Orient Express

1985

Jeff Smets, R. Wayne Schmittberger

BGG Geek Rating

5.8

based on 760 ratings

BGG Average Rating

6.7

community average

BGG Ranking

#5074

all board games

Players

1-6

Weight

2.26/5.00

Playtime

60 min

Age

12+

⚙️ Game Mechanics

How this game works - core systems and player actions

Track Movement Variable Player Powers Events Dice Rolling Roll / Spin and Move Deduction Race Paper-and-Pencil Area Movement

📂 Categories

Trains Deduction Trains Murder / Mystery

🎨 Artists

Junko Ito

🏢 Publishers

Abeilles Editions Diset S. A. Jumbo Just Games (I) Oy Lollipop Ab

📖 About This Game

A murder mystery style game. You must collect clues from different rooms, but you have only a limited time before the train reaches the station. If you don't catch the culprit before then, the killer will escape. It is unique in that the solution is NEVER 100% sure. You must make some logical assumptions to get the killer. The killer is different each time based on a number of prewritten murder cases (extras are sold separately).