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Best 3-player murder/mystery board games

The best 3-player murder/mystery board games are Mysterium, Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases and Chronicles of Crime — the top-rated of 108 3-player murder/mystery board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Mysterium (2015) at 7.3/10 on BoardGameGeek.

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Top murder/mystery board games for 3 players

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Time
Complexity
  • Mysterium (2015)

    2–7 players · 42 min · ★ 7.3

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  • Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases (1982)

    1–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7

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  • Chronicles of Crime (2018)

    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8

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  • Letters from Whitechapel (2011)

    2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4

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  • Detective A Modern Crime Board Game (2018)

    1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.9

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  • Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures (2016)

    1–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7

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  • Awkward Guests (2016)

    1–8 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.7

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  • MicroMacro Crime City (2020)

    1–4 players · 15–45 min · ★ 7.9

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  • Tajemnicze Domostwo (2013)

    2–7 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.2

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  • Tragedy Looper (2011)

    2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2

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  • Whitehall Mystery (2017)

    2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.6

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  • A Touch of Evil The Supernatural Game (2008)

    2–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.0

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  • Mystery of the Abbey (1995)

    3–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.5

    Complexity
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  • A Study in Emerald (2013)

    2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2

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  • Watson & Holmes From the Diaries of 221B (2015)

    2–7 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.3

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  • Detective City of Angels (2019)

    1–5 players · 30–150 min · ★ 8.0

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  • Chronicles of Crime 1400 (2020)

    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0

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  • Mystery Rummy Jack the Ripper (1998)

    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.9

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  • Mythos Tales (2016)

    1–10 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4

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  • Original Cluedo? (1949)

    2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 5.7

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  • Android (2008)

    3–5 players · 180 min · ★ 6.7

    Complexity
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  • Kill Doctor Lucky Director's Cut (1996)

    3–8 players · 45 min · ★ 6.2

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  • A Study in Emerald (Second Edition) (2015)

    2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9

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  • Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Carlton House & Queen's Park (2017)

    1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 8.0

    Complexity
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  • Mysterium Park (2020)

    2–6 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.5

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  • Beyond Baker Street (2016)

    2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.9

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  • Mystery Express (2010)

    3–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.6

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  • Police Precinct (2013)

    1–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.9

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  • Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Baker Street Irregulars (2020)

    1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 8.6

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  • Paranormal Detectives (2019)

    2–6 players · 30–50 min · ★ 7.2

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  • Dark Stories (2004)

    2–15 players · 20 min · ★ 6.0

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  • Unusual Suspects (2015)

    3–18 players · 10–30 min · ★ 6.4

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  • The Name of the Rose (2008)

    2–5 players · 75 min · ★ 6.8

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  • Escape the Room Mystery at the Stargazer's Manor (2016)

    3–8 players · 90 min · ★ 6.6

    Complexity
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  • 5-Minute Mystery (2020)

    1–4 players · 5–30 min · ★ 7.4

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  • Mord im Arosa (2010)

    2–6 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.5

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  • Super Cluedo (1988)

    3–10 players · 60 min · ★ 6.6

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  • 221B Baker Street The Master Detective Game (1975)

    2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.0

    Complexity
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  • NOIR Deductive Mystery Game (2012)

    2–9 players · 5 min · ★ 6.5

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  • Sherlock Last Call (2018)

    1–8 players · 40–60 min · ★ 6.8

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  • Chronicles of Crime 1900 (2021)

    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.3

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  • Spy Club (2018)

    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1

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  • Escape the Room Secret of Dr. Gravely's Retreat (2016)

    3–8 players · 90 min · ★ 7.0

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  • Last Friday Revised Edition (2016)

    2–6 players · 30–120 min · ★ 6.5

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  • Sherlock The Tomb of the Archaeologist (2018)

    1–8 players · 40–60 min · ★ 6.8

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  • 13 Dead End Drive (1993)

    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.0

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  • London Dread (2016)

    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.7

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  • 13 Clues (2016)

    2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7

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Quick murder/mystery board games for 3 players (30 minutes or less)

Frequently asked

What is the best 3-player murder/mystery board game?
Mysterium (2015) is the highest-rated 3-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 3-player murder/mystery board games are there?
MeeplePick lists 108 3-player murder/mystery board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.