SEED GAME#3065 BGG all-time

Clue: The Great Museum Caper(1991)

★ 6.8 BGG2–7 playersWeight 1.92
Hidden MovementSecret Unit DeploymentSquare Grid

Games like Clue: The Great Museum Caper

Looking for games like Clue: The Great Museum Caper? 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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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Scotland Yard(1983)

★ 6.52–6 players45 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
74/100

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Hidden MovementPoint to Point MovementSecret Unit Deployment

Ghost Chase(2001)

★ 6.32–5 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
73/100

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Hidden MovementSecret Unit DeploymentTeam-Based Game

Scotland Yard: Sherlock Holmes Edition(2022)

★ 7.22–6 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
71/100

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Hidden MovementPoint to Point MovementSecret Unit Deployment

SCOPE Stalingrad(2020)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
70/100

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Hidden MovementMemorySecret Unit Deployment

Vampire Radar(2014)

★ 6.42–4 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Grid MovementHidden MovementSecret Unit Deployment

Whitehall Mystery(2017)

★ 7.52–4 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

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Hidden MovementMemoryPoint to Point Movement

N.Y. Chase(1999)

★ 6.43–6 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

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Hand ManagementHidden MovementPoint to Point Movement

Scotland Yard Swiss Edition(2011)

★ 7.02–6 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

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Hand ManagementHidden MovementPoint to Point Movement

Scotland Yard: Tokyo(2014)

★ 6.32–6 players45 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
66/100

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Hand ManagementHidden MovementPoint to Point Movement

4000 A.D.(1972)

★ 5.52–4 players90 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
66/100

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Hidden MovementPoint to Point MovementSecret Unit Deployment

Cereal Killer(2025)

★ 7.42–3 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
65/100

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Hidden MovementPoint to Point MovementQuestions and Answers

Ninja: Legend of the Scorpion Clan(2011)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
63/100

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Area MovementHidden MovementSecret Unit Deployment

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