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Mystery Express, the new deduction game by Serge Laget and Antoine Bauza, is expected to be available from game stores in Europe on the 25th or 26th of March; and on March 31 in the US. Pre-orders from the Days of Wonder website will ship to arrive around the same dates.

Mystery Express is a 3 to 5 player game for those ages 12 and up. The murder that takes place on the Orient Express incorporates 5 different elements represented by a set of Crime cards. Players take on the role of one of 5 traveling characters, each who has their own special powers of deduction. The player who figures out the who, what, when, where and why of the murder before the end of the journey wins.

Learn more about Mystery Express.

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Small World has just been awarded the “JsP d’Or”.

Jeux sur un Plateau (JsP) is a French paper and web magazine about board and card games.

Each year, readers vote for their favourite game of the year, and Small World was ranked first for 2009. Ticket to Ride and Shadows over Camelot were also awarded “JsP d’Or” (2004 & 2005).