What is the best 4-player deduction board game?

Codenames XXL (2015) is the highest-rated 4-player deduction board game on BoardGameGeek, at 7.6/10 from 70,126 ratings. Battlestar Galactica The Board Game and Dead of Winter A Crossroads Game round out the top three.

How many 4-player deduction board games are there?

MeeplePick lists 370 4-player deduction board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.

4-player games / Deduction

Best 4-player deduction board games

The best 4-player deduction board games are Codenames XXL, Battlestar Galactica The Board Game and Dead of Winter A Crossroads Game — the top-rated of 370 4-player deduction board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Codenames XXL (2015) at 7.6/10 on BoardGameGeek.

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Top deduction board games for 4 players

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Codenames XXL (2015)
2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.6
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Battlestar Galactica The Board Game (2008)
3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7
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Dead of Winter A Crossroads Game (2014)
2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6
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Love Letter (2012)
2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 7.2
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Citadels Classic (2000)
2–8 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.1
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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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Alchemists (2014)
2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7
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Chronicles of Crime (2018)
1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8
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Decrypto XL (2018)
3–8 players · 15–45 min · ★ 7.8
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Captain Sonar (2016)
2–8 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.6
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Deception Murder in Hong Kong (2014)
4–12 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5
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Codenames Duet XXL (2017)
2–99 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.6
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Shadows over Camelot (2005)
3–7 players · 60–80 min · ★ 7.1
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One Night Ultimate Werewolf (2014)
3–10 players · 10 min · ★ 7.1
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Letters from Whitechapel (2011)
2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4
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Fury of Dracula (Third\/Fourth Edition) (2015)
2–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.5
Complexity
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Detective A Modern Crime Board Game (2018)
1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.9
Complexity
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BANG! The Dice Game (2013)
3–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
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Dead of Winter The Long Night (2016)
2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6
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Cryptid (2018)
3–5 players · 30–50 min · ★ 7.5
Complexity
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Spyfall (2014)
3–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.9
Complexity
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BANG! (2002)
4–7 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.5
Complexity
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Discworld Ankh-Morpork (2011)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2
Complexity
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Tobago (2009)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1
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Concept (2013)
4–12 players · 40 min · ★ 6.8
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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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Fury of Dracula (Second Edition) (2005)
2–5 players · 180 min · ★ 7.1
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Awkward Guests (2016)
1–8 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.7
Complexity
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Not Alone (2016)
2–7 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0
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Love Letter Premium (2016)
2–8 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.5
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One Night Ultimate Werewolf Daybreak (2015)
3–7 players · 10 min · ★ 7.4
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Specter Ops (2015)
2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2
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Scotland Yard (1983)
3–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.5
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MicroMacro Crime City (2020)
1–4 players · 15–45 min · ★ 7.9
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Love Letter Batman (2015)
2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 7.3
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Shadow Hunters (2005)
4–8 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8
Complexity
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Tajemnicze Domostwo (2013)
2–7 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.2
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Treasure Island (2018)
2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3
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The Search for Planet X (2020)
1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.2
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Tragedy Looper (2011)
2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2
Complexity
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Whitehall Mystery (2017)
2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.6
Complexity
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Love Letter Sender (2019)
2–6 players · 20 min · ★ 7.6
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When I Dream (2016)
4–10 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.1
Complexity
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Werewords (2017)
4–10 players · 10 min · ★ 7.2
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Mystery of the Abbey (1995)
3–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.5
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Room 25 (2013)
1–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7
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Lovecraft Letter (2017)
2–6 players · 5–15 min · ★ 7.2
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Quick deduction board games for 4 players (30 minutes or less)

Codenames XXL (2015)
2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.6
Complexity
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Love Letter (2012)
2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 7.2
Complexity
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Deception Murder in Hong Kong (2014)
4–12 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5
Complexity
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Codenames Duet XXL (2017)
2–99 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.6
Complexity
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One Night Ultimate Werewolf (2014)
3–10 players · 10 min · ★ 7.1
Complexity
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BANG! The Dice Game (2013)
3–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
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Spyfall (2014)
3–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.9
Complexity
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Love Letter Premium (2016)
2–8 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.5
Complexity
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One Night Ultimate Werewolf Daybreak (2015)
3–7 players · 10 min · ★ 7.4
Complexity
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Love Letter Batman (2015)
2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 7.3
Complexity
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Love Letter Sender (2019)
2–6 players · 20 min · ★ 7.6
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Werewords (2017)
4–10 players · 10 min · ★ 7.2
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Frequently asked

What is the best 4-player deduction board game?: Codenames XXL (2015) is the highest-rated 4-player deduction board game on BoardGameGeek, at 7.6/10 from 70,126 ratings. Battlestar Galactica The Board Game and Dead of Winter A Crossroads Game round out the top three.
How many 4-player deduction board games are there?: MeeplePick lists 370 4-player deduction board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.