A detective pub quiz
For people who watch true crime and think, "I'd have solved it."
A team detective game in a bar. One to ten people, one real case, one night to crack it. No trivia. Whoever thinks best wins.
You untangle the case.
You study the evidence.
You catch a lie.
You deliver a verdict.
Why this exists
You don't need to know things. You need to think.
Five rounds, one crime. Evidence from round one matters in round five. Google what you want — that's part of detective work. AI won't help. Reasoning, attention, cold calculation. That's it.
No prep. Evidence is already collected and waiting in your phone. Be a detective for one evening.
The game
Five rounds. One case. One night.
The structure shifts to fit each case — new mechanics show up all the time. What you see below is the baseline.
Round 1
Audio
Five short scenes: phone calls, witness interrogations, voice messages, sounds from the crime scene. What happened? Who's speaking? Where?
Round 2
Case file
A full case file: forensic report, crime-scene photos, surveillance footage, message threads. Seven questions, each harder than the last.
Round 3
Ciphers
Five original ciphers across text, image, audio, and open sources. Crack the principle first, the answer second. Googling is encouraged.
Round 4
Interrogation + new evidence
A live, branching interrogation — you choose what to ask next. New evidence drops: files, bank records, medical charts, archives. Earlier rounds matter.
Round 5
Solve the case
The crime isn't done yet. Who's next? Where? When? A few short questions whose answers you've been collecting all night.
How it works
Four steps. No prep.
- 1
Captain books the team
Pick a case, date, and bar. Give your team a name and a headcount (1–10). One captain per team.
- 2
Show up at the bar
A table with your team name is waiting. Everything you need is on your phones — game runs ~2.5 hours, charge up beforehand.
- 3
Open the case
Two and a half hours. Evidence, testimony, theories, verdict. Discuss as a team; the captain submits the final answer.
- 4
Leaderboard + prizes
We announce the standings, explain every answer, and crown the best detectives of the night. The chat stays open.
No team? We'll match you with one. Detective fee starts at 500 RUB / 12 EUR per person.
Where to play
Find a game in your city.
Pick your city to see the next scheduled cases, the local hosts, and how to join. Don't see your city? Sign up and we'll let you know when we arrive.
Who shows up
The thrill of true crime — but you get to solve it.
Building the picture from fragments. Spotting what others missed. The detective's pleasure — long, deep, with an aftertaste.
Friends who're done with regular bars.
Couples looking for a different kind of date.
Office parties without the karaoke.
People who always know who did it by minute 20.
Sign up
Stay on the case.
Early announcements of new cases in your city. Your detective history. A way to find teammates and to register as a captain.
- Early case announcements
- Your detective history
- Find teammates
- Register as a captain
Only email needed. Nickname, city, the rest — later in your account.
Case closed. Conversation isn't.
~2.5 hours · teams of 1–10