Sherlock Holmes, consulting detective. The Thames murders & other cases / [game designers: Gary Grady, Suzanne Goldberg & Raymond Edwards ; illustrators: Pascal Quidault, Arnaud Demaegd, Neriac, Bernard Bittler].
Publisher:
Asmodee,
Copyright Date:
2017
Description:
1 game (1 map of London, 10 case booklets, 10 newspapers, 1 directory, 10 scores sheets, 1 rulebook) ; in box 32 x 23 x 5 cm
Title from container. For 1-8 players. The ten cases in The Thames Murders and Other Cases are the same ten cases released in the Ystari version of the game Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective, now fully revised and retranslated. The solutions and contents of some cases have changed. Game duration: 90+ min.
Contents:
Map of London (color, 56 x 44 cm) -- 10 case booklets (Case one, 12 March 1888: The munitions magnate; Case two, 11 June 1888: The tin soldier; Case three, 4 July 1888: The mystified murderess; Case four, 17 Augut 1888: The lionised lions; Case five, 5 March 1889: The cryptic corpse; Case six, 12 April 1889: The mummy's curse; Case seven, 11 April 1890: The banker's quietus; Case eight, 4 June 1890: The Thames murders; Case nine, 26 June 1890: The solicitous solicitor; Case ten, 22 January 1891: The pilfered paintings) -- 10 newspapers -- London directory (25 pages ; 28 cm) -- 10 score sheets (one for each case) -- Rules (12 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm)
Summary:
A cooperative game where the players, members of the Baker Street Irregulars, try to solve mysterious cases by walking the streets in search of clues. Players attempt to unravel the string of intrigues, answer a series of questions and compare their detective skills to those of the master sleuth himself, Sherlock Holmes.
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