Ace Detective(2013)
Games like Ace Detective
Looking for games like Ace Detective? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn. This page rounds up 12 of the closest alternatives, scored on mechanical overlap with the original (45%), complexity match (35%), and player-count fit (20%), then weighted by BoardGameGeek community ratings so every pick is one players genuinely rate. The strongest matches come first; the further down you go, the more a game trades exact overlap for a fresh take on the same core appeal.
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Black Stories: Epic Fails Edition(2020)
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Black Stories: Mittelalter Edition(2012)
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Life's a Pitch(2009)
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Hobbit Tales from the Green Dragon Inn(2013)
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Slasher: The Final Cut(1994)
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Black Stories: Das Verhör(2015)
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Nanofictionary(2002)
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Fall of Magic(2015)
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Black Stories: Science-Fiction Edition(2016)
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Wing It: The Game of Extreme Storytelling(2017)
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