2005Richard Launius, Kevin Wilson
- Videos
- 117
- Creators
- 38
1 - 8 players120 - 240 minHeavy weight

2025Taran Lewis Kratz, Richard Launius, Pete Shirey
Mostly reviews and playthroughs. LA-1 is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 5 reviews, 5 recorded sessions, 1 unboxings, and 3 other videos.
From BoardGameGeek
Most detective work done in the city of LA-1 takes place under the perpetual dark clouds that still linger from the bombs. Even so, you plan to work together to gather clues, interrogate suspects, and go on stakeouts in a world that is divided by class and dominated by status. Use your skills to solve the case before the all-consuming darkness closes in forever. In the story-driven, co-operative adventure game LA-1, you take on the role of detectives working for Mace & Doyle Investigations who are helping one another to resolve cases in the post-apocalyptic city that was once Los Angeles. Each case can be played individually or as part of a campaign. Because of the multiple cards that can send investigations in different directions, it's possible to play each case more than one time, having different situations and outcomes each time. But cases must be solved before the Darkness closes in on all the investigators. -description from the publisher
LA-1 has 14 videos from 9 creators: 5 reviews, 5 playthroughs, 1 unboxing and 3 other videos. They date from 2023 to July 2026.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "TDG: LA-1" by The Discriminating Gamer. 5 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Big Bounties - Let's Play LA-1 - Case 1" by jPlay, one of 5 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Arkham Horror, Arkham Horror (Third Edition), Freedom Five: A Sentinel Comics Board Game and Run Fight or Die: Reloaded, also by Richard Launius. It appears in convention videos from Gen Con 2023.
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2005Richard Launius, Kevin Wilson
1 - 8 players120 - 240 minHeavy weight
2018Nikki Valens, Richard Launius, Kevin Wilson
1 - 6 players120 - 180 minHeavy weight
2024Richard Launius, Adam Sadler, Brady Sadler
1 - 5 players90 - 240 minMedium weight
2019Richard Launius, Jason Maxwell
1 - 4 players20 - 40 minMedium weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Most detective work done in the city of LA-1 takes place under the perpetual dark clouds that still linger from the bombs. Even so, you plan to work together to gather clues, interrogate suspects, and go on stakeouts in a world that is divided by class and dominated by status. Use your skills to solve the case before the all-consuming darkness closes in forever. In the story-driven, co-operative adventure game LA-1, you take on the role of detectives working for Mace & Doyle Investigations who are helping one another to resolve cases in the post-apocalyptic city that was once Los Angeles. Each case can be played individually or as part of a campaign. Because of the multiple cards that can send investigations in different directions, it's possible to play each case more than one time, having different situations and outcomes each time. But cases must be solved before the Darkness closes in on all the investigators. -description from the publisher
Designers
Taran Lewis Kratz, Richard Launius, Pete Shirey
Artist
Terry Wolfinger
Publisher
Trick or Treat Studios
Categories
Mechanics