# Black Box

Black Box is a board game for 1–2 players. It plays in 20 minutes and is meant for ages 10 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 2. It is rated 5.9 out of 10 by 1 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 1–2 (best with 2)
- **Playing time:** 20 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 10+
- **Complexity:** 2.1 out of 5
- **Year published:** 1977
- **Categories:** Deduction, Puzzle, Abstract Strategy
- **Mechanics:** Secret Unit Deployment, Deduction
- **Ludoya rating:** 5.9 out of 10, from 1 reviews
- **Owned by:** 4 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 12
- **Unique players:** 3

**Designers:** Eric Solomon

**Artists:** Franz-Josef Schulte

## Expansions

- [Black Box Game Book](https://www.ludoya.com/games/black-box-game-book)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/black-box)
- [Black Box in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/black-box)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/165)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._