Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game – Stand-Alone Case: Natural Causes

About this expansion

Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game – Stand-Alone Case: Natural Causes is a crime-solving case for 1–5 players, listed with a 180-minute play time. Professor Calvin Higgs has been found dead in his laboratory at the Biology Institute of Virginia University, and your team must uncover what happened.

The investigation asks two essential questions: why did Professor Higgs die, and who is responsible? Solving the crime calls for detective skills, a spirit of teamwork, and imagination. Work together to examine the situation and develop your understanding of the case.

“Natural Causes” is a short case with a play time of around 90 minutes. Its focused format makes it a suitable opportunity for players who would like to try Detective for the first time, while also offering experienced players a case they can use to introduce friends and new players to the hobby.

The original print-and-play version of this case was standalone. However, physical printing requires the Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game base game, so be sure to have it available when playing the printed version.

With its university laboratory setting and direct mystery to solve, Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game – Stand-Alone Case: Natural Causes offers a compact collaborative investigation. Gather your group, bring your deductions together, and see whether your team can determine the circumstances behind Professor Higgs’s death.