Death Note: Le Jeu d'Enquête

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Death Note is a hidden identity game in the anime universe, each character having their own objectives to achieve. At the beginning of the game, the only role revealed, having the role of GM will be L. His mission will be to lead the investigation, distributing suspicions during the 5 rounds of the game with the ultimate goal of discovering who plays the role of Light. The other players have all their own goals, could help L or not... On each round, they have as main action to look at the active hidden investigation and decide to keep it active or not. If yes, he can add an action card to his hand. These actions cards could be played at different moment during the game, regarding what is indicated on the card. When each layer around L have looked at the investigation card, L reveals the active one, apply the effect and give the suspicions indicated. At 6 suspicions, a role is revealed. After 5 rounds, if L is not revealed, he lose the game. The other player reveal their role, winning some victory points regarding their achieved goals. The game can be ended earlier if Light is revealed or if 3 role are revealed and killed.