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18 games like Detective A Modern Crime Board Game

The best games like Detective A Modern Crime Board Game are Mythos Tales, Beyond Baker Street and Police Precinct — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Mythos Tales shares deduction, murder/mystery, cooperative game with Detective A Modern Crime Board Game.

Every alternative below links to its own Detective A Modern Crime Board Game-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s deduction / murder/mystery shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Detective A Modern Crime Board Game’s 2.7 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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  1. 1. Mythos Tales (2016)
    1–10 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Detective A Modern Crime Board Game: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Cooperative Game, Solo / Solitaire Game, Storytelling · 3 of Detective A Modern Crime Board Game’s 3 mechanics (100%)
    vs Detective A Modern Crime Board Game: overlaps at 1–5 players · scales to 10 · ~60 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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  2. 2. Beyond Baker Street (2016)
    2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Detective A Modern Crime Board Game: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Cooperative Game · 1 of Detective A Modern Crime Board Game’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Detective A Modern Crime Board Game: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~130 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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  3. 3. Police Precinct (2013)
    1–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
    Shares with Detective A Modern Crime Board Game: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Cooperative Game · 1 of Detective A Modern Crime Board Game’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Detective A Modern Crime Board Game: overlaps at 1–5 players · scales to 6 · ~60 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
    View Police Precinct on Amazon →
  4. 4. Witness (2014)
    4 players · 15 min · ★ 7.3 · Light
    Shares with Detective A Modern Crime Board Game: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Cooperative Game, Storytelling · 2 of Detective A Modern Crime Board Game’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Detective A Modern Crime Board Game: both play at 4 · ~135 min shorter · 1.2 lighter
  5. 5. Dead of Winter A Crossroads Game (2014)
    2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
    Shares with Detective A Modern Crime Board Game: Deduction, Cooperative Game · 1 of Detective A Modern Crime Board Game’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Detective A Modern Crime Board Game: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~60 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
  6. 6. Spy Club (2018)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Detective A Modern Crime Board Game: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Cooperative Game · 1 of Detective A Modern Crime Board Game’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Detective A Modern Crime Board Game: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~105 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
  7. 7. Mysterium Park (2020)
    2–6 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.5 · Light
    Shares with Detective A Modern Crime Board Game: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Cooperative Game, Storytelling · 2 of Detective A Modern Crime Board Game’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Detective A Modern Crime Board Game: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~112 min shorter · 1.3 lighter
  8. 8. Deception Murder in Hong Kong (2014)
    4–12 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Detective A Modern Crime Board Game: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Storytelling · 1 of Detective A Modern Crime Board Game’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Detective A Modern Crime Board Game: overlaps at 4–5 players · scales to 12 · ~130 min shorter · 1.1 lighter
  9. 9. Deadline (2017)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Detective A Modern Crime Board Game: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Cooperative Game · 1 of Detective A Modern Crime Board Game’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Detective A Modern Crime Board Game: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~90 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
  10. 10. The Search for Planet X (2020)
    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Detective A Modern Crime Board Game: Deduction, Solo / Solitaire Game · 1 of Detective A Modern Crime Board Game’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Detective A Modern Crime Board Game: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~90 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
  11. 11. Mysterium (2015)
    2–7 players · 42 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Detective A Modern Crime Board Game: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Cooperative Game · 1 of Detective A Modern Crime Board Game’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Detective A Modern Crime Board Game: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 7 · ~108 min shorter · 0.8 lighter
  12. 12. Shadows over Camelot (2005)
    3–7 players · 60–80 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
    Shares with Detective A Modern Crime Board Game: Deduction, Cooperative Game · 1 of Detective A Modern Crime Board Game’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Detective A Modern Crime Board Game: overlaps at 3–5 players · scales to 7 · ~80 min shorter · same complexity
  13. 13. City of Chaos (1996)
    1–6 players · 300 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
    Shares with Detective A Modern Crime Board Game: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Storytelling · 1 of Detective A Modern Crime Board Game’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Detective A Modern Crime Board Game: overlaps at 1–5 players · scales to 6 · ~150 min longer · same complexity
  14. 14. Treasure Island (2018)
    2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Detective A Modern Crime Board Game: Deduction, Storytelling · 1 of Detective A Modern Crime Board Game’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Detective A Modern Crime Board Game: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~105 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
  15. 15. Escape the Room Secret of Dr. Gravely's Retreat (2016)
    3–8 players · 90 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Detective A Modern Crime Board Game: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Cooperative Game, Storytelling · 2 of Detective A Modern Crime Board Game’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Detective A Modern Crime Board Game: overlaps at 3–5 players · scales to 8 · ~60 min shorter · 0.9 lighter
  16. 16. The Shipwreck Arcana (2017)
    2–5 players · 10–30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Detective A Modern Crime Board Game: Deduction, Cooperative Game · 1 of Detective A Modern Crime Board Game’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Detective A Modern Crime Board Game: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~130 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
  17. 17. Coffee Roaster (2015)
    1 players · 10–30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Detective A Modern Crime Board Game: Deduction, Solo / Solitaire Game · 1 of Detective A Modern Crime Board Game’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Detective A Modern Crime Board Game: both play at 1 · ~130 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
  18. 18. Letter Jam (2019)
    2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Detective A Modern Crime Board Game: Deduction, Cooperative Game · 1 of Detective A Modern Crime Board Game’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Detective A Modern Crime Board Game: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~105 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
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Frequently asked

What game is most like Detective A Modern Crime Board Game?
Mythos Tales (2016) is the closest match to Detective A Modern Crime Board Game, sharing deduction, murder/mystery, cooperative game. It rates 7.4/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Detective A Modern Crime Board Game?
Mythos Tales, Beyond Baker Street, Police Precinct are the top-ranked alternatives to Detective A Modern Crime Board Game in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
Is Mythos Tales harder than Detective A Modern Crime Board Game?
Compared with Detective A Modern Crime Board Game, Mythos Tales is 0.5 lighter and ~60 min shorter (2.2 vs 2.7 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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