Mysteries · All ages
Captain Nibbles Is Missing
The last day of term, a class party, and the class hamster gone from his cage. A gentle 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
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What it feels like
It's the last day of term in Class 4B. There's squash, there are crisps, and there's Captain Nibbles, the smallest, goldenest, most sunflower-seed-loving hamster in the whole school. But when it's time to take him home... his cage is empty. Nobody step on anything small and golden. Let's find him.
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 let him out, and where he is now.
- Then the solution is read out, with every clue and where it was hiding.
Scoring: 3 points for naming who let him out, 2 for finding him.
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.
