8-player games / Deduction
Best 8-player deduction board games
The best 8-player deduction board games are Codenames XXL, The Resistance Avalon and Citadels Classic — the top-rated of 138 8-player deduction board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Codenames XXL (2015) at 7.6/10 on BoardGameGeek.
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Card GameCodenames XXL (2015)2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.6
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BluffingThe Resistance Avalon (2012)5–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.6
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BluffingCitadels Classic (2000)2–8 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.1
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BluffingDer Widerstand (2009)5–10 players · 30 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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BluffingSecret Hitler (2016)5–10 players · 45 min · ★ 7.6
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DeductionDecrypto XL (2018)3–8 players · 15–45 min · ★ 7.8
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DeductionCaptain Sonar (2016)2–8 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.6
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BluffingDeception Murder in Hong Kong (2014)4–12 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5
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Card GameCodenames Duet XXL (2017)2–99 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.6
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BluffingOne Night Ultimate Werewolf (2014)3–10 players · 10 min · ★ 7.1
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American WestBANG! The Dice Game (2013)3–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0
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BluffingSpyfall (2014)3–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.9
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DeductionConcept (2013)4–12 players · 40 min · ★ 6.8
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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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Card GameLove Letter Premium (2016)2–8 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.5
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BluffingWerewolves of Miller's Hollow (2001)8–18 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7
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AdventureShadow Hunters (2005)4–8 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8
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BluffingA Fake Artist Goes to New York (2012)5–10 players · 20 min · ★ 7.2
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DeductionWhen I Dream (2016)4–10 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.1
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DeductionWerewords (2017)4–10 players · 10 min · ★ 7.2
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BluffingTwo Rooms and a Boom (2013)6–30 players · 7–20 min · ★ 7.0
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BluffingUltimate Werewolf Ultimate Edition (2008)5–68 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.0
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Expansion for Base-gameBANG! Dodge City (2004)3–8 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.9
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BluffingHuman Punishment Social Deduction 2.0 (2018)4–16 players · 15–90 min · ★ 7.9
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BluffingInsider (2016)4–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.1
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DeductionMythos Tales (2016)1–10 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4
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BluffingDetective Club (2018)4–8 players · 45 min · ★ 7.4
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DeductionImagine (2015)3–8 players · 15–30 min · ★ 6.9
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BluffingObscurio (2019)2–8 players · 40 min · ★ 7.3
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BluffingWerewolf (1986)8–24 players · 60 min · ★ 6.5
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BluffingSpyfall 2 (2016)3–12 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0
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BluffingMafia de Cuba (2015)6–12 players · 10–20 min · ★ 6.6
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BluffingNuns on the Run (2010)2–8 players · 45 min · ★ 6.5
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DeductionWerewords Deluxe Edition (2018)2–20 players · 10 min · ★ 7.6
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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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BluffingGood Cop Bad Cop (2014)4–8 players · 10–20 min · ★ 6.6
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BluffingUltimate Werewolf Deluxe Edition (2014)5–75 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1
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Card GameCodenames Deep Undercover (2016)4–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.6
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BluffingTempel des Schreckens (2016)3–10 players · 15 min · ★ 7.1
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BluffingThe Chameleon (2017)3–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.7
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BluffingSalem 1692 (2015)4–12 players · 25–35 min · ★ 7.0
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BluffingThe Thing Infection at Outpost 31 (2017)4–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.3
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BluffingBlood on the Clocktower (2021)5–20 players · 30–120 min · ★ 7.8
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DeductionSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Baker Street Irregulars (2020)1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 8.6
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BluffingOne Night Ultimate Vampire (2015)3–10 players · 10 min · ★ 6.7
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Card GameDark Stories (2004)2–15 players · 20 min · ★ 6.0
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Quick deduction board games for 8 players (30 minutes or less)
Card GameCodenames XXL (2015) 2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.6
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BluffingThe Resistance Avalon (2012) 5–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.6
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BluffingDer Widerstand (2009) 5–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3
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BluffingDeception Murder in Hong Kong (2014) 4–12 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5
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Card GameCodenames Duet XXL (2017) 2–99 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.6
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BluffingOne Night Ultimate Werewolf (2014) 3–10 players · 10 min · ★ 7.1
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American WestBANG! The Dice Game (2013) 3–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0
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BluffingSpyfall (2014) 3–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.9
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Card GameLove Letter Premium (2016) 2–8 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.5
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BluffingWerewolves of Miller's Hollow (2001) 8–18 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7
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BluffingA Fake Artist Goes to New York (2012) 5–10 players · 20 min · ★ 7.2
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DeductionWerewords (2017) 4–10 players · 10 min · ★ 7.2
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Frequently asked
- What is the best 8-player deduction board game?
- Codenames XXL (2015) is the highest-rated 8-player deduction board game on BoardGameGeek, at 7.6/10 from 70,126 ratings. The Resistance Avalon and Citadels Classic round out the top three.
- How many 8-player deduction board games are there?
- MeeplePick lists 138 8-player deduction board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.