Unusual mystery game mechanics

Hercule Poirot

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This is a geeklist for mystery-themed board games that illustrate their theme with mechanics unlike the classic Clue deduction "what's in your hand" mechanic. What are some games that use other techniques to simulate the feeling of solving a mystery?

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Posted Fri Jul 17, 2009 11:29 pm

1. Board Game: Mystery of the Abbey [Average Rating:6.56 Overall Rank:676]

David K.

(Shadowen)

United States
Pflugerville
Texas

In this game, you can actually win by making correct revelations about the murderer than the player who actually deducted who it was. It's not common, but it can happen.

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Edited Sat Jul 18, 2009 2:13 am
Posted Sat Jul 18, 2009 2:12 am

2. Board Game: Kill Doctor Lucky [Average Rating:6.16 Overall Rank:1407]

Rebecca Colbourn

(Sheard)

United States

California

This has been the mystery game of the moment in my home for a while now.

However you're not really trying to solve a mystery as beat everyone else to being the killer. The mechanic involves getting the getting the intended victim alone with you then attack him with a weapon [card required] or just poke him in the eye then hoping that your opponents have run out of failure cards to stop you.

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Posted Sat Jul 18, 2009 2:18 am

3. Board Game: Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective [Average Rating:7.23 Overall Rank:401]

Michael Hellyer

(PlayMe1)

United States
Aurora
Illinois

In "Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective" you have a newspaper, city address book, and a clue book to use to try to solve the mystery in so many steps. Either play solitaire or in partnership with other players trying to solve the mystery in as few clue steps as possible. This game is unique and requires knowing how to best use the reference resources at hand, rather than playing like "Clue" where you have a checklist to cross out the improbabilities to decipher the probables. Unique and cleverly constructed game.

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Posted Sun Jul 19, 2009 4:31 am

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