Mystery of the Abbey (1996)

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Designer	Bruno Faidutti Serge Laget
Artist	Cyrille Daujean Julien Delval Emmanuel Roudier
Publisher	Days of Wonder Edge Entertainment KDS Distribuzione (Italy) MultiSim
Year Published	1996
# of Players	3 − 6
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 5 players Recommended with 3, 4, 5, 6 players (58 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	120 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	10 and up
User Suggested Ages	10 and up (15 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups (21 voters) [poll]
Honors	2004 Lucca Games Best Translated Game
Subdomain	Family Games (26 voters) [vote]
Category	Deduction Medieval Murder/Mystery Religious
Mechanic	Area Movement Hand Management Paper-and-Pencil Set Collection
Expansion	The Pilgrims' Chronicles
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Primary Name	Mystery of the Abbey
Alternate Names	Das Geheimnis der Abtei Meurtre à l'abbaye El Misterio de la Abadía Il Mistero dell'Abbazia Murder in the Abbey Mystère à l'Abbaye Het Mysterie van de Abdij 修道院殺人事件
Website	http://www.mysteryoftheabbey.com

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Mystery of the Abbey is a whodunit game with a twist. A monk has been murdered in a medieval French Abbey. Players maneuver their way through the Abbey examining clues and questioning each other to find out who is the culprit. A masterful game of deduction!

The Days of Wonder edition came out in 2003. The 2007 reprint included the Pilgrims' Chronicles expansion.

Expanded by:

The Pilgrims' Chronicles

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Awards

2005 Juego del Año Finalist.

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Components

1 eight-page illustrated color rule book
1 game board map
1 pad of 50 suspect sheets
1 mass bell
3 wooden monk dice
6 monk miniatures cast in stone resin (1 for each player)
6 deduction notebooks (1 for each player)
90 illustrated cards
- 6 crypt cards
- 8 mass cards
- 8 library book cards
- 18 event cards
- 24 suspect cards
- 24 scriptorium book cards
1 Days of Wonder WebCard

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Mystery of the Abbey

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Days of Wonder English Edition with Expansion

Publisher: Days of Wonder

Artist: Cyrille Daujean, Julien Delval, Emmanuel Roudier

Year: 2007

Product Code: 7001

Size: Medium Square (e.g. Ticket to Ride)

1.86 pounds

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El Misterio de la Abadía

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Days of Wonder Spanish Edition with Expansion

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Artist: Emmanuel Roudier

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Mystère à l'Abbaye

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Days of Wonder French version

Publisher: Days of Wonder

Artist: Emmanuel Roudier

Year: 2005

Size: Medium Square (e.g. Ticket to Ride)

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Dutch Days of Wonder Edition

Publisher: Days of Wonder

Artist: Cyrille Daujean, Julien Delval, Emmanuel Roudier

Year: 2004

Product Code: 7051

Size: Medium Square (e.g. Ticket to Ride)

2.57 pounds

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Spanish Edition

Publisher: Edge Entertainment

Artist: Cyrille Daujean, Julien Delval, Emmanuel Roudier

Year: 2003

Size: 11.61 x 11.61 x 2.95 inches

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2	Mystery of the Abbey Das Geheimnis der Abtei	German	Dormammu	0
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1	Rules Question a monk caught in another's cell?	2011-12-07	Dark Son	5
0	Rules 90 cards?	2011-11-05	mpb2000	1
0	Strategy 1st time playing. How to best manage asking questions to other players...	2011-10-30	habanero	6
2	General Will There Be A Reprint? Days of Wonder Answers	2011-08-24	charlest	3
1	Rules Accusation, no player has card in hand, because it's facedown on the board.	2011-08-21	thatmarkguy	6
0	General Available at Gamefest.com (in Michigan)	2011-08-12	danradzy	1
12	Reviews A GFBR Review: Fun for all ages and types	2011-07-15	MyParadox	3
1	Rules "Name all five characteristics..." Legal?	2011-04-28	MyParadox	4
0	General It didn't feel like a game/Felt like we were doing something wrong. Can you give us pointers?	2011-04-26	mstachiw	4
10	Reviews No mystery in our family - We love it!	2011-04-21	TheBoardG...	4

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El Misterio de la Abadía - Resumen de reglas

Resumen de reglas en castellano de "El Misterio de la Abadía".

makentrix

2011-07-01

Samenvattingskaart

Als het een lange tijd geleden is, kan deze samenvattingskaart je helpen bij het spelen van Het Mysterie van de Abdij. Zo moet je niet hele tijd grijpen naar de spelregels!

kristofbe

2011-01-31

Mystery of the Abbey Tuckbox

Note: This Tuckbox will hold all the cards including the expansion "The Pilgrims' Chronicles". Enjoy

MrBaggy

2010-06-24

MotA rules in russian v. 1.3 / Правила игры 1.3

Полный перевод английской версии правил на русский язык. В версии 1.3 заменил картинки на русскоязычные.

Pard

2010-01-20

Sospechosos con casillas extra, en castellano

Yo he sacado 3 transparencias en A4 y escribo con rotuladores de pizarra blanca.

gasofin44

2009-12-04

Quick Reference russian

Quick reference russian v. 1.0

Pard

2009-04-19

Notesheet russian

Slightly modified notesheet in russian, v. 1.1

Pard

2009-04-19

Cards translated to Portuguese

Cartas traduzidas para o português PT BR

edilsoncs

2009-03-20

The mystery of the abbey rules Greek Translation

Finally I did it.

topaidi2002

2009-03-12

El Misterio de la Abadía - Cuatro nuevas cartas

Tres nuevas cartas de Evento y una nueva carta de Scriptorium.

hemp

2009-02-20

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Board Game Rank:	672
Family Game Rank:	194
Num Ratings:	4743
Average Rating:	6.56
Standard Deviation:	1.40
Num Views:	207210
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Avg. Game Weight:	2.2
Fans:	45

Personal Comments:	1740
Users Owning:	5136
Users Wanting:	260
Users Trading:	217 [find trade matches]
Has Parts For Trade:	0
Want Parts In Trade:	1
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Total Plays:	5771
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Rank	N/A
Num Ratings	129
Average Rating	6.86
Average Weight	2.00

Num Owned	430
Prev. Owned	42
For Trade	19
Want in Trade	21

Wishlist	32
Comments	97
Year Published	2005

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Dutch rules	http://spelarch.khbo.be/PDFspelregels/2254.pdf	2012-01-07
German review - Sapiko	http://sapiko.fjkrieger.de/spielerezensionen/dasge...	2012-01-05
Dutch review on speldatabase.be	http://speldatabase.be/spelinfo.php?id=3360&zoekcr...	2011-12-10
German review - Reich der Spiele	http://www.reich-der-spiele.de/kritiken/DasGeheimn...	2011-09-22
Polish review at http://planszowki.polter.pl	http://planszowki.polter.pl/Mystery-of-the-Abbey-c...	2011-05-16
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Polish review at www.planszowki.gildia.pl	http://www.planszowki.gildia.pl/gry/mystery_of_the...	2011-05-05
Romanian community review at forum.boardgames.ro	http://forum.boardgames.ro/viewtopic.php?f=73&t=76...	2010-12-01
Dutch user reviews on bordspelmania.eu	http://www.bordspelmania.eu/spellen/detail/mysteri...	2010-09-03