Pegasus Spiele
Batman - Everybody Lies (Portal Games)
German
CHF 39.90
Description
Gotham City never sleeps and the truth is dangerous. Batman Everybody Lies is a cooperative crime solving deduction game that pulls you deep into the dark heart of the Batman comics universe. In a city built on secrets and deception every decision matters because the fate of Gotham rests in your hands.
Two to four players step into the roles of key investigators each with a distinct personality and motivation. Instinct driven journalist Warren Spacey determined reporter Vicki Vale hard boiled detective Harvey Bullock or the cunning Catwoman lead the investigation through tangled clues suspects and moral grey zones. Together you make critical choices chase leads and attempt to solve complex cases before Gotham descends into chaos.
You will visit iconic locations such as the Batcave Arkham Asylum Blackgate Penitentiary and the Gotham City Gazette while crossing paths with legendary characters from the Batman universe. Batman himself appears alongside infamous villains including The Penguin Poison Ivy Mr Freeze and Scarecrow. A standout feature is the hidden agenda system which assigns secret goals and unique win conditions to each role creating tension within cooperation.
Batman Everybody Lies blends physical and digital components into a deeply immersive experience. Cards provide essential clues and plot twists physical handouts enrich the investigation and a dedicated website offers access to in world resources like the Gotham City Gazette archives. Thematic Scenes bring unforgettable moments to life through original comic book illustrations that feel torn straight from the pages.
The journey begins with a Prologue designed to ease players into the rules. From there three major cases await each lasting roughly two to three hours. Every case can be played as a standalone episode yet solving all of them reveals a larger narrative with an epic climax. Each scenario concludes with a final report that evaluates how thoroughly the team investigated the case.
Batman Everybody Lies is crafted for groups who enjoy narrative depth sharp deduction and atmospheric tension. It demands discussion focus and bold choices in a city where nothing is what it seems. Enter Gotham follow the clues and discover who you can trust when everybody lies.
Main components and key properties
• Cooperative deduction game for two to four players
• Set in the Batman comics universe
• Four playable investigator characters with unique identities
• Hidden agenda system with personal objectives
• Investigations across iconic Gotham City locations
• Encounters with famous heroes and villains
• Combination of cards handouts and a dedicated website
• Comic style Scenes with original illustrations
• Prologue plus three major cases lasting two to three hours each
• Overarching narrative culminating in an epic finale
Properties
| Boardgame Category: | Familienspiel, Kooperativ, Thematic |
|---|---|
| Complexity (Scale 1-5): | 1.7 |
| Game Designer: | Ignacy Trzewiczek |
| Game Mechanism: | Cooperative Game, Narrative Choice, Paragraph, Roles with Asymmetric Information, Storytelling |
| Max. amount of players: | 4 |
| Max. duration: | 180 Minuten |
| Min. amount of players: | 2 |
| Minimum age: | 14+ |
| Optimal amount of players: | 2 |
| Spieldauer von: | 120 Minuten |
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