Here Lies

About this board game

Here Lies is a cooperative deduction and discussion game for 2–5 players, with games lasting about 50 minutes.

Mystery surrounds every demise. You and your friends take on the role of the world’s greatest detectives, gathering to compare difficult cases involving murders, accidents, betrayals, and other events from the past.

In each case, one player takes the lead as the lead investigator. The remaining players become investigators who inquire about what happened, gradually building a collection of clues that may seem insignificant on their own but can form a compelling web of intrigue and storytelling together.

• Ask questions to uncover the details surrounding a mysterious demise.
• Connect individual clues into a larger story.
• Work together toward a shared eureka moment.

The lead investigator listens to the team and guides the investigation while assessing how close the other players are getting to the solution. Everyone is working toward the same goal, so all players win or lose together.

Here Lies embraces freeform play, creative clues, and strange scenarios. Its focus on discussion lets the investigation develop through the questions players ask, the clues they uncover, and the connections they make as a group.

For players who enjoy collaborative mysteries and imaginative deduction, Here Lies offers a shared challenge built around curiosity, conversation, and the gradual discovery of how seemingly separate details fit together.