The best Detective board games 🕵️♂️ 2023
We have selected the best detective board games for you 🕵️♂️. The offer ranges from simple variants that can be solved in a few minutes to extra difficult ones that can take several hours. There is something for everyone is Sherlock Holmes among you.
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What are detective or deduction board games?
Detective board games, or "deduction games," are games in which players must draw conclusions based on available premises. These games are quite diverse and include several different types of logical reasoning. Cat-and-mouse games such as Scotland Yard are a type of deduction game in which players use a series of observations and truthful feedback to narrow down the possibilities and catch a constantly moving opponent in the correct position. Elimination games such as Clue expect players to reach the correct conclusion after narrowing down possibilities from a large list. Signal-based games such as Werewolf allow for a series of observations and player-driven feedback (which may not be truthful) to draw the correct conclusion from 2-3 main choices. Finally, this category includes induction games such as Zendo, where players must deduce a general rule from nearly infinite possibilities.
Social Deduction Games
Social deduction games are a related subcategory that is proving increasingly popular and includes games with hidden roles and bluffs such as The Resistance and [Werewolves Full Moon Night](%2Werewolves-Full Moon Night).
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list of best detective board games 🕵️
In this list you will find the best detective games to buy 2023:
MicroMacro: Crime City
- 1 - 4 Players
- 15 - 45 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!18€ at.de
Dixit: Quest
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Dixit: Quest- 3 - 6 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
MicroMacro: Crime City – Full House
Nominated for 4 awards.
More details for MicroMacro: Crime City – Full House- 1 - 4 Players
- 15 - 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
Dixit 3: Journey
- 3 - 6 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!17€ at.de
Deception: Murder in Hong Kong
- 4 - 12 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Detective Club
Nominated for 6 awards and won 3.
More details for Detective Club- 4 - 8 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!33€ at.de
Video reviews for Detective Club
MicroMacro: Crime City – All In
- 1 - 4 Players
- 15 - 45 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!20€ at.de
Deception: Undercover Allies
- 4 - 14 Players
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Chronicles of Crime
Nominated for 15 awards and won 5.
More details for Chronicles of Crime- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Chronicles of Crime
Chronicles of Crime: 1900
- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!30€ at.de
When I Dream
Nominated for 6 awards and won 2.
More details for When I Dream- 4 - 10 Players
- 20 - 40 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for When I Dream
Mysterium: Secrets & Lies
- 2 - 7 Players
- 42 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!17€ at.de
Video reviews for Mysterium: Secrets & Lies
Witness
- 4 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Witness
Chronicles of Crime: Noir
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for Chronicles of Crime: Noir- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Chronicles of Crime: Noir
Chronicles of Crime: 1400
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Chronicles of Crime: 1400- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!30€ at.de
Mysterium
Nominated for 14 awards and won 6.
More details for Mysterium- 2 - 7 Players
- 42 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Mysterium Park
Nominated for 3 awards and won 1.
More details for Mysterium Park- 2 - 6 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!18€ at.de
Crime Zoom: A Deadly Writer
- 1 - 6 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Immediately playable
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures
- 1 - 8 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures
The Sherlock Files: Vol III – Puzzling Plots
- 1 - 8 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Immediately playable
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Baker Street Irregulars
- 1 - 8 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Baker Street Irregulars
Ultimate Werewolf: Ultimate Edition
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Ultimate Werewolf: Ultimate Edition- 5 - 68 Players
- 30 - 90 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Ultimate Werewolf: Ultimate Edition
Awkward Guests: The Walton Case
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Awkward Guests: The Walton Case- 1 - 8 Players
- 45 - 75 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
The Werewolves of Miller's Hollow
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for The Werewolves of Miller's Hollow- 8 - 18 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!9€ at.de
Whitehall Mystery
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Easy to learn
Sherlock: La copia
- 1 - 8 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
Crime Zoom: Bird of Ill Omen
- 1 - 6 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Immediately playable
Sherlock: Asesinato en el Sind Mail
- 1 - 8 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
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