Detective: A Board Game Quest Review

Note: This will be a spoiler free review of Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game

The investigation genre is not a new concept for board gaming. These episodic games started back with Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective and have since branched out into a variety of games (Mythos Tales, Time Stories, and even House of Danger).

Recently, Portal Games (Imperial Settlers, Neuroshima Hex) has released their own investigation game called Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game (here after simply referred to as Detective). As the title might suggest, Detective takes place in the modern era and not only will you be sleuthing with a deck of cards, but you will actually be using the internet in your search for answers. Is this kind of modern integration good for the game or a needless distraction? Let’s find out!