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How to Host a Murder: The Good, The Bad & The Guilty(1996)

★ 6.9 BGG8 players180 minWeight 1.00
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Games like How to Host a Murder: The Good, The Bad & The Guilty

Looking for games like How to Host a Murder: The Good, The Bad & The Guilty? 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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Jewels in the Attic(1992)

★ 7.32–18 players players30 minWeight 1.3
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96/100

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Tchin Tchin(2006)

★ 5.94–8 players players15 minWeight 1.3
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94/100

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Clusterf**k!(2013)

★ 5.04–8 players players20 minWeight 1.0
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92/100

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Marry, Date or Dump?(2003)

★ 4.32–99 players players30 minWeight 1.2
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91/100

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Tofu Kingdom(2015)

★ 6.23–8 players playersWeight 1.6
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90/100

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How to Host a Mystery: Star Trek – The Next Generation(1992)

★ 5.78 players players360 minWeight 1.8
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86/100

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The Office: Downsizing Game(2019)

★ 3.75–10 players playersWeight 1.7
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85/100

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How to Host a Murder: The Class of '54(1987)

★ 6.78 players players180 minWeight 2.0
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85/100

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How to Host a Murder: The Chicago Caper(1985)

★ 6.58 players players180 minWeight 2.0
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85/100

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How to Host a Murder: Roman Ruins(1996)

★ 6.48 players players180 minWeight 2.0
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85/100

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How to Host a Murder: The Last Train from Paris(1985)

★ 6.88 players players180 minWeight 2.1
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84/100

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Gamer Over! A Game Fair Murder Mystery(2017)

★ 7.37–8 players players120 minWeight 0.0
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79/100

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