The Vandermist Family and the Backwards Town

Where the original averages a neat 8.5 on Board Game Geek, with the wealth of content, brilliant puzzles and engaging story, perhaps this version will push 9 or even 10. This gets a double thumbs up from us, as these tweaks and changes evidently introduce huge improvements on the already popular original game. Wildly popular in the Netherlands and around the world, the creators have since been hard at work with the help of Manda Whitney translating it into English and have even added several brand new puzzles to the rich world of Het Boekanier Dossier. What makes The Vandermist Dossier special is that it is based on an earlier, Dutch-language game by the same creators: Het Boekanier Dossier (“The Buccaneer Dossier”).

This game officially launches on Kickstarter in September, but we were very lucky to get our hands on an early copy and WOW! Just wow!Ĭould this be one of the most exciting Kickstarter games launching this year? It might just be. It follows a missing persons case in a small Dutch town that quickly unfolds into Cold War secrets that could tear the titular family apart. The Vandermist Dossier is a brand new mystery box by the creative duo behind Diorama, Ruud and Tristan. Untouched since the 1970’s, will you follow the clues and figure out what happened to 19-year-old amateur sleuth Abigail Vandermist? The Vandermist Dossier Review | The Vandermist Dossier is a treasure trove of beautiful, touch-real evidence from an old missing person’s case in a tiny Dutch village.

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