Razorhurst
BGG rank
BGG #18,574
BGG rating
8.6

Razorhurst

2020

Rules assistance for Razorhurst

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 1 player
  • 90–180 min
  • 16+
  • Complexity 2.5/5

Rules assistant for Razorhurst

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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.

Razorhurst is a board game released in 2020 for 1 player, 90–180 minutes per game, and ages 16 and up. It was designed by John Kean and its main mechanics are Push Your Luck, Deduction, and Solo / Solitaire Game.

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About the game

Sydney, Australia in the 1920s is a hotbed of crime and vice. The inner city suburbs of Darlinghurst and Surrey Hills are a battleground between warring gangs led by prostitute Tilly Devine and sly grog queen Kate Leigh. And in the middle of it all is you, a detective for the New South Wales Police, just trying to solve the crimes and bring the perpetrators to justice. Razorhurst is a story-driven detective game similar to Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective. You will interview suspects, follow leads, and use your abilities for observation, persuasion and force. Razorhurst introduces a unique clock mechanic for affecting the player's abilities. But the main difference with other detective games is that in Razorhurst everything is real. You will be investigating actual crimes, tracking down historical evidence, and bringing actual killers to justice. Based on exhaustive research, Razorhurst allows the player to step back in time to one of the most heady and deadly places in history. —description from the designer

Questions and answers

Razorhurst supports 1 player according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.