Mad Over Stories Team A great murder mystery board game turns your living room into a locked-room whodunit: everyone’s a suspect, the clues are on the table, and the fun is in the accusations. Here are the games worth buying, from quick party rounds to full evening-length investigations.
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The Modern Classics
Clue (Cluedo) — The one that started it all, and still the best entry point. Deduction, bluffing, and the eternal question of whether it was Colonel Mustard in the library.
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Mysterium — A cooperative game where one player is a silent ghost giving cryptic dream-clues while everyone else races to solve their own murder. Gorgeous art, genuinely tense.
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For a Bigger Group
Deception: Murder in Hong Kong — A social-deduction game where the murderer is one of the players and a “forensic scientist” can only communicate in clues. Perfect for 6+ people who like to argue.
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Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective — Less a board game than a case file: you read the scenario, follow leads across a Victorian London map, and try to solve it before Holmes does. The closest thing to being the detective.
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Prefer to read your mysteries?
If the games leave you wanting the real thing, our guide to the best mystery and thriller books is a great next stop — start with the ultimate locked-room story:
And Then There Were None
Ten strangers, one island, a killer picking them off one by one. The best-selling mystery of all time and the ancestor of every whodunit game.
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