The best Detective board games 🕵️♂️ 2021
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 2021:
Dixit: Quest
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Dixit: Quest
3 - 6 Players
30 Minutes
8+ years old
Complexity: very easy
👍 Good price!16€ at
.deMicroMacro: Crime City
🔥 Deal: 12% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!More details for MicroMacro: Crime City- 1 - 4 Players
- 15 - 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
🔥 Great price!22€ at.deDixit 3: Journey
- 3 - 6 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
🔥 Great price!16€ at.deMysterium: Secrets & Lies
- 2 - 7 Players
- 42 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!18€ at.deVideo reviews for Mysterium: Secrets & Lies
Chronicles of Crime
Nominated for 12 awards and won 3.
More details for Chronicles of Crime- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Video reviews for Chronicles of Crime
Deception: Undercover Allies
- 4 - 14 Players
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Detective Club
Nominated for 4 awards and won 2.
More details for Detective Club- 4 - 8 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
😕 Questionable price28€ at.deVideo reviews for Detective Club
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures
- 1 - 8 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Video reviews for Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures
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
- Complexity: very easy
💸 Too expensive!28€ at.deVideo reviews for When I Dream
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Baker Street Irregulars
- 1 - 8 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Video reviews for Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Baker Street Irregulars
Mysterium
Nominated for 14 awards and won 6.
More details for Mysterium- 2 - 7 Players
- 42 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
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
- Complexity: easy
Video reviews for Chronicles of Crime: Noir
Witness
- 4 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
💸 Too expensive!50€ at.deVideo reviews for Witness
Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game
Nominated for 14 awards and won 4.
Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2019
More details for Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game- 1 - 5 Players
- 120 - 180 Minutes
- 16+ years old
- Complexity: medium
👍 Good price!31€ at.deVideo reviews for Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases
Nominated for 4 awards and won 3.
Spiel des Jahres 1985
More details for Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases- 1 - 8 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Video reviews for Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases
Mysterium Park
- 2 - 6 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
🔥 Great price!22€ at.deWhitehall Mystery
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: easy
😕 Questionable price23€ at.deChronicles of Crime: Welcome to Redview
- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 90 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Video reviews for Chronicles of Crime: Welcome to Redview
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
- Complexity: very easy
Ultimate Werewolf: Classic Movie Monsters
- 5 - 68 Players
- 30 - 90 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
🔥 Great price!10€ at.deExit: The Game – Dead Man on the Orient Express
🔥 Deal: 11% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!More details for Exit: The Game – Dead Man on the Orient Express- 1 - 4 Players
- 45 - 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: medium
🔥 Great price!9€ at.deCantaloop: Book 1 – Breaking into Prison
- 1 - 4 Players
- 300 - 720 Minutes
- 16+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Sherlock: ¿Quién es Vincent Leblanc?
- 1 - 8 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
🔥 Great price!6€ at.deDead of Winter: A Crossroads Game
Nominated for 13 awards and won 4.
More details for Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game- 2 - 5 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: medium
👍 Good price!53€ at.deMythos Tales
- 1 - 10 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!33€ at.deVideo reviews for Mythos Tales
Watson & Holmes
- 2 - 7 Players
- 45 - 75 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Video reviews for Watson & Holmes
Letters from Whitechapel
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Letters from Whitechapel- 2 - 6 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Video reviews for Letters from Whitechapel
Treasure Island
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Treasure Island- 2 - 5 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!44€ at.deVideo reviews for Treasure Island
Mr. Jack Pocket
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Mr. Jack Pocket- 2 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: easy
😕 Questionable price18€ at.de
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