Historical Mystery: The Witch
1–4 players • 60 min • ages 18+ • Hobby World • 2024
- Publisher
- Hobby World
- First published
- 2024
- Players
- 1–4 players
- Playing time
- 60 min
- Age
- 18+
- Genre
- Cooperative board game · Storytelling game
How it plays
Historical Mystery: The Witch plays 1–4 players, takes about 60 minutes to play, and is recommended for ages 18 and up.
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Where it came from
Historical Mystery: The Witch is a 2024 release from the Moscow-based publisher Hobby World, designed as an entry in their expanding series of deductive tabletop experiences. These games are engineered to immerse players in specific historical eras, requiring them to piece together narratives through evidence analysis rather than traditional mechanics. The design reflects the publisher's focus on merging accessible gameplay with atmospheric storytelling, aimed at enthusiasts of investigative logic puzzles.
The visual identity and narrative framework of the game were crafted to evoke the tension of historical legal proceedings, emphasizing period-appropriate aesthetics to ground the player in the setting. Upon its release in the international market, the title was noted for its commitment to thematic immersion and its departure from typical board game tropes in favor of a strictly evidence-based mystery format. It represents the broader trend of compact, narrative-driven mysteries that have become a staple of Hobby World's contemporary catalog.
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About Historical Mystery: The Witch
Historical Mystery: The Witch is a game in the Board Games catalog on collecto.rs. 1–4 players • 60 min • ages 18+ • Hobby World • 2024. It's filed under cooperative board game and storytelling game. Catalog data is sourced from Wikidata. No public games collectors track this one yet — adding yours would make you the first on collecto.rs.
How do you play Historical Mystery: The Witch?
Historical Mystery: The Witch is a board game for 1–4 players, running about 1 hour, filed under cooperative board game and storytelling game. collecto.rs catalogues the game, not its rules — for the full rulebook, use the copy in the box or the publisher's own site.
How many players is Historical Mystery: The Witch for?
Historical Mystery: The Witch is built for 1–4 players. That count comes from this catalog entry alone — nothing from an expansion or a spin-off is folded into it.
How long does Historical Mystery: The Witch take to play?
A game of Historical Mystery: The Witch is listed at about 1 hour. Real sessions run shorter or longer depending on player count and how well the table already knows the game.
What age is Historical Mystery: The Witch for?
Historical Mystery: The Witch lists a minimum age of 18. That's a recommended starting age rather than a hard rule.
Who publishes Historical Mystery: The Witch?
Historical Mystery: The Witch is published by Hobby World. The catalog gives its publication year as 2024.
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