Mysteries · All ages
Bigfoot Was Here
A backyard campout, a muddy garden, and Nana's harmonica gone from her chair, with giant footprints leading to the gate. A gentle fire-pit mystery for all ages. Read it aloud, then accuse someone — in secret.
- ~20 min
- 3–10 people
- One device, or phones
- Included in Pro
- All ages
What it feels like
The fire's crackling, the marshmallows are toasting, and the garden is squelchy with mud. It's the family campout. Nana's got her harmonica, Tilly's got her Bigfoot book... and in five minutes' time, someone is going to find footprints longer than a baseball bat. Keep your torches handy.
How to play
- The story comes in four parts. Each is read out loud by someone different — everyone else just listens.
- Between parts, the screen gives the table something to argue about. Every clue you need is in the story.
- At the end, everyone accuses in private: who took the harmonica, and where it is now.
- Then the solution is read out, with every clue and where it was hiding.
Scoring: 3 points for naming who took it, 2 for finding it.
What you need
3 to 10 people and one phone, tablet or laptop to pass around — or everyone on their own phone in a room. Nothing to download, no accounts. The best lines can be sealed into your group's Almanac and come back in later games.
