Yes…this is a review of a game called Winnie the Pooh: Serious Detective.

As almost anyone who remembers Winnie the Pooh books as a kid will tell you, there ain’t nothin’ serious about Winnie the Pooh. Nothing resembling detective work. Usually, the only “crime” that needed solving was on what page Winnie would be found sitting in the Hundred Acre Wood with a pot full of honey. Rabbit, Piglet, Eeyore, Owl, Kanga, Roo, and of course, Christopher Robin…check, check, check.

In other words, there shouldn’t be any mysteries at all. But when I saw that the folks at CrowD were releasing a Winnie the Pooh game FOR ADULTS, I set my sights on grabbing a copy at SPIEL Essen last fall. Because I only approached publishers for review copies on the Sunday of that show, I came up empty in Germany because CrowD had sold all copies of the game earlier that weekend. A few months later, I reached out to get a copy by mail, and one arrived a few weeks ago.

My wife and I have played—which means I have written about—dozens of “one shot” mystery/escape room-style games, so I consider myself a bit of an expert in the category. Winnie the Pooh: Serious Detective’s description lined up with my interests: three cases, each of…

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