
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,327
- BGG rating
- 7.0
The Dark Quarter
- 1–4 players
- 120–180 min
- Complexity 1.8/5
- 2025

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Detective: Bullets over Hollywood is an expansion for Detective: City of Angels released in 2019 for 1–5 players, 30–150 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Evan Derrick and its main mechanics are Area Movement, Cooperative Game, and Action Points.
This expansion for the narrative board game Detective: City of Angels includes 4 all-new Cases, 200 Cards to expand your investigative gameplay. Contents include: 4 Detective Casebooks, Chisel Casebook, Sleuth (Solo) Casebook, 12 Suspect Standees, 4 Case Tuckboxes, 77 Case & Mystery & Other Cards, 35 Response Cards, 97 Search & Special Cards, 4 Sleuth (Solo) Cards
Detective: Bullets over Hollywood supports 1–5 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Detective: Bullets over Hollywood is 30–150 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Detective: Bullets over Hollywood for ages 14 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Detective: Bullets over Hollywood has a complexity rating of 2.9 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Detective: Bullets over Hollywood belongs to these categories: Murder / Mystery and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Area Movement, Cooperative Game, and Action Points. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Detective: Bullets over Hollywood are: Evan Derrick. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Detective: Bullets over Hollywood as an expansion for Detective: City of Angels. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Detective: City of Angels to use it. Check that your edition of Detective: City of Angels is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.