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18 games like Scotland Yard

The best games like Scotland Yard are Letters from Whitechapel, Whitehall Mystery and The Fury of Dracula — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Letters from Whitechapel shares deduction, hidden movement, point to point movement with Scotland Yard.

Every alternative below links to its own Scotland Yard-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s deduction / travel shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Scotland Yard’s 2.0 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Letters from Whitechapel (2011)

   2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium · See Letters from Whitechapel alternatives →

   Shares with Scotland Yard: Deduction, Hidden Movement, Point to Point Movement, Secret Unit Deployment, Team-Based Game · 5 shared tags · 4 of Scotland Yard’s 4 mechanics (100%)

   vs Scotland Yard: overlaps at 3–6 players · goes down to 2 · ~45 min longer · +0.7 heavier

   Check price for Letters from Whitechapel →
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   2. Whitehall Mystery (2017)

   2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light

   Shares with Scotland Yard: Deduction, Hidden Movement, Point to Point Movement, Secret Unit Deployment, Team-Based Game · 5 shared tags · 4 of Scotland Yard’s 4 mechanics (100%)

   vs Scotland Yard: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier

   Check price for Whitehall Mystery →
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   3. The Fury of Dracula (1987)

   2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium

   Shares with Scotland Yard: Deduction, Hidden Movement, Point to Point Movement, Secret Unit Deployment, Team-Based Game · 5 shared tags · 4 of Scotland Yard’s 4 mechanics (100%)

   vs Scotland Yard: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~135 min longer · +0.6 heavier

   Check price for The Fury of Dracula →
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   4. Captain Sonar (2016)

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

   Shares with Scotland Yard: Deduction, Hidden Movement, Secret Unit Deployment · 3 shared tags · 2 of Scotland Yard’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Scotland Yard: overlaps at 3–6 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 8 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
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   5. Last Friday Revised Edition (2016)

   2–6 players · 30–120 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light

   Shares with Scotland Yard: Deduction, Hidden Movement, Point to Point Movement, Secret Unit Deployment, Team-Based Game · 5 shared tags · 4 of Scotland Yard’s 4 mechanics (100%)

   vs Scotland Yard: overlaps at 3–6 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
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   6. Fury of Dracula (Third/Fourth Edition) (2015)

   2–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See Fury of Dracula (Third/Fourth Edition) alternatives →

   Shares with Scotland Yard: Deduction, Hidden Movement, Point to Point Movement, Secret Unit Deployment, Team-Based Game · 5 shared tags · 4 of Scotland Yard’s 4 mechanics (100%)

   vs Scotland Yard: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~105 min longer · +1.3 heavier
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   7. N.Y. Chase (1999)

   3–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light

   Shares with Scotland Yard: Deduction, Hidden Movement, Point to Point Movement, Secret Unit Deployment, Team-Based Game · 5 shared tags · 4 of Scotland Yard’s 4 mechanics (100%)

   vs Scotland Yard: overlaps at 3–6 players · about the same length · same complexity
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   8. Nuns on the Run (2010)

   2–8 players · 45 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light · See Nuns on the Run alternatives →

   Shares with Scotland Yard: Deduction, Hidden Movement, Point to Point Movement, Secret Unit Deployment · 4 shared tags · 3 of Scotland Yard’s 4 mechanics (75%)

   vs Scotland Yard: overlaps at 3–6 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 8 · about the same length · same complexity
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   9. Specter Ops (2015)

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

   Shares with Scotland Yard: Deduction, Hidden Movement, Secret Unit Deployment · 3 shared tags · 2 of Scotland Yard’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Scotland Yard: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~45 min longer · +0.4 heavier
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    10. Treasure Island (2018)

    2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Treasure Island alternatives →

    Shares with Scotland Yard: Deduction, Secret Unit Deployment, Team-Based Game · 3 shared tags · 2 of Scotland Yard’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Scotland Yard: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
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    11. The Great Museum Caper (1991)

    2–7 players · 30 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light

    Shares with Scotland Yard: Deduction, Hidden Movement, Secret Unit Deployment, Team-Based Game · 4 shared tags · 3 of Scotland Yard’s 4 mechanics (75%)

    vs Scotland Yard: overlaps at 3–6 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 7 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
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    12. Fury of Dracula (Second Edition) (2005)

    2–5 players · 180 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium · See Fury of Dracula (Second Edition) alternatives →

    Shares with Scotland Yard: Deduction, Hidden Movement, Point to Point Movement, Secret Unit Deployment, Team-Based Game · 5 shared tags · 4 of Scotland Yard’s 4 mechanics (100%)

    vs Scotland Yard: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~135 min longer · +1 heavier
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    13. Decrypto XL (2018)

    3–8 players · 15–45 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light · See Decrypto XL alternatives →

    Shares with Scotland Yard: Deduction, Team-Based Game · 2 shared tags · 1 of Scotland Yard’s 4 mechanics (25%)

    vs Scotland Yard: overlaps at 3–6 players · scales to 8 · ~15 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
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    14. Black Sonata (2017)

    1 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light

    Shares with Scotland Yard: Deduction, Hidden Movement, Point to Point Movement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Scotland Yard’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Scotland Yard: no player-count overlap (1 vs 3–6) · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
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    15. Codenames XXL (2015)

    2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.6 · Light · See Codenames XXL alternatives →

    Shares with Scotland Yard: Deduction, Team-Based Game · 2 shared tags · 1 of Scotland Yard’s 4 mechanics (25%)

    vs Scotland Yard: overlaps at 3–6 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 8 · ~30 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
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    16. The Resistance Avalon (2012)

    5–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · See The Resistance Avalon alternatives →

    Shares with Scotland Yard: Deduction, Team-Based Game · 2 shared tags · 1 of Scotland Yard’s 4 mechanics (25%)

    vs Scotland Yard: overlaps at 5–6 players · scales to 10 · ~15 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
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    17. Secret Hitler (2016)

    5–10 players · 45 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · See Secret Hitler alternatives →

    Shares with Scotland Yard: Deduction, Team-Based Game · 2 shared tags · 1 of Scotland Yard’s 4 mechanics (25%)

    vs Scotland Yard: overlaps at 5–6 players · scales to 10 · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
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    18. Ninja Legend of the Scorpion Clan (2011)

    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium

    Shares with Scotland Yard: Deduction, Hidden Movement, Secret Unit Deployment, Team-Based Game · 4 shared tags · 3 of Scotland Yard’s 4 mechanics (75%)

    vs Scotland Yard: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.7 heavier

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