What is the best 1-player murder/mystery board game?

Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases (1982) is the highest-rated 1-player murder/mystery board game on BoardGameGeek, at 7.7/10 from 17,805 ratings. Chronicles of Crime and Detective A Modern Crime Board Game round out the top three.

How many 1-player murder/mystery board games are there?

MeeplePick lists 32 1-player murder/mystery board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.

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Best 1-player murder/mystery board games

The best 1-player murder/mystery board games are Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases, Chronicles of Crime and Detective A Modern Crime Board Game — the top-rated of 32 1-player murder/mystery board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases (1982) at 7.7/10 on BoardGameGeek.

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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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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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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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Mythos Tales (2016)
1–10 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4
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Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Carlton House & Queen's Park (2017)
1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 8.0
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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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5-Minute Mystery (2020)
1–4 players · 5–30 min · ★ 7.4
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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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Sherlock The Tomb of the Archaeologist (2018)
1–8 players · 40–60 min · ★ 6.8
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Murder Mystery Party Case Files Fire in Adlerstein (2018)
1–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8
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Brook City (2019)
1–4 players · 45–120 min · ★ 7.5
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Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Mansion Murders (1983)
1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6
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Orient Express (1985)
1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7
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Sherlock Death on the 4th of July (2018)
1–8 players · 40–60 min · ★ 6.6
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Sherlock Propagation (2018)
1–8 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0
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Sherlock Whereabouts Unknown (2018)
1–8 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0
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Tales of Evil (2020)
1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4
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Sherlock 13 Hostages (2018)
1–8 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8
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Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Queen's Park Affair (1984)
1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5
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Decktective Bloody-Red Roses (2019)
1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.5
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Sherlock Holmes Four Investigations (2014)
1 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0
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Sherlock Don's Legacy (2019)
1–8 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9
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City of Chaos (1996)
1–6 players · 300 min · ★ 6.9
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Pulp Detective (2018)
1–2 players · 20–30 min · ★ 5.8
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The Secret Door (1991)
1–8 players · 20 min · ★ 6.2
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Frequently asked

What is the best 1-player murder/mystery board game?: Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases (1982) is the highest-rated 1-player murder/mystery board game on BoardGameGeek, at 7.7/10 from 17,805 ratings. Chronicles of Crime and Detective A Modern Crime Board Game round out the top three.
How many 1-player murder/mystery board games are there?: MeeplePick lists 32 1-player murder/mystery board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.