2-player games / Murder/Mystery
Best 2-player murder/mystery board games
The best 2-player murder/mystery board games are Mysterium, Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases and Chronicles of Crime — the top-rated of 92 2-player murder/mystery board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Mysterium (2015) at 7.3/10 on BoardGameGeek.
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DeductionMysterium (2015)2–7 players · 42 min · ★ 7.3
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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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BluffingLetters from Whitechapel (2011)2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4
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DeductionDetective A Modern Crime Board Game (2018)1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.9
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DeductionMr. Jack (2006)2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0
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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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BluffingMr. Jack Pocket (2010)2 players · 15 min · ★ 6.9
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DeductionTajemnicze Domostwo (2013)2–7 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.2
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BluffingTragedy Looper (2011)2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2
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BluffingWhitehall Mystery (2017)2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.6
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AdventureA Touch of Evil The Supernatural Game (2008)2–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.0
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BluffingA Study in Emerald (2013)2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2
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DeductionMr. Jack in New York (2009)2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2
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BluffingWatson & Holmes From the Diaries of 221B (2015)2–7 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.3
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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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Card GameMystery Rummy Jack the Ripper (1998)2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.9
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DeductionMythos Tales (2016)1–10 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4
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BluffingOriginal Cluedo? (1949)2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 5.7
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HorrorA Study in Emerald (Second Edition) (2015)2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9
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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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DeductionMysterium Park (2020)2–6 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.5
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DeductionBeyond Baker Street (2016)2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.9
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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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DeductionParanormal Detectives (2019)2–6 players · 30–50 min · ★ 7.2
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Card GameDark Stories (2004)2–15 players · 20 min · ★ 6.0
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BluffingThe Name of the Rose (2008)2–5 players · 75 min · ★ 6.8
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Murder/Mystery5-Minute Mystery (2020)1–4 players · 5–30 min · ★ 7.4
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Action / DexterityMord im Arosa (2010)2–6 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.5
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Deduction221B Baker Street The Master Detective Game (1975)2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.0
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Card GameMystery Rummy Jekyll & Hyde (2001)2 players · 45 min · ★ 6.6
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DeductionNOIR Deductive Mystery Game (2012)2–9 players · 5 min · ★ 6.5
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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 GameSpy Club (2018)2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1
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DeductionLast Friday Revised Edition (2016)2–6 players · 30–120 min · ★ 6.5
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Card GameSherlock The Tomb of the Archaeologist (2018)1–8 players · 40–60 min · ★ 6.8
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Bluffing13 Dead End Drive (1993)2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.0
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HorrorLondon Dread (2016)2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.7
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Deduction13 Clues (2016)2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7
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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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Card GameMystery Rummy Murders in the Rue Morgue (1999)2–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.7
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Animals10' to Kill (2015)2–4 players · 10–15 min · ★ 6.3
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AdventureBrook City (2019)1–4 players · 45–120 min · ★ 7.5
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Quick murder/mystery board games for 2 players (30 minutes or less)
DeductionMr. Jack (2006)2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0
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BluffingMr. Jack Pocket (2010)2 players · 15 min · ★ 6.9
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DeductionMr. Jack in New York (2009)2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2
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DeductionBeyond Baker Street (2016)2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.9
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Card GameDark Stories (2004)2–15 players · 20 min · ★ 6.0
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Murder/Mystery5-Minute Mystery (2020)1–4 players · 5–30 min · ★ 7.4
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DeductionNOIR Deductive Mystery Game (2012)2–9 players · 5 min · ★ 6.5
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Deduction13 Clues (2016)2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7
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Animals10' to Kill (2015)2–4 players · 10–15 min · ★ 6.3
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Card GameDark Stories 2 (2005)2–15 players · 20 min · ★ 6.2
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Card GameSebastian Fitzek Safehouse (2017)2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5
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DeductionThe Mysteries of Peking (1987)2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 5.8
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Frequently asked
- What is the best 2-player murder/mystery board game?
- Mysterium (2015) is the highest-rated 2-player murder/mystery board game on BoardGameGeek, at 7.3/10 from 33,219 ratings. Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases and Chronicles of Crime round out the top three.
- How many 2-player murder/mystery board games are there?
- MeeplePick lists 92 2-player murder/mystery board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.