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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. Deception Murder in Hong Kong (2014)

   4–12 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See Deception Murder in Hong Kong alternatives →

   Shares with Original Cluedo?: Bluffing, Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Deduction · 4 shared tags · 1 of Original Cluedo?’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Original Cluedo?: overlaps at 4–6 players · scales to 12 · ~25 min shorter · same complexity

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   2. Awkward Guests (2016)

   1–8 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light · See Awkward Guests alternatives →

   Shares with Original Cluedo?: Deduction, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Murder/Mystery, Deduction · 4 shared tags · 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

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   3. Tragedy Looper (2011)

   2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-heavy · See Tragedy Looper alternatives →

   Shares with Original Cluedo?: Bluffing, Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Deduction, Grid Movement, Memory · 6 shared tags · 3 of Original Cluedo?’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Original Cluedo?: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~75 min longer · +1.9 heavier

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   4. Lord of the Rings The Confrontation (2002)

   2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light · See Lord of the Rings The Confrontation alternatives →

   Shares with Original Cluedo?: Bluffing, Deduction, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Memory · 4 shared tags · 1 of Original Cluedo?’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Original Cluedo?: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
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   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 · 5 shared tags · 2 of Original Cluedo?’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Original Cluedo?: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · same complexity
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   6. Stratego (1946)

   2 players · 45 min · ★ 6.1 · Medium-light · See Stratego alternatives →

   Shares with Original Cluedo?: Bluffing, Deduction, Grid Movement, Memory, Square Grid · 5 shared tags · 3 of Original Cluedo?’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Original Cluedo?: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
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   7. Outfoxed! (2014)

   2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 7.2 · Light

   Shares with Original Cluedo?: Deduction, Deduction, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Memory · 5 shared tags · 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 · See Dark Moon alternatives →

   Shares with Original Cluedo?: Bluffing, Deduction, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 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 · See Survive Escape from Atlantis! alternatives →

   Shares with Original Cluedo?: Bluffing, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Memory · 4 shared tags · 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 · See Room 25 alternatives →

    Shares with Original Cluedo?: Bluffing, Deduction, Grid Movement, Memory · 4 shared tags · 2 of Original Cluedo?’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Original Cluedo?: overlaps at 2–6 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
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    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 · 4 shared tags · 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 · 4 shared tags · 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 · See Battlestar Galactica The Board Game alternatives →

    Shares with Original Cluedo?: Bluffing, Deduction, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 1 of Original Cluedo?’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Original Cluedo?: overlaps at 3–6 players · ~105 min longer · +1.6 heavier
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    14. Mysterium (2015)

    2–7 players · 42 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Mysterium alternatives →

    Shares with Original Cluedo?: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Deduction · 3 shared tags · 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
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    15. MicroMacro Crime City (2020)

    1–4 players · 15–45 min · ★ 7.9 · Light

    Shares with Original Cluedo?: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Deduction · 3 shared tags · 1 of Original Cluedo?’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Original Cluedo?: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
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    16. The Resistance (2009)

    5–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See The Resistance alternatives →

    Shares with Original Cluedo?: Bluffing, Deduction, Memory · 3 shared tags · 1 of Original Cluedo?’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Original Cluedo?: overlaps at 5–6 players · scales to 10 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
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    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 · 5 shared tags · 3 of Original Cluedo?’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Original Cluedo?: overlaps at 3–6 players · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
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    18. Discworld Ankh-Morpork (2011)

    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light · See Discworld Ankh-Morpork alternatives →

    Shares with Original Cluedo?: Bluffing, Deduction, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 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.