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Costume Party Detective(2018)

★ 6.7 BGG2–6 playersWeight 1.18

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Looking for games like Costume Party Detective? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night. 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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Simply Suspects(2003)

★ 5.62–6 players15 minWeight 1.3

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67/100

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GW:s brott(2018)

★ 5.72–5 players45 minWeight 1.5

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65/100

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The Garlic Vampires(2008)

★ 6.72–4 players20 minWeight 1.5

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64/100

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It from the Pit(1992)

★ 6.32–4 playersWeight 1.0

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64/100

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Man-Eater!(1976)

★ 6.42–5 players30 minWeight 1.2

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64/100

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Zomax(1988)

★ 5.82 players60 minWeight 1.7

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63/100

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AssassinCon(2016)

★ 5.74–6 players30 minWeight 1.0

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63/100

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Squashed(2013)

★ 5.62–4 players5 minWeight 1.0

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63/100

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Tambuzi ... den Letzten trifft der Blitz!(2014)

★ 5.52–4 players10 minWeight 1.0

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63/100

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Pyramid of Pengqueen(2008)

★ 6.92–5 playersWeight 1.4

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63/100

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Paw Patrol: Don't Drop Chase Action Game(2016)

★ 5.32–4 players1 minWeight 1.5

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63/100

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind(1978)

★ 5.02–4 players20 minWeight 1.0

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62/100

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