Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Easier to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Study cemetery epitaphs, connect names and dates, and solve eleven cooperative mysteries hidden in the notebook of Warden Keene.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Cooperative Game
Players coordinate their actions toward a shared objective and win or lose together.
Deduction
Combine clues and exclusions to identify hidden information.
Storytelling
Create or extend a narrative in response to prompts or game events.
Solo / Solitaire Game
Provide rules and objectives designed for a single player.
Read the full game description
The Secrets of Warden Keene is a cooperative deduction game set in an Illinois cemetery in 1925. Players inspect epitaphs, dates, family links, symbols, and notes to reconstruct the stories behind eleven separate mysteries. The physical graveyard becomes a shared information space: observations that seem incidental in one corner may unlock a clue elsewhere, and careful discussion matters more than speed. Each case can run from a compact puzzle to an extended investigation, making the box a collection of quiet, story-rich mysteries rather than a conventional campaign.
