Three murder mystery games for a rainy Sunday
When you'd rather be the detective than the reader, these are the boxes that actually deliver an afternoon.
8 October 2026 · 3 min read
Unsolved Case Files
The easiest place to start. You get a cold case in a folder — evidence bags, photographs, witness statements, interview transcripts — and you're expected to name the killer. No board, no rules to explain to anyone, no time limit. It plays perfectly on your own with a cup of tea.
Hunt A Killer
A murder mystery that arrives in episodes, so you get a month of case work rather than one evening. Evidence turns up in the post and you solve it from the kitchen table. Good if you like the feeling of a case that keeps going in the background of your week.
Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game
The most ambitious of the three. Five interconnected cases, one conspiracy running through them, and a real online database you search for records and witnesses. It's the closest a board game gets to actually working a case file — and it needs a few hours and a clear table.
And the fuel
All three of these are long affairs. A proper mug for the third pot of coffee, and a notebook for your theories, will make the difference between a solve and a surrender.
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Unsolved Case Files Game
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Hunt A Killer Mystery Box
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Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game
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