Mysteries · All ages
Salt in the Sponge
A village fête, a six-time champion, and a Victoria sponge made with salt. Read the mystery aloud, then accuse someone — in secret.
- ~20 min
- 3–10 people
- One device, or phones
- Included in Pro
- All ages
What it feels like
Bunting on the green. A brass band. Tea in china cups. And in the great white tent, the most fiercely fought contest in the village of Little Hollow... the Bake-Off. Six years. One champion. This year, somebody has decided that enough is enough. Somewhere between the first slice and the last, something sweet is about to turn sour.
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 did it, and where the sugar went.
- Then the solution is read out, with every clue and where it was hiding.
Scoring: 3 points for naming who did it, 2 for saying where the sugar went.
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.
