echoes: La Rose^*

echoes: La Rose (German edition: echoes: Die Rose) is a cooperative audio mystery from Ravensburger's echoes series, designed by Matthew Dunstan and Dave Neale. Play solo or together in 40 to 60 minutes with the free app; it is rated for ages 14 and up, with a difficulty of three out of five. If you like listening closely and puzzling things out, it is a compact case set in 1920s Paris.

What's it about?

Paris, 1920: a young woman receives presents from an anonymous admirer. What do they mean, and above all, who is behind them?

How it plays

1. The story has 24 parts, each tied to an object: a game board or a card.
2. You scan the objects with the app and hear each one's "echo" of voices and sounds.
3. Six boards stand for six chapters; you assign three object cards to each chapter in the right order.
4. If you are wrong, the app tells you which cards are off; if you are right, you hear the whole chapter in one go, with new hints.

What makes it special?

You solve it by ear: snippets of conversation and noises are the clues. The objects themselves sometimes hold hints too, so look closely.

Who is it for?

Mystery fans, couples and small groups who want a quiet puzzle evening without a long rules explanation.