Masters of Crime: Shadows

About this board game

Masters of Crime: Shadows is an adventure game for 1–6 players with a 210-minute play time, released in 2022. You take on a secret mission for criminal masterminds: break into the Bachmann Gallery in Amsterdam and steal a famous painting.

Pulling off the heist requires careful examination and creative problem-solving. As you explore the situation, you must look at rooms, deal with security systems, and solve the puzzles standing between you and the masterpiece.

• Examine rooms in the Bachmann Gallery
• Hack security systems
• Solve puzzles
• Choose how to steal the painting

There is no single approach presented for this ambitious theft. Many ways to steal a masterpiece are possible, leaving you to decide which plan to pursue during your secret mission.

The game extends beyond its physical material. The internet is an important part of the experience, with Google Maps, extra websites, and clever online research helping you investigate this exciting adventure in Amsterdam.

Use the available clues, examine the gallery’s rooms, and work through its challenges as you prepare your heist. Masters of Crime: Shadows combines physical game material with online investigation for a lengthy crime adventure centered on one high-stakes objective: stealing a famous painting from the Bachmann Gallery.