You and your fellow detectives, if you choose to play with them, will solve several crimes that take place throughout the city, using a very cool game system to gather evidence and interrogate witnesses.

The Detective will only read what is being shown on the ARC sleeve, and if any new evidence is given the Detective may look at it. Detective: City of Angels is an epic narrative-driven board game set in the dark and violent world of 1940's Los Angeles. The instruction manual does come with a great example of how the Chisel can make the game more exciting, and the more the Chisel gets into the theme and the excitement of those interrogations, the more fun all the players will have. The reason being is the Chisel is pretty much acting like a Gamemaster and is just making sure everyone is having a good time.Each provides a new experience for the detectives who will use any means necessary to catch the killer (or culprit. By letting it be not all about me, I've had some really good gaming experiences with people who love games but don't necessarily identify as "board gamers," and to me, that is dynamite. Sleuth Mode also leaves out all rules involving scratch, since you’ll have no need to bribe fellow officers.

Any new information for lettered case cards will be put in when learned, or new suspects discovered. Instead of managing leverage tokens, the solo player must manage their detective's stress levels while they attempt to solve the case in time. In this variant, the detective still challenges the suspects, but an incorrect guess will result in stress.If the Detective does not use any Leverage, the Chisel may use Leverage they have against the Detective to block their questioning. The superbly written suspect responses bring out the theme and make each character and each case feel real and unique. As well as some thematic script, these briefings will include important information which can give the detectives a head start in their investigation. At times, it almost feels like a tabletop RPG, and like many RPGs, it can live and die on the Game Master. Kickback- If the Detective is at a "mob joint" location they can receive "protection" money equal to the number of players playing the game (Chisel + Detectives).