Mystery of the Abbey is an atmospheric deduction board game heavily inspired by Clue, set within a medieval monastery. Players move around the abbey interviewing monks, gathering clues, and ruling out attributes to uncover which monk committed the murder.
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The Verdict
based on 8 reviews
“What would you rate Mystery of the Abbey? 4.75. Wow, I'm very high mark in your book, huh? That's your pen again. Awesome, big thumbs up then.”(8:26)
“So if you like family deduction board games, we'd highly recommend you pick up a copy of Mystery of the Abbey!”
“Overall, awesome game, awesome components, uh, there's a reason why it's been out for a long time but yet it keeps getting reprinted and you see it being played everywhere. It is a good game to replace Clue.”(12:53)
“If you can get your hands on this game and you like Clue and stuff, it's so fun. So my number 91 is Mystery of the Abbey. It is definitely a good one. Um, I would rather play this over Clue any day of the week. It's good.”
“Overall, I give Mystery of the Abbey an 8.5/10. I looked forward to trying it out for quite some time, and I wasn't disappointed. If you like whodunit games, this is one that I think you can play with your entire family.”
“I think you ought to buy this game. If you like Clue, I think it's great, right? Um the the game the game just plays fun.”(15:33)
“We really enjoyed Mystery of the Abbey and it represents a fresh take of the deduction game. As someone who missed out on previous printings, I am glad we got the opportunity to play this game because it is a great family game with lots of interaction”
“If you're looking for a family weight deduction game that you don't mind some ziness, some craziness, and some randomness in there, but you want some interesting deduction with some creative question asking, Mystery Abby still fits that bill.”(10:16)
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