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rustyshack86
Really good game at its core. I could use 1 or 2 more elements just to make it slightly more complex and interesting, but overall very fun. Also a bonus will be easy to get to the table
elvis82566
In The Original Sherlock Holmes and His Baker Street Irregulars each player will utilize their crew of irregulars (BSI's) to visit Locations, gather Witnesses, and Inspect artifacts in an attempt to make the key arrests to secure your place as a legitimate rival to the master detective, Sherlock Holmes. The game features over 100+ pieces of art, many inspired by the original artwork of Sidney Paget. In the game, players serve the roles of investigators of Holmes's day, trying to clear London's streets of all its villains. This card drafting game (for 1-5 players) incorporates an economy of "spending" your BSI tokens to acquire Evidence cards, which are then used to arrest Villains (worth Victory Points). The game is played over 4 rounds, each of which concludes with players choosing from bonuses based on how efficiently the use their BSI during the round. Further end-game points can be accumulated via personal set-collection objectives. At the end of the game, the player with the most victory points is crowned London's SECOND greatest detective. There is also a solo-variant available that involves a head-to-head matchup with Holmes, himself. He will have the advantage at every turn; can you keep up?
kalchio
"Overall, I think The Original Sherlock Holmes and His Baker Street Irregulars is fun! Among drafting games I've played, I think it's a bit more strategically involved since you're trying to build up these cases via overlaps of Evidence, but that comes at a decently high cost -- it's a bit more complicated to set up. They added Plot Twist cards to mix up the games, recently; while I think that's an admirable goal (I'm usually very pro-Event Cards), the fact that they're all negative penalties for the players is kind of a bummer. I'd love a few that are just ... upbeat? Something great? That would be a real plot twist. Also, I'd love something that makes the game a bit less space-intensive, graphic-design wise. Basically, your two major design elements are in opposite corners of the cards, so in order to see both you need to splay them diagonally, which uses up a ton of space over the course of the game! And that's fine and all, but I only have small tables because a lot of my house is full of clutter since we still can't go outside. Please don't tell anyone how I live. That all said, I think the game is particularly well-structured and made by fans of the Sherlock Holmes franchise; it seems like a lot of the cards are actually pretty solidly researched in the text, and I recognized details even with my limited understanding of the franchise! So that's pretty cool. All in all, though, if you're looking for a fun drafting game, or if you're a big fan of Sherlock Holmes in general, I'd recommend The Original Sherlock Holmes and His Baker Street Irregulars! I think it's fun." For my full thoughts, check out https://www.whatsericplaying.com/2020/07/20/the-original-sherlock-holmes-and-his-baker-street-irregulars