1-player games / Murder/Mystery
Best 1-player murder/mystery board games
The best 1-player murder/mystery 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 32 1-player murder/mystery 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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Murder/MysteryDetective City of Angels (2019)1–5 players · 30–150 min · ★ 8.0
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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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DeductionSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Carlton House & Queen's Park (2017)1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 8.0
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BluffingPolice Precinct (2013)1–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.9
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DeductionSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Baker Street Irregulars (2020)1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 8.6
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Murder/Mystery5-Minute Mystery (2020)1–4 players · 5–30 min · ★ 7.4
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Card GameSherlock Last Call (2018)1–8 players · 40–60 min · ★ 6.8
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AdventureChronicles of Crime 1900 (2021)1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.3
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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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AdventureBrook City (2019)1–4 players · 45–120 min · ★ 7.5
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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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Card GameSherlock Death on the 4th of July (2018)1–8 players · 40–60 min · ★ 6.6
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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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AdventureTales of Evil (2020)1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4
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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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Card GameDecktective Bloody-Red Roses (2019)1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.5
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BookSherlock Holmes Four Investigations (2014)1 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0
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Card GameSherlock Don's Legacy (2019)1–8 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9
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City BuildingCity of Chaos (1996)1–6 players · 300 min · ★ 6.9
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Card GamePulp Detective (2018)1–2 players · 20–30 min · ★ 5.8
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Childrens GameThe Secret Door (1991)1–8 players · 20 min · ★ 6.2
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Frequently asked
- What is the best 1-player murder/mystery board game?
- Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases (1982) is the highest-rated 1-player murder/mystery 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 murder/mystery board games are there?
- MeeplePick lists 32 1-player murder/mystery board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.