Batman: Everybody Lies

A crime-solving deduction board game set in the Batman™ comics universe.

Work cooperatively as investigators and solve mysterious cases in Gotham City!

Batman: Everybody Lies is a crime-solving deduction board game for 2-4 players set in the Batman comics universe.

• 4 criminal cases to solve, all combined into a master plot
• Interact with Batman, The Penguin™, Poison Ivy™, Mr Freeze™, Scarecrow™, and more
• Visit famous Gotham locations such as the Batcave™, Arkham Asylum™, Blackgate Penitentiary™, and the Gotham City Gazette™
• Rich original writing enhanced by the scenes in the comic strips
• Rewarding cooperative gameplay with hidden agenda mechanic and final evaluation
• Game mechanics are based on the award-winning Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game.

Which character are you going to play?

Vicky Vale, a brave and uncompromising reporter of Gotham City Gazette. She is dedicated to her work and the people of Gotham City. She will fight to reveal the truth, no matter what. It’s her mission to help this city recover from the dark times of lies and hypocrisy.

Warren Spacey, an instinctive journalist, an old dog who knows Gotham City too well. He has contacts in the underworld, he’s scared of nobody, and there are no doors he refuses to knock on. Spacey is the one who—many years ago—wrote the first article about Joker. 

Harvey Bullock, a brutish detective, the ambiguous face of G.C.P.D, a bad cop in the ‘good cop bad cop’ duo. Fat too many times he’s broken the police procedures, far too many times he’s been suspended from duty, far too many times he’s put himself into trouble. He's still one of Gordon’s most trusted men and the best Gotham City can hope for in these challenging times.

Catwoman, a cunning thief, a surprise ally of Batman, a burglar who walks a thin line between the good and the bad. The G.C.P.D. would love to see her in jail, and Batman would love to see her among the protectors of Gotham City, but Catwoman—like all cats—remains a fascinating riddle, and no one ever knows where her loyalty lies.

Players take on the roles of four key investigators and cooperatively make decisions trying to solve a series of challenging cases. 

Each player has a hidden agenda - their own secret goals and unique win conditions based upon which DC character they portray. While playing the game they will find their individual ways of getting information to help with the investigation.

4 criminal cases to solve

Learn the game while playing an introductory Prologue case, then continue with three big cases, each taking roughly 2-3 hours to play. 

Each case can be played separately, yet after solving all of them, you will unravel a master narrative with an epic climax. 
Every scenario ends with a final report with questions verifying how well your team has investigated the case

The Investigation

Solve the cases using a variety of physical and digital game components:

• a deck of cards with original story containing essential clues and plot twists, 
• Scene cards with Batman comic strips illustrating the plot
• a map of Gotham City

access Gotham City Gazette archives on the dedicated website for a truly immersive experience.

Batman: Everybody Lies

Key points:

• A great experience for Batman fans
• New mechanic - players’ hiddenagendas
• Stunning artwork and comic panels

 

• 4 Lead decks (85 cards total)
• 1 Scene deck (31 cards)
• 1 Personal Goal deck (27 cards)
• 4 sets of Episode Introductions (in 4 envelopes marked # 00, # 01, # 02, # 03)
• 1 Investigation token
• 1 Location token
• 1 Game board
• 8 Location tiles
• 4 Character tiles (with Informants on the reverse sides)
• 3 Access tokens: 1 Authority token , 1 Batman token , 1 Underground token
• 4 Character tokens: 1 Bullock , 1 Catwoman , 1 Spacey , 1 Vale
• 10 Evidence tokens

Download:

• Rulebook [ENG]