Goal
Figure out which suspect, weapon, and room are hidden in the case file before everyone else.
How to Play
DANSEO
A Multiplayer K-pop mystery game
Solve the case first
DANSEO is a multiplayer K-pop mystery game. At the start, the game secretly hides one suspect, one weapon, and one room in the case file. Every other card is dealt to the players.
Your job is to use your cards, movement, suggestions, and private card reveals to figure out exactly which three cards are missing from everyone's hands.
Core clue
Any card in your hand, or any card shown to you, cannot be part of the final answer.
Win condition
Make one correct accusation with all three hidden cards: suspect, weapon, and room.
Three things make the answer
SuspectsWho did it?
- Each player uses an idol as their character.
- Suspect cards are possible people involved in the mystery.
- Suggestions and accusations always include one suspect.
WeaponsWhat was used?
- Weapon cards are possible tools used in the case.
- Weapons are chosen during suggestions and accusations.
- If someone shows you a weapon card, cross it off.
RoomsWhere did it happen?
- Room cards match the named rooms on the board.
- You must be inside a room to make a suggestion.
- The suggested room is your current room.
What happens on your turn
Roll and move
When it is your turn, roll the dice and tap a highlighted space or room. Moving into rooms is important because rooms unlock suggestions.
Enter rooms
Rooms are where the real deduction happens. If you can reach a room, use it to test a theory about one suspect and one weapon.
Make a suggestion
A suggestion asks: “Was it this suspect, with this weapon, in this room?” The room is based on where your token is standing.
Watch the refute
Players are checked in turn order. The first player with a matching card must show one card privately to the player who suggested.
End your turn
After you move, suggest, or decide you are done, end your turn so the next player can continue the investigation.
Suggestion vs accusation
A suggestion is a test. You make it from inside a room, choose one suspect and one weapon, and the room is the room you are currently in.
Use suggestions often. They are how you collect information.
An accusation is your final answer. You choose the suspect, weapon, and room you believe are hidden in the case file.
A correct accusation wins. A wrong accusation removes you from active turns.
Why rooms matter
The board is split between corridors and rooms. Corridors help you move around, but rooms are where you can make suggestions.
Highlighted spaces are legal movesAfter rolling, tap one of the available spaces or rooms shown on the board.
Suggestions require a roomYou cannot choose any room you want during a suggestion. The room comes from your current position.
Secret passages are shortcutsSome rooms may allow instant travel to a connected room. Use them to test rooms faster.
How to track clues
Your cards are safe to eliminate
If a card is in your hand, it cannot be in the case file. Mark it as known immediately.
Shown cards are also eliminated
When someone privately shows you a card, that card is not the answer. Your notebook should treat it as seen.
Unrefuted suggestions matter
If nobody can refute a suggestion, those cards become much more suspicious. They are not guaranteed, but they are worth watching.
Track patterns, not just cards
Notice who could not refute. A player passing on a suggestion can be just as useful as a player showing a card.
A simple beginner strategy
Before your first turn, cross off every card you were dealt.
Testing several rooms gives you more information than repeating the same room too early.
A suggestion is stronger when it tests unknown cards instead of cards already in your hand.
A wrong accusation removes you from active turns. Accuse only when you have a strong read on all three categories.
Terms you will see
The hidden answer: one suspect, one weapon, and one room.
A test made from inside a room to learn whether another player has one of the named cards.
Showing one matching card privately to disprove a suggestion.
Your final guess. A correct accusation wins. A wrong one eliminates you from active turns.
Your deduction helper for tracking owned, seen, unlikely, possible, and eliminated cards.
A shortcut from one room to another when the board allows it.