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2016 Ranked #3,286

13 Clues

Victorian deduction game where London detectives solve personal mysteries using clues visible to the other players. Each case needs a person, location, and weapon, so every question must reveal your answer while giving away as little as possible.

Family Games Deduction Memory Action Points Hand Management

Players

2-6

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

1.89/5

Rating

6.62

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

The city of London has been shaken by heinous crimes, and Scotland Yard is groping in the dark. 13 Clues, set at the end of the 19th century, puts players in the shoes of the detectives, each trying to solve their own mystery.

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The city of London has been shaken by heinous crimes, and Scotland Yard is groping in the dark. 13 Clues, set at the end of the 19th century, puts players in the shoes of the detectives, each trying to solve their own mystery. Each player sees the clues — person + location + weapon — for the other players but not their own. They investigate by asking questions, by consulting the secret informant, and by making accusations in order to collect clues and rule out suspects. The goal of the game is to identify which of the 13 clues match their case before the others do! —description from the publisher

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Play and group

Players
2–6
Best with
3–6
Play time
30 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.9/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Andrés J. Voicu

Artists

1
Giacomo Tappainer

Publishers

1
DV Games

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