Clue Jigsaw
Everyone holds one clue. Miss one and nobody solves it.
A list of options sits on the screen, and every player's phone holds one secret clue about them: “it's on the east side”. Say your clue in your own words, swap what you know, and find the one option that fits every clue. Three levels, three hearts, one team.
- Players
- 4–5
- Length
- 10–15 min
1 · Everyone
Everyone holds one clue.
Each phone has a clue nobody else can see, and a tag beside every option that only you can see. With four or five players, no single clue can solve it alone.
Your clue · only you can see it
The handoff is on the east side.
Only you see the tags
2 · Everyone
Say it. Don't show it.
Put your clue in your own words, then listen. The answer is the one option that fits every clue at once.
- Don't read it out
- Don't show your phone
3 · Submitter
One of you submits.
When the table agrees, this level's submitter taps one option and submits. The job moves to the next player each level.
A wrong one costs a heart
4 · Everyone
Three hearts for the whole team.
Every wrong answer costs one heart, shared across all three levels. Run out and the case is lost.
5 · Submitter
One hint a level.
The submitter can cross out one wrong option, but that level is then worth 2 points, not 3.
6 · Everyone
Three levels. Nine points.
8 → 10 → 12 options
The options grow from level to level. Solve all three to close the case.
- 9 · perfect
- 7–8 · smooth
- 6 · close call
- Out of hearts · failed
Phones and TV
On your phone
- Your one clue: only you can see it
- Every option with a tag beside it that only you see
- A × to cross options out as your own notes
On the TV (optional)
- The question, the options and who submits this level
- The hearts, the score and the option the submitter has picked
- After each level: what every clue ruled out
No TV? Every phone shows the options and the hearts.
Clue Jigsaw in brief
How many players?
4 or 5. Every player holds exactly one clue, so the player count is the clue count, and each case is written for 4 and for 5.
How long does a game take?
About 10–15 minutes: three levels of roughly 3–5 minutes each.
Do we need a TV?
No. Every phone lists all the options too. A TV or tablet is nicer: it shows the question, the hearts and what the submitter has picked.
What if someone goes offline?
Their clue is missing, so the case may not be solvable. Wait for them, or risk a guess; the host can submit for an offline submitter.