A Wealth of Murder

It was really fun and interesting but I was confused by the ending. The signs didn't really point to it but it also made sense. We were super sure on who it was and the signs seemed like it really was going to be that person, then it wasn't. We still had a great time and will be buying again.

We are keen for the game but still waiting for it to arrive? It is still in Sydney Australia

This was our fifth Hunt a Killer Box and the first where the final solution felt like a total miss. It lacked the usual amount of cyphers and puzzles, only including one code to solve. After reviewing all of the documents, the perpetrator felt obvious, and upon opening the envelope we were shocked. The explanation of who actually did it was lackluster at best, and felt like it relied on vague assumptions you would have to make, and more compelling evidence would have to be ignored. This box feels like the first major disappointment of these games.

we played for a date night and absolutely loved it. we were through it in about two hours and got it right! we loved how in depth it was. definitely gonna do some more of these in the future.

Beware before buying "A Wealth of Murder" from the Hunt a Killer series—it’s a letdown from start to finish.
Overall, the experience feels less like an immersive murder mystery and more like a chore in reading character notes.
By the end of our journey, my game group was struggling to stay focused, and that’s saying a lot considering we love mystery games.

Don’t expect clever clues or satisfying puzzles here—most of the information you receive is vague, repetitive, or story-driven.
Instead of building suspense or intrigue, the story drags on with pages of backstory that lead to ambiguity.
During our playthrough, we constantly found ourselves wondering if we missed something.

It’s incredibly frustrating when you spend hours combing through documents only to realize the clues were either too obvious or made little sense.
The final “reveal” of the killer was sadly disappointing—it felt incoherent, not a well-planned twist.

By far the worst part of the game is how little payoff you get after so much work.
Unsolved story threads, loose ends, and one-dimensional characters make the experience feel unfinished.
The motive of the killer is debatable, and the evidence pointing to (him/her) is flimsy.

Rather than having my suspect named as the killer, a character with layers and actual potential, it is strange that another suspect was pushed as the culprit.
One would expect that a game built around a murder mystery would take advantage of its strongest characters, but no—"A Wealth of Murder" missed out on the opportunity to name the logical suspect.
Most of our group agreed that if somebody else beside the named killer had been the culprit, the story would’ve made more emotional and logical sense.
As it stands, the choice of the real killer felt like it came out of nowhere just to shock, not to satisfy the missing piece of the hours-long puzzle.

Some clues don’t even connect to the solution well, making the whole process feel like busywork rather than real detective work.
Hunt a Killer usually does better than this, which makes the failure of this particular game even more frustrating.
Overcomplicated subplots and forgettable suspects only add to the confusion instead of building a thrilling narrative.
Unfortunately, the more we played, the more we realized we weren’t solving a mystery—we were just trying to make sense of a mess.
Logic takes a backseat in this game, and by the end, none of us felt clever or accomplished—just annoyed and bothered on the game's killer.
Don’t fall for "Hunt a Killer" reputable past on previous mystery gamest; it promises more than it could ever deliver.

Honestly, this game was disappointing.
All the effort we put in felt wasted, and that’s not something any game should leave you feeling.
Very few games from this series have left such a negative impression, and this one sadly tops the list.
Everyone in our group agreed— the makers got the wrong killer; a wronfully-accused suspect will be imprisoned while teh "real" murderer remains unscathed.