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Rules assistance for Detective: L.A. Crimes
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1–5 players
- 120–180 min
- 16+
- Complexity 3.0/5
Rules assistant for Detective: L.A. Crimes
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Detective: L.A. Crimes is an expansion for Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game released in 2019 for 1–5 players, 120–180 minutes per game, and ages 16 and up. It was designed by Ignacy Trzewiczek and Mateusz Zaród and its main mechanics are Storytelling, Cooperative Game, and Solo / Solitaire Game.
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About the game
Detective: L.A. Crimes, the first campaign expansion for Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game, consists of three separate cases that come together to form a full story. Travel to sunny California, and delve deep into the drug-filled Los Angeles of the 1980s. Experience being an L.A. detective, and realize that sometimes, like detective Foley from Beverly Hills Cop, you may need to stretch the laws a bit to suit your needs. Try some controversial methods to solve your case, all the while battling with the red tape of bureaucracy. Use all-new mechanisms of stakeout and observation to learn more about your suspects. The choices are yours, but are you willing to cross the line? —description from the publisher
Designers
Publishers
- Pegasus Spiele
- Korea Boardgames
- GaGa Games
- Rexhry
- Maldito Games
- Portal Games
- IELLO
- Pendragon Game Studio
Questions and answers
Detective: L.A. Crimes 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: L.A. Crimes is 120–180 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: L.A. Crimes for ages 16 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: L.A. Crimes has a complexity rating of 3.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight 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: L.A. Crimes belongs to these categories: Deduction, Murder / Mystery, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Storytelling, Cooperative Game, and Solo / Solitaire Game. 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: L.A. Crimes are: Ignacy Trzewiczek and Mateusz Zaród. 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: L.A. Crimes as an expansion for Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game to use it. Check that your edition of Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.