Stich für Stich

About this board game

Stich für Stich is a suspicious crime card game for 3–4 players, with a playing time of about 40 minutes.

Four shady characters and seven dubious objects take center stage in this unusual investigation. Only one confidant knows both the perpetrator and the murder weapon; everyone else must work in the dark to uncover the truth.

Every trick provides a clue. The murderer and the weapon always come up trumps, giving observant sleuths important information as the game progresses. By following the results trick by trick, players try to identify the culprit and the object used in the crime.

• Crime investigation: Search for the perpetrator and murder weapon.
• Trick-taking clues: Each trick helps reveal what happened.
• Deception: The knowing confidant attempts to mislead the other players.

The confidant does not simply reveal what they know. Instead, they use nasty tricks to throw their fellow players off the trail, while the sleuths must keep their suspicions under control and play their cards carefully. Reading the clues and judging the investigation are essential to reaching the right conviction.

Stich für Stich combines a murder mystery with a focused card-game challenge, creating a tense contest between deduction and deception. It was released in 2023 for groups of three or four players.