Scotland Yard

1983
Dorothy Garrels, Fritz Ifland, Manfred Burggraf, Werner Scheerer, Werner Schlegel, Wolf Hoermann
BGG Geek Rating
6.3
based on 17,818 ratings
BGG Average Rating
6.5
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BGG Ranking
#1689
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Players
2-6
Weight
1.94/5.00
Playtime
45 min
Age
10+
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⚙️ Game Mechanics

How this game works - core systems and player actions

Hidden Movement Team-Based Game Secret Unit Deployment Point to Point Movement

📂 Categories

Travel Travel Deduction

🎨 Artists

Erika Binz-Blanke Franz Vohwinkel Henry M. Linder Michael Schacht Projekt Team III Rene Habermacher Thomas Haubold Thomas Weiss Torsten Wolber Ugurcan Yüce

🏢 Publishers

Bonaparte Educa Sallent SA Funskool Games Grow Jogos e Brinquedos Korea Boardgames Majora Milton Bradley Otto Maier Verlag Ravensburger ツクダプリスクール (Tsukuda Preschool)

📖 About This Game

In Scotland Yard, one of the players takes on the role of Mr. X. His job is to move from point to point around the map of London taking taxis, buses or subways. The detectives – that is, the remaining players acting in concert – move around similarly in an effort to move into the same space as Mr. X. But while the criminal's mode of transportation is nearly always known, his exact location is only known intermittently throughout the game. The 125 fare tickets are 5 black, 23 pink underground, 43 green bus, 54 yellow taxi. Similar to The Fury of Dracula Clue: The Great Museum Caper Ghost Chase Letters from Whitechapel Garibaldi: The Escape Specter Ops Whitehall Mystery