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For more than four centuries scholars have argued over the identity of the mysterious Dark Lady of William Shakespeare’s sonnets. According to the sonnets, the Dark Lady seduced the poet and held him in an agonised thrall while also conducting an affair with the Fair Youth whom Shakespeare also loved.
In Black Sonata you will find yourself in Shakespeare’s London, circa 1600, in pursuit of the shadowy Lady. A specially ordered deck of cards determines her hidden movements from place to place. You must deduce her location and then intercept her to catch a glimpse and gain a clue to her identity. You will need several clues to deduce her identity, but with each clue gained the Lady becomes harder to track. Black Sonata combines hidden movement and logical deduction into a unique solitaire steeped in literary history.
Can you finally solve English literature’s greatest mystery? Or will the Dark Lady elude you, melting from your grasp like a curl of smoke and promises?
Ages | 12+ |
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Players | Solo |
Play Time | 30m |
Designer | John Kean |
Mechanics | Action Queue, Push Your Luck, Point to Point Movement |
Theme | Deduction, Print & Play, Renaissance |
Publisher | (Web published), GateOnGames, Melmac Games, Side Room Games, TGG Games, Treetato Studio |
Arkku
Solo deduction game. In theory this would seem like exactly the kind of puzzle I like (which is why I backed on Kickstarter), but in practice it feels a bit boring when so many turns are spent just moving in order to get to the next clue. I also dislike the memory aspect: I feel almost like cheating when I realise I remember the sequence. (Personal opinion aside, the design of both the game and components is impeccable. )
beazer32
I don't play this often, but I'm impressed with it every time I do. The deduction is great, the hidden movement is great. Really fun game, if a little too easy. I don't think I've ever lost.
Anarchosyn
If this were a larger, heavier package I might not be as generous, but Black Sonata is ingenious in its bite sized simplicity. Excellent game, with a very fast play time too.