CHAIN OF CUSTODYAN INVESTIGATION GAME
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Case 001 · Controlled preview

Do you notice when a story doesn’t hold?

We are inviting a small group of true-crime and mystery fans to work The River Deal before its public release. Your job is to solve the case. Then tell us where the illusion cracked.

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Four fields, one required consent box, and an optional box for texts. Nothing reaches your phone until we invite you.

Private playtesters wanted for Chain of Custody
TIME5–6 hours

Across several sittings

GEARLaptop + phone

Email, calls, optional SMS

FORMATSolo investigation

Played in real-world time

COSTNo charge

Private preview access

What you will do

Play it like a player, report it like a witness.

  1. 01

    Start without a walkthrough

    Follow your instincts. We need to learn whether the case teaches itself and whether each next step feels earned.

  2. 02

    Answer the phone

    Characters may call during the availability hours you choose, and text too if you opt in. Speak naturally and pursue whatever theory makes sense to you.

  3. 03

    Finish the investigation

    Review the records, build your evidence chain, and submit the conclusion you can actually support.

  4. 04

    Name the first broken moment

    Tell us where you felt confused, stuck, rushed, unconvinced, or reminded that software was running underneath the story.

Before you volunteer

The case may reach you off-screen.

Gameplay uses ordinary phone calls and email. You choose permitted contact hours during setup and can stop participating.

Calls may be recorded and transcribed so the characters can remember the investigation and the team can diagnose failures. The request form has one required box for calls, recording, and email, shown with that disclosure before you send it.

Text messages from characters are a separate, optional box. Leave it unticked and you play with calls and email only. If you opt in, message frequency varies and message and data rates may apply; reply HELP for help, and reply STOP to any message to stop all text messages from Chain of Custody.

All crimes, victims, witnesses, locations, and records in the experience are fictional.

Full detail is in the Terms of Service and the Privacy Policy.

Who we need

You do not need game-testing experience.

Curiosity, honesty, and a willingness to describe what you expected are more valuable than technical expertise.

MYSTERY READERS

You keep forming theories after the chapter ends.

TRUE-CRIME FANS

You care about motive, evidence, psychology, and what the official story leaves out.

PUZZLE SOLVERS

You enjoy connecting details, but you also notice when a puzzle is withholding too much.

CAREFUL SKEPTICS

You are comfortable telling us when something simply does not make sense.

The file is waiting

Help us make the first case hold up.

Tell us how to reach you. We read every request by hand.

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