There has been a shocking string of robberies at Cliffrock Villa. Valuable works of art have been stolen! The players start their investigations and combine clues about the perpetrators, time of the crimes, stolen items, and escape plans.

The Key is a replayable investigative game series. Each player combines clues to quickly and correctly solve each case. There is no turn order in the game; all players investigate at the same time. Players decide which clue cards to look at and glean information from. While cards with a higher value provide mre specific clues, they count for more points at the end of the game. The winner is the player who identifies the correct 3-digit code while accruing the lowest score. In the end, it’s not necessarily the fastest investigator who wins the game, but the most efficient one.