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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. 1. Letters from Whitechapel (2011)
    2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Scotland Yard: Deduction, Hidden Movement, Point to Point Movement, Secret Unit Deployment, Team-Based Game · 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
    View Letters from Whitechapel on Amazon →
  2. 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 · 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
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  3. 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 · 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
    View The Fury of Dracula on Amazon →
  4. 4. Captain Sonar (2016)
    2–8 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Scotland Yard: Deduction, Hidden Movement, Secret Unit Deployment · 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
  5. 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 · 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
  6. 6. Fury of Dracula (Third\/Fourth Edition) (2015)
    2–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Scotland Yard: Deduction, Hidden Movement, Point to Point Movement, Secret Unit Deployment, Team-Based Game · 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
  7. 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 · 4 of Scotland Yard’s 4 mechanics (100%)
    vs Scotland Yard: overlaps at 3–6 players · about the same length · same complexity
  8. 8. Nuns on the Run (2010)
    2–8 players · 45 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Scotland Yard: Deduction, Hidden Movement, Point to Point Movement, Secret Unit Deployment · 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
  9. 9. Specter Ops (2015)
    2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Scotland Yard: Deduction, Hidden Movement, Secret Unit Deployment · 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
  10. 10. Treasure Island (2018)
    2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Scotland Yard: Deduction, Secret Unit Deployment, Team-Based Game · 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
  11. 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 · 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
  12. 12. Fury of Dracula (Second Edition) (2005)
    2–5 players · 180 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
    Shares with Scotland Yard: Deduction, Hidden Movement, Point to Point Movement, Secret Unit Deployment, Team-Based Game · 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
  13. 13. Decrypto XL (2018)
    3–8 players · 15–45 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Scotland Yard: Deduction, Team-Based Game · 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
  14. 14. Black Sonata (2017)
    1 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Scotland Yard: Deduction, Hidden Movement, Point to Point Movement · 2 of Scotland Yard’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Scotland Yard: no player-count overlap (1–1 vs 3–6) · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
  15. 15. Codenames XXL (2015)
    2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.6 · Light
    Shares with Scotland Yard: Deduction, Team-Based Game · 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
  16. 16. The Resistance Avalon (2012)
    5–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Scotland Yard: Deduction, Team-Based Game · 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
  17. 17. Secret Hitler (2016)
    5–10 players · 45 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Scotland Yard: Deduction, Team-Based Game · 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
  18. 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 · 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
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Frequently asked

What game is most like Scotland Yard?
Letters from Whitechapel (2011) is the closest match to Scotland Yard, sharing deduction, hidden movement, point to point movement. It rates 7.4/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Scotland Yard?
Letters from Whitechapel, Whitehall Mystery, The Fury of Dracula are the top-ranked alternatives to Scotland Yard 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.
Is Letters from Whitechapel harder than Scotland Yard?
Compared with Scotland Yard, Letters from Whitechapel is +0.7 heavier and ~45 min longer (2.6 vs 2.0 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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