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+250,000 detectives worldwide

Who killed Henry Coleman?

Stop binge-watching true crime and start binge-investigating real murder.

Awesome experience

"Spent hours having a blast with the family on this! Brilliant ideas to get us investigating. AMAZING! You’ve done an incredible job. Can’t wait to buy the next box."

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Detective box with a 3-part crime-solving experience in Europe and a 100% money-back guarantee.
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Reviews of a detective box game, highlighting positive experiences families have had, with over 120,000 successes.
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Woodlock University Detective Box in a library setting with scattered newspapers.
Detective box with a 3-part crime-solving experience in Europe and a 100% money-back guarantee.
A detective-themed game is displayed on a laptop and smartphone with the text 'No Rules' and 'Interactive games.'
People looking at documents in dimly-lit room, promoting gifts for thrill seekers and true crime enthusiasts.
Reviews of a detective box game, highlighting positive experiences families have had, with over 120,000 successes.
Collage of Woodlock University items, including a map, yearbook, newspaper, and digital devices.
Woodlock University Detective Box in a library setting with scattered newspapers.
Detective box with a 3-part crime-solving experience in Europe and a 100% money-back guarantee.
A detective-themed game is displayed on a laptop and smartphone with the text 'No Rules' and 'Interactive games.'
People looking at documents in dimly-lit room, promoting gifts for thrill seekers and true crime enthusiasts.
Reviews of a detective box game, highlighting positive experiences families have had, with over 120,000 successes.
Collage of Woodlock University items, including a map, yearbook, newspaper, and digital devices.
Woodlock University Detective Box in a library setting with scattered newspapers.

4.8/5 (900+ global reviews)

Woodlock university

3 instalments

1-5 players

10hrs of gameplay

Embark on the world’s most immersive crime-solving experience.

The case

Promising student Henry Coleman has been found murdered on Woodlock University’s campus. The Detective Box Agency needs you to solve the case and bring the killer to justice.

INCLUDES

100+ pieces of evidence to examine

Digital portal for objectives and help

Audio and video content to uncover

89

£69

Launch price

£20 OFF

This investigation includes three installments that can take 2-3 hours of solving time. You will find audiovisual and physical evidence for getting ahead in the case: depositions, autopsy reports, photos, and evidence collected from the crime scene…


For our investigations, all episodes are delivered at once—no subscriptions required!

catch a first glimpse

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No

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Rules

Total Immersion

+100 pieces of evidence

Forensic reports, handwritten notes, personal belongings… Sift through all the evidence to make sense of the case and identify the culprit.

Digital portal

Call on the Agency’s experts to interrogate suspects, carry out searches and dig up old police reports.

Real-WORLD INVESTIGATION

Make phone calls, trawl the web and scrutinise social media. Taking your investigation into the real world will be vital for catching the killer.

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HOW it works?

Assemble your team, unseal the box and start investigating.

Get briefed

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Look for clues

Interrogate suspects

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Trawl the web

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Search locations

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hit a dead end?

Reach out to the Detective Box Agency. Our agents are always on hand to point you in the right direction with additional clues and hints.

MEET THE MAKER

250,000

players have risen to the challenge

will

you

?

Verified

Incredible!

Lots of fun with the family.

The content is really interesting and detailed. We weren’t expecting so much detail. Bring on the next one.

Isabelle

02 Aug. 2024

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Verified

Awesome experience

Spent hours having a blast with the family on this! Brilliant ideas to get us investigating. AMAZING! You’ve done an incredible job. Can’t wait to buy the next box.

Nourreddine

01 Aug. 2024

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Verified

Incredible!

Lots of fun with the family.

The content is really interesting and detailed. We weren’t expecting so much detail. Bring on the next one.

Isabelle

02 Aug. 2024

Four people seated on a couch, with one using a tablet device.

Verified

Awesome experience

Spent hours having a blast with the family on this! Brilliant ideas to get us investigating. AMAZING! You’ve done an incredible job. Can’t wait to buy the next box.

Nourreddine

01 Aug. 2024

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Verified

A present that went down a treat

Christmas present for my wife who loved it.

A well thought-out investigation.


Eric

15 Apr. 2024

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Verified

Great experience

For our first Detective Box investigation, we had endless hours of fun solving the puzzles. Some great family time.

Julie

27 Jun. 2024

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Verified

A present that went down a treat

Christmas present for my wife who loved it.

A well thought-out investigation.


Eric

15 Apr. 2024

Four people sitting around a table, looking at a laptop screen, illuminated by warm lighting.

Verified

Great experience

For our first Detective Box investigation, we had endless hours of fun solving the puzzles. Some great family time.

Julie

27 Jun. 2024

Who

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is this

Case for?

Couples, Friends & family

Work together as a team to bring the killer to justice.

true-Crime enthusiasts

Review the cold hard evidence. Discover the truth.

Escape-room fans

Look for the hidden clues and uncover new leads.

Experience seekers

Be the first to try out this next-generation game.

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Gift hunters

Give a unique experience they'll never forget.

THE [

SUCCESS

] STORY

"The dream was to create a unique crime-solving experience. One that would challenge and thrill like never before.


After two years and over 100 playtests later, I found myself on the French version of Dragons’ Den presenting our game-changing concept. The rest is history.


“Woodlock University” is now the most popular detective game in Europe and has quite simply reinvented the genre: a real dream come true."

Emilie Bernier O'Donnell

A woman named Emilie, the founder, featured on Dragons' Den in France.

Money-Back

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GUARANTEE

Within 60-days

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start the first box

Unseal the first box and get started.

Not a fan?

Don’t worry.
Solving crime isn’t for everyone.

Return your box*

Get a full refund on receipt.

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+250.000 detectives

Gift solved!

Looking for the perfect gift? Plunge your loved-ones into a world of crime-solving, mystery and suspense.

Give them a truly immersive experience. Give them a crime-scene-in-a-box.

Customer Reviews

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Elisa L. (United Kingdom)
Good quality but a little frustrating!

Really impressed with the quality of the boxes and the tools that are inside to help solve the case. Frustration came when you have to complete the case in a certain way in order to progress, despite knowing the next step. Entertaining and a bit different though!

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Holly &.J. (United Kingdom)
Great date night activity

This was so much fun! My partner bought this for our date night and we had the best time trying to crack the case! Would have given it 5* but there were some parts that seemed impossible to get to without the hints. (I hate using the hints as want to get there on our own of course) Losing 1* as some of the instructions weren't very clear. But we got there in the end!! will be recommending to friends for sure! Money well spent. Ready for our next case please!!

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kate e. (United Kingdom)
part one completed

myself and my partner like to complete these as a date night for a bit of fun. We found this one challenging in a positive way. We enjoyed having to do the extra research etc. the only reason we did not give it a 5 star is because we felt some links are tenuous. Although, we can not wait to go into the next boxes. very well done. will be happy to investigate more stories as they come out.

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Haiych (United Kingdom)
Brilliant Fun

Great fun to do as a group and loads of content. Loved it.

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Tinks (United Kingdom)
frustrating

great game, clever, well resourced, however if you loose one piece of paper you have real difficulties

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john (United Kingdom)
very good

great puzzles and so satisfying when you make a connection or a breal through

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