1-player games / Deduction
Best 1-player deduction board games
The best 1-player deduction board games are Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases, Chronicles of Crime and Detective A Modern Crime Board Game — the top-rated of 56 1-player deduction board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases (1982) at 7.7/10 on BoardGameGeek.
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DeductionSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases (1982)1–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7
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AdventureChronicles of Crime (2018)1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8
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DeductionDetective A Modern Crime Board Game (2018)1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.9
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DeductionSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures (2016)1–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7
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Card GameAwkward Guests (2016)1–8 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.7
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DeductionMicroMacro Crime City (2020)1–4 players · 15–45 min · ★ 7.9
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DeductionThe Search for Planet X (2020)1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.2
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BluffingRoom 25 (2013)1–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7
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AnimalsHoney Buzz (2020)1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.9
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DeductionCoffee Roaster (2015)1 players · 10–30 min · ★ 7.5
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AdventureChronicles of Crime 1400 (2020)1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0
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DeductionMythos Tales (2016)1–10 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4
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DeductionBlack Sonata (2017)1 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5
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Card GameEscape Tales The Awakening (2018)1–4 players · 180–360 min · ★ 7.2
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DeductionSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Carlton House & Queen's Park (2017)1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 8.0
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BluffingChrononauts (2000)1–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.2
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BluffingBottom of the 9th (2015)1–2 players · 5–20 min · ★ 6.8
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BluffingPolice Precinct (2013)1–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.9
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DeductionStop Thief! (2017)1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.0
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DeductionSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Baker Street Irregulars (2020)1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 8.6
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DeductionDual Powers Revolution 1917 (2018)1–2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.6
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AdventureRising 5 Runes of Asteros (2017)1–5 players · 15–25 min · ★ 6.6
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Card GameSherlock Last Call (2018)1–8 players · 40–60 min · ★ 6.8
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Abstract StrategyA Gamut of Games (1969)1–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.7
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AdventureChronicles of Crime 1900 (2021)1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.3
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Abstract StrategyApotheca (2016)1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7
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Card GameSherlock The Tomb of the Archaeologist (2018)1–8 players · 40–60 min · ★ 6.8
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DeductionMurder Mystery Party Case Files Fire in Adlerstein (2018)1–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8
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DeductionThe Omega Virus (1992)1–4 players · 10–35 min · ★ 6.4
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DeductionSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Mansion Murders (1983)1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6
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DeductionOrient Express (1985)1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7
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AdventureThe Initiative (2021)1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9
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Card GameEscape Tales Low Memory (2019)1–4 players · 360–540 min · ★ 6.9
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DeductionTriplock (2017)1–2 players · 15–30 min · ★ 6.4
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Abstract StrategyMini Black Box (1977)1–2 players · 20 min · ★ 6.4
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Card GameSherlock Death on the 4th of July (2018)1–8 players · 40–60 min · ★ 6.6
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BluffingThe Lady and the Tiger (2017)1–6 players · 15–20 min · ★ 6.7
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DeductionBristol 1350 Deluxe Edition (2021)1–9 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.2
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BluffingSo Long (2018)1–5 players · 30–40 min · ★ 7.4
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Card GameSherlock Propagation (2018)1–8 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0
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Card GameSherlock Whereabouts Unknown (2018)1–8 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0
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Card GameSherlock 13 Hostages (2018)1–8 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8
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DeductionSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Queen's Park Affair (1984)1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5
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BluffingShadows over Camelot The Card Game (2012)1–7 players · 20 min · ★ 5.7
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Card GamePocket Detective (2019)1–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.0
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Card GameDecktective Bloody-Red Roses (2019)1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.5
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American WestOld Town (2000)1–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.4
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Card GameSherlock Don's Legacy (2019)1–8 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9
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Quick deduction board games for 1 player (30 minutes or less)
BluffingRoom 25 (2013) 1–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7
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DeductionCoffee Roaster (2015) 1 players · 10–30 min · ★ 7.5
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DeductionBlack Sonata (2017) 1 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5
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BluffingChrononauts (2000) 1–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.2
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BluffingBottom of the 9th (2015) 1–2 players · 5–20 min · ★ 6.8
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AdventureRising 5 Runes of Asteros (2017) 1–5 players · 15–25 min · ★ 6.6
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Abstract StrategyA Gamut of Games (1969) 1–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.7
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Abstract StrategyApotheca (2016) 1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7
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DeductionTriplock (2017) 1–2 players · 15–30 min · ★ 6.4
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Abstract StrategyMini Black Box (1977) 1–2 players · 20 min · ★ 6.4
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BluffingThe Lady and the Tiger (2017) 1–6 players · 15–20 min · ★ 6.7
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BluffingShadows over Camelot The Card Game (2012) 1–7 players · 20 min · ★ 5.7
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Frequently asked
- What is the best 1-player deduction board game?
- Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases (1982) is the highest-rated 1-player deduction board game on BoardGameGeek, at 7.7/10 from 17,805 ratings. Chronicles of Crime and Detective A Modern Crime Board Game round out the top three.
- How many 1-player deduction board games are there?
- MeeplePick lists 56 1-player deduction board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.