Top 5 detective board games
1. Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective
2. Detective A Modern Crime Board Game
3. Detective City of Angels
4. Chronicles of Crime
5. Micro-Macro
1. Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective
The detective board game among detective board games: Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective. The first version of the first part - Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases - was already created in 1982 and is still very high in the BoardGameGeek top list . And you know what? That is absolutely right! Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective is a great detective board game in which Sherlock tasks you with solving difficult cases. The game works with a storybook in which you have to look up fragments, newspapers, a map on which you can look up locations, an address book and a list of helpers for tips and visits to, for example, the coroner.
Several parts of this great detective board game have now been released, so we are often asked which part you should start with. First of all: there are no rules. All parts are separate and can also be played separately. But if we have to give a tip: start with the green one - Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Bakerstreet Irregulars . That one is (relatively!) the easiest and we think it's the most fun so far.
2. Detective A Modern Crime Board Game
In this detective board game you really feel like a detective! In this game you start with the story and a full working day. You receive cards with information and from there you have to continue on your own. Which 'leads' will you follow? Who will you ask for more information and which locations will you visit? Not every lead turns out to be equally important... What is very important in Detective A Modern Crime Board Game is the online database. You enter information there, such as evidence (blood, DNA and other traces). This way you not only score extra points, but you also find out whether you are on the right track. For example, can the DNA be linked to a specific suspect? Hooray, then you're doing well! But be careful not to waste too much time, because working overtime will give you negative points.
The basic game contains 5 cases, which together form a continuous story, but many expansions have already been released, so you can continue with this detective board game for the time being.
3. Detective City of Angels
Detective City of Angels is an epic detective board game set in the dark world of 1940s LA. This game has a unique twist: you can play it cooperatively or against each other, which is quite special for a detective board game. Do you play the game cooperatively? Then you're all LAPD detectives trying to solve the case. Do you play against each other? Then there is one player who takes on the role of The Chisel and aims to slow down and mislead the detectives. With both versions you have to carefully assess whether the interviewee is telling the truth. And then you have two choices: do you leave it at that? Or do you ram through...?
4. Chronicles of Crime
Chronicles of Crime is a super popular detective board game that is fun for both beginners and experienced players. The rules are simple: you are given a case and you have to try to solve it as quickly as possible. You use the app a lot. Scan the maps of locations to find out more about the crime scene and other places. Scan people's cards to ask them about other people and items. You will then learn more about the story, which will help you solve the case.
Evidence is important in this detective board game. Search the crime scene yourself for items and question suspects about them. Only then will you find out everything you need. In this detective board game, all elements work together and only by puzzling will you find out what really happened. Can you solve the crimes?
Chronicles of Crime is super popular, so once you're done with the base game, you can jump straight into the expansions or standalone parts. Super awesome!
5. Micro-Macro
Winner of the Spiel des Jahres 2021! Micro Macro is an original detective board game for the whole family! Welcome to Crime City: the city where crimes are committed on every street corner. Micro Macro consists of an enormous drawing (somewhat in the style of Jan van Haasteren) on which all kinds of things can be seen. Together with the other players you try to solve the crimes by finding out what happened. You follow the perpetrator or victim and find where else in the drawing you see that person. What happened? The simplicity in combination with the original mechanism makes Micro Macro a real winner!