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Deduction
OpenGames using
28
Median complexity
1.95
0–5
Median rating
6.25
bayes
Tabletop fit
0.733
weight-controlled
Definition
From BoardGameGeek
Players are trying to determine the identity of hidden information based on clues.
Top games using this mechanism
By BGG bayes rating, top 50.
| Game | Year | Rating | Wt | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood on the Clocktower#68 | 2022 | 7.71 | 3.0 | 120m |
| Bomb Busters#99 | 2024 | 7.59 | 2.0 | 30m |
| Just One#158 | 2018 | 7.44 | 1.0 | 60m |
| Codenames#161 | 2015 | 7.43 | 1.3 | 15m |
| Alchemists#177 | 2014 | 7.40 | 3.9 | 120m |
| Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases#200 | 1981 | 7.36 | 2.7 | 120m |
| Captain Sonar#245 | 2016 | 7.29 | 2.2 | 60m |
| Deception: Murder in Hong Kong#289 | 2014 | 7.22 | 1.6 | 20m |
| Cryptid#337 | 2018 | 7.16 | 2.3 | 50m |
| Love Letter#367 | 2012 | 7.12 | 1.2 | 20m |
| Awkward Guests: The Walton Case#396 | 2016 | 7.09 | 2.3 | 75m |
| Mysterium#445 | 2015 | 7.05 | 1.9 | 42m |
| EXIT: The Game – Dead Man on the Orient Express#601 | 2017 | 6.91 | 2.6 | 120m |
| Libertalia#662 | 2012 | 6.87 | 2.2 | 60m |
| Tobago#717 | 2009 | 6.83 | 2.1 | 60m |
| Treasure Island#825 | 2018 | 6.75 | 2.2 | 45m |
| The Shipwreck Arcana#826 | 2017 | 6.75 | 2.2 | 30m |
| Lovecraft Letter#943 | 2017 | 6.68 | 1.4 | 15m |
| Black Sonata#967 | 2017 | 6.67 | 2.1 | 30m |
| Fugitive#1010 | 2017 | 6.65 | 1.6 | 20m |
| Outfoxed!#1087 | 2014 | 6.61 | 1.1 | 20m |
| Tragedy Looper#1101 | 2011 | 6.60 | 3.6 | 120m |
| Mr. Jack in New York#1347 | 2009 | 6.49 | 2.5 | 30m |
| EXIT: The Game – The Sunken Treasure#1495 | 2017 | 6.43 | 1.8 | 90m |
| Escape Room: The Game#1621 | 2016 | 6.38 | 2.3 | 60m |
| Escape Tales: The Awakening#1808 | 2018 | 6.31 | 2.1 | 360m |
| Sleuth#1896 | 1971 | 6.29 | 2.5 | 45m |
| Mystery of the Abbey#1931 | 1995 | 6.28 | 2.2 | 90m |
| EXIT: The Game – The Forbidden Castle#1969 | 2017 | 6.27 | 3.2 | 90m |
| Break the Code#2178 | 2017 | 6.21 | 1.7 | 15m |
| The Boss#2309 | 2010 | 6.18 | 1.8 | 40m |
| Beyond Baker Street#2446 | 2016 | 6.14 | 2.2 | 30m |
| The Name of the Rose#2726 | 2008 | 6.08 | 2.4 | 75m |
| The Ravens of Thri Sahashri#2758 | 2013 | 6.08 | 3.4 | 45m |
| First Contact#2785 | 2018 | 6.07 | 2.0 | 40m |
| Code 777#2787 | 1985 | 6.07 | 2.3 | 60m |
| P.I.#2908 | 2012 | 6.05 | 2.2 | 60m |
| Exceed Fighting System#3084 | 2016 | 6.01 | 2.7 | 30m |
| Shadows: Amsterdam#3217 | 2018 | 5.99 | 1.3 | 20m |
| Vive le Roi!#3476 | 2003 | 5.95 | 1.2 | 30m |
| Rising 5: Runes of Asteros#3534 | 2017 | 5.94 | 1.9 | 30m |
| Clue Master Detective#3713 | 1988 | 5.92 | 1.8 | 60m |
| Liberation#3940 | 2019 | 5.89 | 2.3 | 30m |
| Dinosaur Tea Party#4043 | 2018 | 5.88 | 1.2 | 30m |
| In Vino Morte#4337 | 2016 | 5.84 | 1.2 | 10m |
| Rent a Hero#4358 | 2012 | 5.84 | 1.5 | 30m |
| Time Bomb Evolution#4605 | 2016 | 5.82 | 1.7 | 30m |
| Crossfire#5129 | 2017 | 5.77 | 1.2 | 10m |
| Orient Express#5280 | 1985 | 5.76 | 2.3 | 60m |
| Black Vienna#5290 | 1987 | 5.76 | 2.6 | 60m |
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