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18 games like Original Cluedo?

The best games like Original Cluedo? are Deception Murder in Hong Kong, Awkward Guests and Tragedy Looper — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Deception Murder in Hong Kong shares bluffing, deduction, murder/mystery with Original Cluedo?.

Every alternative below links to its own Original Cluedo?-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s bluffing / deduction shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Original Cluedo?’s 1.7 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Deception Murder in Hong Kong (2014)
   4–12 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Original Cluedo?: Bluffing, Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Deduction · 1 of Original Cluedo?’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Original Cluedo?: overlaps at 4–6 players · scales to 12 · ~25 min shorter · same complexity
   View Deception Murder in Hong Kong on Amazon →
2. 2. Awkward Guests (2016)
   1–8 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
   Shares with Original Cluedo?: Deduction, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Murder/Mystery, Deduction · 1 of Original Cluedo?’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Original Cluedo?: overlaps at 2–6 players · plays solo · scales to 8 · ~15 min longer · +0.7 heavier
   View Awkward Guests on Amazon →
3. 3. Tragedy Looper (2011)
   2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Original Cluedo?: Bluffing, Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Deduction, Grid Movement, Memory · 3 of Original Cluedo?’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Original Cluedo?: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~75 min longer · +1.9 heavier
   View Tragedy Looper on Amazon →
4. 4. Lord of the Rings The Confrontation (2002)
   2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Original Cluedo?: Bluffing, Deduction, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Memory · 1 of Original Cluedo?’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Original Cluedo?: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
5. 5. Cluedo (2012)
   2–6 players · 40 min · ★ 6.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with Original Cluedo?: Bluffing, Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Dice Rolling, Roll / Spin and Move · 2 of Original Cluedo?’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Original Cluedo?: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · same complexity
6. 6. Stratego (1946)
   2 players · 45 min · ★ 6.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Original Cluedo?: Bluffing, Deduction, Grid Movement, Memory, Square Grid · 3 of Original Cluedo?’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Original Cluedo?: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
7. 7. Outfoxed! (2014)
   2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 7.2 · Light
   Shares with Original Cluedo?: Deduction, Deduction, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Memory · 4 of Original Cluedo?’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Original Cluedo?: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~25 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
8. 8. Dark Moon (2011)
   3–7 players · 60–75 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with Original Cluedo?: Bluffing, Deduction, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Dice Rolling · 1 of Original Cluedo?’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Original Cluedo?: overlaps at 3–6 players · scales to 7 · ~23 min longer · +0.7 heavier
9. 9. Survive Escape from Atlantis! (1982)
   2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Original Cluedo?: Bluffing, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Memory · 3 of Original Cluedo?’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Original Cluedo?: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
10. 10. Room 25 (2013)
    1–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Original Cluedo?: Bluffing, Deduction, Grid Movement, Memory · 2 of Original Cluedo?’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Original Cluedo?: overlaps at 2–6 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
11. 11. The Thing Infection at Outpost 31 (2017)
    4–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Original Cluedo?: Bluffing, Deduction, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Dice Rolling · 1 of Original Cluedo?’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Original Cluedo?: overlaps at 4–6 players · scales to 8 · ~45 min longer · +0.7 heavier
12. 12. Beyond Baker Street (2016)
    2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Original Cluedo?: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Deduction, Memory · 2 of Original Cluedo?’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Original Cluedo?: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~25 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
13. 13. Battlestar Galactica The Board Game (2008)
    3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Original Cluedo?: Bluffing, Deduction, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Dice Rolling · 1 of Original Cluedo?’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Original Cluedo?: overlaps at 3–6 players · ~105 min longer · +1.6 heavier
14. 14. Mysterium (2015)
    2–7 players · 42 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Original Cluedo?: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Deduction · 1 of Original Cluedo?’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Original Cluedo?: overlaps at 2–6 players · scales to 7 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
15. 15. MicroMacro Crime City (2020)
    1–4 players · 15–45 min · ★ 7.9 · Light
    Shares with Original Cluedo?: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Deduction · 1 of Original Cluedo?’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Original Cluedo?: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
16. 16. Der Widerstand (2009)
    5–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Original Cluedo?: Bluffing, Deduction, Memory · 1 of Original Cluedo?’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Original Cluedo?: overlaps at 5–6 players · scales to 10 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
17. 17. Magic Dance (1988)
    3–6 players · 45 min · ★ 5.8 · Light
    Shares with Original Cluedo?: Bluffing, Deduction, Dice Rolling, Memory, Roll / Spin and Move · 3 of Original Cluedo?’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Original Cluedo?: overlaps at 3–6 players · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
18. 18. Discworld Ankh-Morpork (2011)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Original Cluedo?: Bluffing, Deduction, Dice Rolling · 1 of Original Cluedo?’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Original Cluedo?: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier

Looking for the original? See the full Original Cluedo? fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.