
- BGG rank
- BGG #582
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Zombie Kidz Evolution
- 2–4 players
- 15 min
- Complexity 1.4/5
- 2018

Rules assistance for We Detectives
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We Detectives is a board game released in 2015 for 2–4 players and ages 7 and up. It was designed by Tom Greenawalt and its main mechanics are Cooperative Game.
Work together with your friends and family to put the crooks behind bars! Play as detectives and walk around the city hunting for clues and completing tasks. The Chief Detective has given you a 24 h deadline to solve the crime, make sure you complete your investigation by then or the robbers go free! Teamwork will get you to the bottom of each case. Unforeseen events may hinder your progress, though.... In this game you move around the board taking your tiles to the required locations to collect evidence. Each turn before you move you draw a WePhone tile, and these might help or hinder your progress (give you extra movement, shut various buildings, or return tiles you've already collected to collect again). You are cooperatively trying to collect all the 12 evidence tiles before the game ends (24 turns, represented by the WePhone deck).
We Detectives supports 2–4 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 catalogue lists We Detectives for ages 7 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.
We Detectives has a complexity rating of 1.3 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a 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.
We Detectives belongs to these categories: Children's Game. Its main mechanics are Cooperative 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 We Detectives are: Tom Greenawalt. 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 We Detectives as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.