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Board Games›Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases

Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases

Deduction, Murder / Mystery, Novel-based

by Raymond Edwards, Suzanne Goldberg, Gary Grady

Score

7.4

Ratings

22,948

Published

1981

Players

1–8 players

BGG community rating

Ranked #208 on BoardGameGeek

Complexity

2.7

Medium

Best with

2

players

Play time

60–120 min

Age

13+

Information

Players

1–8 players

Best with

2 players

Play time

60–120 min

Age

13+

Complexity

2.7 / 5 · Medium

BGG Rank

#208

Published

1981

Designers

Raymond Edwards, Suzanne Goldberg, Gary Grady

Artists

Bernard Bittler, Arnaud Demaegd, Nils Gulliksson, Neriac

Publishers

Sleuth Publications, Space Cowboys, Angry Lion Games

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About

Have you ever had the desire to walk the streets of Victorian London with Sherlock Holmes in search of Professor Moriarty? To search the docks for the giant rat of Sumatra? To walk up Baker Street as the fog is rolling in and hear Holmes cry out, "Come, Watson, come! The game is afoot!"? Now you can! You can enter the opium den beneath the Bar of Gold, but beware, that may be Colonel Sebastian Moran lurking around the corner. You can capture the mystery and excitement of Holmes' London in this challenging and informative game. You, the player, will match your deductive abilities against your opponents and the master sleuth himself, Sherlock Holmes. In Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective, you are presented with a mystery to solve, and it is then up to you to trace the threads of evidence through the byways and mansions of nineteenth century London. You will interview suspects, search the newspapers for clues, and put together the facts to reach a solution. Why were two lions murdered in Hyde Park? Who is responsible for the missing paintings from the National Gallery? Who murdered Oswald Mason and why? These are just a few of the cases that will challenge your ingenuity and deductive abilities. This is not a board game: No dice, no luck, but a challenge to your mental ability. The game has been thoroughly researched for Holmesian and Victorian accuracy so as to capture a feeling of that bygone era.

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Expansions (12)

The Diavolo Case (fan expansion for Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective)

Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Adventures by Gaslight

Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Murder Behind Closed Doors

Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Mystery of the Hanging Man

Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Sherlock Holmes & The Baby

Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Mansion Murders

Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Queen's Park Affair

Sherlock Holmes Détective Conseil: L'Homme Sans Visage

Sherlock Holmes Détective Conseil: La Piste Tordue

Sherlock Holmes Détective Conseil: La rançon du diable

Sherlock Holmes Détective Conseil: Les Masques Africains

Sherlock Holmes Détective Conseil: Octobre 1891

Categories & mechanics

DeductionMurder / MysteryNovel-basedPost-NapoleonicCooperative GameDeductionNarrative Choice / ParagraphSolo / Solitaire GameStorytelling

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