Tragedy Looper is a scenario-based deduction game for two to four players one mastermind & one to three protagonists The game consists of four location boards & a number of character cards Each scenario features a number of characters hidden roles for these characters (serial killer conspiracy theorist friend) & some pre-set tragedies (murder suicide) Each "day" (turn) players & the mastermind play three face-down cards onto the characters then reveal them to move the characters around or affect their paranoia or goodwill stats At the end of each day (turn) if the scenario has a tragedy set for that day it happens if the conditions are met ie certain characters have certain stats or are in a certain location together (or not together) with others As tragedies happen players loop back in time restarting the scenario from the beginning & trying to deduce who the culprit was & why the tragedy occurred The players win if they manage to maintain status quo — that is if no tragedies occur to the key individuals — for a set number of days within a set number of loops If not the mastermind wins Tragedy Looper was originally released in Japan in 2011; the first english version of the game was released in 2014 Players 2-4 Suggested ages 13 Playing time 120 minutes