Hit the Ground Running!
Summary: Hit the Ground Running is a demonstration case with some experimental evidence collection mechanics and some rules that are not finalized and may or may not appear in New York Noir.
Lead stats: 69 Leads / 1 Docs / 0 Markers / 4 Images / 2 Days / 25.9k Words (384 avg.) / 134.1 KB
Author(s): Rocky Helton
Game system: nyNoir
Difficulty: 3/5
Playtime: 2 hours
Version: 4.3 (4/2/26)
Game status: Playable
Features: 
Reviews: 1
Published: Thu, Apr 02, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Owner account: LaffinJoker
Created: Wed, Dec 11, 2024 at 03:30 AM
Modified: Thu, Apr 09, 2026 at 08:11 AM
Published Files:
- hitGroundRunning_soloForScreen_letter.pdf (2.7 MB)
- hitGroundRunning_twocol_a4.pdf (2.6 MB)
- hitGroundRunning_twocol_letter.pdf (2.6 MB)
Additional Instructions
To play this case, you need to download two things:
- One of the above casebooks in your preferred format (grab the final _twocol_letter.pdf if you are going to print it, or _soloForScreen_letter.pdf if you are going to play it on a screen).
- The New York Noir v6 directories, rules, and other additional files needed to play this case in pdf format
Alternatively, instead of using pdf directories you can use the online directory and map search tools.
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Reviews
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We played an earlier version of this case live on youtube and it was only the second case ever written for New York Noir, and the first long, serious one. The author invented his own mechanics and so this game plays quite differently than some of the more recent cases, but it's very interesting to play. The author is a police officer and it really shows, especially in the super long crime scene lead which is pretty epic. -jesse