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Disciple Detective(2020)

★ 7.1 BGG2–5 players10 minWeight 1.50
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Games like Disciple Detective

Looking for games like Disciple Detective? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on pulling together against a game that fights back and the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. 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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Eureka!(2017)

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★ 6.82–5 players15 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
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Silencio(2020)

★ 6.42–4 players15 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
77/100

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There's Been A Murder(2019)

★ 5.63–8 players5 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
76/100

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Codenames: Duet(2017)

★ 7.42 players15 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
73/100

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Sherlock: Last Call(2018)

★ 6.71–8 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
72/100

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★ 7.12–7 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
72/100

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Sherlock: The Tomb of the Archaeologist(2018)

★ 6.61–8 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
72/100

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Bable(2024)

★ 6.92–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
72/100

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Sherlock: Propagation(2018)

★ 6.71–8 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
72/100

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