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Ace Detective

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2013 · 2-5 players · 60min · weight 2.20 · 193 ratings

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ID
123406
Name
Ace Detective
Year
2013
Rank
16132
Min players
2
Max players
5
Playing time
60
Min playtime
60
Max playtime
60
Avg weight
2.2
Num weights
10
Bayes avg
5.53201
Average
5.9487
Users rated
193
Num owned
546
Wanting
15
Wishing
113
Num comments
101
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:34:57 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (1)
Storytelling
Categories (2)
Card GameMurder / Mystery
Description (1100 chars)

The year is 1941. Within eight months, the United States will join in the war raging in Europe and brewing in the Pacific. However for the moment, the lives of most Americans continue in relative peace...unless you live in the City by the Bay. In San Francisco crimes, mysteries, and good old-fashioned murder present unique challenges to detectives and residents alike – especially if you happen to be a detective investigating a dirty backroom deal inside a neon lit nightclub, or a future criminal plotting against a spouse under a flickering streetlamp. It is up to you, the players, to create the story. Ace Detective – which features color and black/white artwork from the grand masters of detective pulp Black Mask Magazine – is a noir storytelling card game that rewards imagination and the turn of a good tale. Play your cards right, tell your story, and be rewarded with the plot points needed to place clues on the suspects of the crime. But be careful as everyone in this gritty city is competing to tell his or her own story... ...to become the true ace detective.

LLM v2 (wide)

Not yet enriched at v2 (wide pass).

LLM v3 (deep)

Not yet enriched at v3 (deep pass).

LLM v4 wide (controlled-vocab primitives)

Not yet enriched at v4 (wide pass).

LLM v4 deep (archetype fit)

Not in the v4 deep-pass top-20% slice.