Mysteries
The Office Pool
The office lottery ticket wins two million dollars, and by Monday morning the envelope is empty. The person who took it paid for it alone. Solve it, then argue about it: whose money is it?
- ~25 min
- 3–10 people
- One device, or phones
- Included in Pro
- Grown-up themes: a lottery win
What it feels like
Six years. Five people. Two dollars each, every Friday, the same numbers every week. And this Saturday... they all came up. Two million dollars. By Monday morning, the envelope on the corkboard is empty. Somebody in this office took the ticket. And here's the hard part: when you find out who, you might not be sure they're wrong.
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 ticket, and where it is now.
- Then the solution is read out — and one last question with no right answer, for the whole table to argue about.
Scoring: 3 points for naming who took it, 2 for finding the ticket. Then the table decides whose money it is.
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.
