Buffalo Games Junior Detective Board Game

A fun game for the whole family! We have a great time playing this one together.

This is a great game for kids and adults. We played with one 10 yr old and 4 adults. We all had fun deciphering the clues and trying to stop the others from solving the mystery. There were different spy tools you have to use to solve the clues. There are 40 different mysteries to solve so you will never get bored. The components of the game are well made.

QC for this game is awful. Ordered replacement game, because original was missing crucial cards for play. Replacement had same missing “witness” cards. We were so excited to play during Christmas but couldn’t figure game out. I realized it was missing key cards. We only got the “spy” and nothing else. Impossible to play without them. Tried looking up info on game company and there was nowhere to submit a request, only for missing puzzle pieces (saw other reviews of their puzzles that were missing pieces btw). Tried calling but they were closed between Christmas and New Years week. Truly disappointing. We now have two game boxes that we can’t do anything with. What a waste of cardboard/paper!! Make sure you read reviews people!! I did not!! So glad this was a gift for our family and not someone else! I would be highly embarrassed!! Stay away from this game company!!

I played with my 8 year old grandson and it was very engaging. We had to really think and take notes and the game moved quickly. He immediately said let’s solve another case. Lots to do and set up but then the game went easily.

It is fun but see missing pieces here, too! Sounds like a production issue for sure. We are missing the dice and the clown costume. Haven't run into missing the witness cards...yet... we replaced the clown with paper and were lucky to have a spare die.

Missing hiding places and suspect cards

My 8yo son and 6yo LOVE this game! Snagged it at a great price before everything flew off the shelves for the holidays and I am SO glad I did! My kids really enjoy Clue but they cannot play it without an adult helping. This game is something they can do confidently on their own and they are so excited when they can figure out the culprit for themselves! Bonus: MKM LIKES TO PLAY IT TOO!

Great game for kids. My son is 12 and we still love to play it. It is easy enough for kids but not boring even for adults.

Daughter is 6 years old and the game is rated for 8+ but I thought maybe she would like this board game for Christmas. We will see!

I’m a board game nerd who loves a good mystery game. The game is easy to understand a d has great illustrations. I bought this with the hopes of getting my nephews into a nicely designed board game with fun detective mechanisms used throughout the game. Mission accomplished, I’ve heard they played it multiple times for days on end. I asked for their review and they said they liked the replay ability and that it isn’t too short for gameplay time. If they come out with expansions I’ll definitely be purchasing them for my nephews. I even bought a second copy to gift to a friend’s daughters.

I love this game it’s a little confusing at first but you’ll catch on to it.

This game is a hit! So many easy and interactive ways to play for hours or just one round in fifteen! I love the spy glass and hidden messages. Great family game!

This game is pulling from clue, but without the charming style, it looks like a cheap advertisement. It seems like they dumbed clue down but added a few gimmicks which I will admit were fun the first time. This is a perfect game if your kids aren't very smart because it requires no thinking at all. In clue you have to go to the library and deduce that thats where they were killed, in this game the spy just tells you were the "crime" happened. It says ages 8+ but none of our kids above that age liked it and I can only imagine someone younger finding it fun.

We absolutely love this game! The directions are a little overwhelming but once you play it, it all makes sense fairly quickly. We honestly play this a couple of times a week and continue to have fun with it. It is sort of a combination of Clue and Guess Who. I have an 8 and 5 year old who absolutely love this game! Everyone in the family will enjoy it though!

Bought for Christmas and just got around to opening it. Missing hiding tokens and suspect boards. Some pages of the detective notepad came ripped.

My almost 9 year old son loves playing this game. It requires skills that a lot of other games don't. There are so many game scenarios that you'll basically never run out or get bored of it.

Fun for parents and kids to play together. Well crafted pieces and board (very cute), and unless you have a photogenic memory, you’ll be able to play many times more than the 40 cases. It’s like a mix of the games clue and guess who.

Bought this game for my 9 and 6 year old and they love it. They do need to be able to read and write to play independently. Simple enough rules. My kids love the secret decoding magnifying glass and reading the clues in the mirror.

I bought this for my 7 year old son, and it has become his absolute favorite game. It's perfect for family game night, but he also likes to play it alone. It has so many different little stories, it will take a long time to get through them all - this game provides fun for a long time!

It’s a bit complicated the first time you play it, but after that it’s much simpler than Clue for younger kids. Our whole family loves this game, we play it probably twice a week :)