Mystery of the Abbey / Similar games

18 games like Mystery of the Abbey

The best games like Mystery of the Abbey are Orient Express, Shadows over Camelot and Scripts & Scribes — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Orient Express shares deduction, murder/mystery, area movement with Mystery of the Abbey.

Ranked alternatives to Mystery of the Abbey (deduction, medieval), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to Mystery of the Abbey’s medium-light weight.

  1. 1. Orient Express (1985)
    1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Mystery of the Abbey: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Events
  2. 3–7 players · 60–80 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
    Shares with Mystery of the Abbey: Deduction, Medieval, Dice Rolling, Hand Management
  3. 2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Mystery of the Abbey: Medieval, Religious, Hand Management, Set Collection
  4. 4. Nuns on the Run (2010)
    2–8 players · 45 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Mystery of the Abbey: Deduction, Religious, Dice Rolling, Paper-and-Pencil
  5. 5. Police Precinct (2013)
    1–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
    Shares with Mystery of the Abbey: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Dice Rolling, Hand Management
  6. 2–3 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Mystery of the Abbey: Medieval, Religious, Hand Management, Set Collection
  7. 2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Mystery of the Abbey: Deduction, Medieval, Hand Management, Set Collection
  8. 8. Deadline (2017)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Mystery of the Abbey: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Hand Management, Set Collection
  9. 9. Clue FX (2003)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Mystery of the Abbey: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Hand Management, Paper-and-Pencil
  10. 2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Mystery of the Abbey: Deduction, Dice Rolling, Events, Hand Management
  11. 2–5 players · 75 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Mystery of the Abbey: Deduction, Medieval, Murder/Mystery
  12. 1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Mystery of the Abbey: Deduction, Medieval, Murder/Mystery
  13. 13. Valhalla (2018)
    1–6 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Mystery of the Abbey: Medieval, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Set Collection
  14. 14. The Omega Virus (1992)
    1–4 players · 10–35 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Mystery of the Abbey: Deduction, Events, Paper-and-Pencil, Set Collection
  15. 15. Nanty Narking (2019)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Mystery of the Abbey: Deduction, Dice Rolling, Events, Hand Management
  16. 2 players · 120 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Mystery of the Abbey: Medieval, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management
  17. 17. Dragoon (2016)
    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Mystery of the Abbey: Medieval, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management
  18. 18. Triplock (2017)
    1–2 players · 15–30 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Mystery of the Abbey: Deduction, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Set Collection
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Frequently asked

What game is most like Mystery of the Abbey?
Orient Express (1985) is the closest match to Mystery of the Abbey, sharing deduction, murder/mystery, area movement. It rates 6.7/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Mystery of the Abbey?
Orient Express, Shadows over Camelot, Scripts & Scribes are the top-ranked alternatives to Mystery of the Abbey in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium-light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.

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