The Black Watchmen: Season 1

As an agent of The Black Watchmen, you are part of a paramilitary group dedicated to protecting the public from dangerous phenomena beyond human understanding. In this first ever Permanent Alternate Reality Game, the real world is your game world, blurring the lines between fiction and reality using websites, newspaper ads, phone calls, text messages, and even actual locations as you uncover solutions to a wide variety of puzzles.

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Excellent

4.5 stars: "A superb game that excels in just about every area, held back only by one or two notable flaws or a collection of smaller ones that prevent the game from earning full marks."

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