". The Murderer answers truthfully for each civilian, and may lie (or not) only when the one asked is the Murderer, one of the Murderer's Supporters, or the Person of Interest.
How you win
After the round with the fifth murder, the Detective names the Murderer and the Motive. Both right and the Detective wins; either wrong and the Murderer wins.
First time?
- For a first game leave out the Person of Interest and learn the rhythm of questioning.
- Detectives: watch who is never killed. The Motive often shows in who can't be a victim.