Mr. Jack / Similar games

18 games like Mr. Jack

The best games like Mr. Jack are Watson & Holmes From the Diaries of 221B, Ultimate Werewolf Deluxe Edition and Paranormal Detectives — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Watson & Holmes From the Diaries of 221B shares deduction, murder/mystery, variable player powers with Mr. Jack.

Every alternative below links to its own Mr. Jack-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 Mr. Jack’s 2.2 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Watson & Holmes From the Diaries of 221B (2015)

   2–7 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light

   Shares with Mr. Jack: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Variable Player Powers · 3 shared tags · 1 of Mr. Jack’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs Mr. Jack: both play at 2 · scales to 7 · ~30 min longer · same complexity

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   2. Ultimate Werewolf Deluxe Edition (2014)

   5–75 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1 · Light

   Shares with Mr. Jack: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Variable Player Powers · 3 shared tags · 1 of Mr. Jack’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs Mr. Jack: no player-count overlap (5–75 vs 2) · scales to 75 · about the same length · 0.7 lighter

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   3. Paranormal Detectives (2019)

   2–6 players · 30–50 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light

   Shares with Mr. Jack: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Variable Player Powers · 3 shared tags · 1 of Mr. Jack’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs Mr. Jack: both play at 2 · scales to 6 · ~10 min longer · 0.6 lighter

   Check price for Paranormal Detectives →
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   4. Police Precinct (2013)

   1–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium

   Shares with Mr. Jack: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Variable Player Powers · 3 shared tags · 1 of Mr. Jack’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs Mr. Jack: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~60 min longer · +0.4 heavier
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   5. Mystery Express (2010)

   3–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium

   Shares with Mr. Jack: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Variable Player Powers · 3 shared tags · 1 of Mr. Jack’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs Mr. Jack: no player-count overlap (3–5 vs 2) · scales to 5 · ~45 min longer · +0.5 heavier
6. 

   6. Captain Sonar (2016)

   2–8 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · See Captain Sonar alternatives →

   Shares with Mr. Jack: Deduction, Grid Movement · 2 shared tags · 1 of Mr. Jack’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs Mr. Jack: both play at 2 · scales to 8 · ~23 min longer · same complexity
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   7. The Werewolves of Miller's Hollow The Village (2009)

   8–18 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light

   Shares with Mr. Jack: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Variable Player Powers · 3 shared tags · 1 of Mr. Jack’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs Mr. Jack: no player-count overlap (8–18 vs 2) · scales to 18 · about the same length · 0.5 lighter
8. 

   8. NOIR Deductive Mystery Game (2012)

   2–9 players · 5 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light

   Shares with Mr. Jack: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Variable Player Powers · 3 shared tags · 1 of Mr. Jack’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs Mr. Jack: both play at 2 · scales to 9 · ~25 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
9. 

   9. Chronicles of Crime 1900 (2021)

   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium-light

   Shares with Mr. Jack: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Variable Player Powers · 3 shared tags · 1 of Mr. Jack’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs Mr. Jack: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 4 · ~45 min longer · 0.2 lighter
10. 

    10. Deadline (2017)

    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light

    Shares with Mr. Jack: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Variable Player Powers · 3 shared tags · 1 of Mr. Jack’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Mr. Jack: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~30 min longer · same complexity
11. 

    11. Lord of the Rings The Confrontation (Deluxe Edition) (2005)

    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See Lord of the Rings The Confrontation (Deluxe Edition) alternatives →

    Shares with Mr. Jack: Deduction, Variable Player Powers · 2 shared tags · 1 of Mr. Jack’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Mr. Jack: both play at 2 · about the same length · same complexity
12. 

    12. King & Assassins Deluxe (2013)

    2 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light

    Shares with Mr. Jack: Deduction, Grid Movement, Variable Player Powers · 3 shared tags · 2 of Mr. Jack’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs Mr. Jack: both play at 2 · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
13. 

    13. Citadels Classic (2000)

    2–8 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · See Citadels Classic alternatives →

    Shares with Mr. Jack: Deduction, Drafting · 2 shared tags · 1 of Mr. Jack’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Mr. Jack: both play at 2 · scales to 8 · ~10 min longer · same complexity
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    14. Shadows in Kyoto (2017)

    2 players · 15–30 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light

    Shares with Mr. Jack: Deduction, Grid Movement, Variable Player Powers · 3 shared tags · 2 of Mr. Jack’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs Mr. Jack: both play at 2 · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
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    15. Apotheca (2016)

    1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light

    Shares with Mr. Jack: Deduction, Grid Movement, Variable Player Powers · 3 shared tags · 2 of Mr. Jack’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs Mr. Jack: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 4 · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
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    16. City of Chaos (1996)

    1–6 players · 300 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium

    Shares with Mr. Jack: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Variable Player Powers · 3 shared tags · 1 of Mr. Jack’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Mr. Jack: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~270 min longer · +0.6 heavier
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    17. Tobago (2009)

    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · See Tobago alternatives →

    Shares with Mr. Jack: Deduction, Grid Movement · 2 shared tags · 1 of Mr. Jack’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Mr. Jack: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~30 min longer · same complexity
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    18. Specter Ops (2015)

    2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light · See Specter Ops alternatives →

    Shares with Mr. Jack: Deduction, Grid Movement · 2 shared tags · 1 of Mr. Jack’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Mr. Jack: both play at 2 · scales to 5 · ~60 min longer · +0.2 heavier

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