8-player games / Spies/Secret Agents
Best 8-player spies/secret agents board games
The best 8-player spies/secret agents board games are Codenames XXL, Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases and Decrypto XL — the top-rated of 23 8-player spies/secret agents 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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DeductionSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases (1982)1–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7
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DeductionDecrypto XL (2018)3–8 players · 15–45 min · ★ 7.8
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Card GameCodenames Duet XXL (2017)2–99 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.6
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BluffingSpyfall (2014)3–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.9
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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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BluffingHuman Punishment Social Deduction 2.0 (2018)4–16 players · 15–90 min · ★ 7.9
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BluffingSpyfall 2 (2016)3–12 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0
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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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Card GameCodenames Deep Undercover (2016)4–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.6
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BluffingThe Thing Infection at Outpost 31 (2017)4–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.3
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BluffingTimebomb (2016)4–8 players · 1–30 min · ★ 7.2
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BluffingSecrets (2017)4–8 players · 15–35 min · ★ 6.5
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DeductionLinq (2004)4–8 players · 45 min · ★ 6.9
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DeductionNOIR Deductive Mystery Game (2012)2–9 players · 5 min · ★ 6.5
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Comic Book / StripHail Hydra (2018)5–8 players · 40–75 min · ★ 6.6
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BluffingShifty Eyed Spies (2017)4–8 players · 20 min · ★ 6.8
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BluffingCrossfire (2017)5–10 players · 5–10 min · ★ 6.5
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BluffingThe Message Emissary Crisis (2009)3–9 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.9
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DeductionDestination X (2017)2–10 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.6
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BluffingDC Spyfall (2018)3–8 players · 40–50 min · ★ 6.7
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BluffingCovert Action (2007)4–14 players · 20 min · ★ 5.2
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Quick spies/secret agents board games for 8 players (30 minutes or less)
Card GameCodenames XXL (2015) 2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.6
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Card GameCodenames Duet XXL (2017) 2–99 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.6
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BluffingSpyfall (2014) 3–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.9
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BluffingSpyfall 2 (2016) 3–12 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0
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BluffingGood Cop Bad Cop (2014) 4–8 players · 10–20 min · ★ 6.6
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Card GameCodenames Deep Undercover (2016) 4–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.6
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BluffingTimebomb (2016) 4–8 players · 1–30 min · ★ 7.2
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DeductionNOIR Deductive Mystery Game (2012) 2–9 players · 5 min · ★ 6.5
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BluffingShifty Eyed Spies (2017) 4–8 players · 20 min · ★ 6.8
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BluffingCrossfire (2017) 5–10 players · 5–10 min · ★ 6.5
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BluffingCovert Action (2007) 4–14 players · 20 min · ★ 5.2
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Frequently asked
- What is the best 8-player spies/secret agents board game?
- Codenames XXL (2015) is the highest-rated 8-player spies/secret agents board game on BoardGameGeek, at 7.6/10 from 70,126 ratings. Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases and Decrypto XL round out the top three.
- How many 8-player spies/secret agents board games are there?
- MeeplePick lists 23 8-player spies/secret agents board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.