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Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases
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.
| Ages | 13+ |
|---|---|
| Players | Solo, 2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players, 5 Players, 6 Players |
| Play Time | 60m – 120m |
| Designer | Gary Grady, Raymond Edwards, Suzanne Goldberg |
| Mechanics | Cooperative Game, Solo / Solitaire Game, Storytelling |
| Theme | Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Novel-based, Post-Napoleonic, Spies/Secret Agents |
| Publisher | Angry Lion Games, Asmodee Italia, Ben Sanders Co., Casper, Chessex, Crowd Games, Descartes Editeur, International Team, Kaissa Chess & Games, KOSMOS, Sleuth Publications, Target Games, Ystari Games, 二見書房 ( Futami Shobo Publishing Co., Ltd. ), Asmodee, Asterion Press, Edge Entertainment, Space Cowboys |
aaj94
[i]OK, so it's hard to rank each SHCD box in comparison to each other, so for now I'm just ranking them all a ten. Really, I'm ranking the game system here, so know that in any box you're going to get an awesome experience. I won't speak much to the individual polishedness of different cases, that's just a little hit-or-miss, even with these newest editions.[/i] This is the classic that started it all. My wife and I tried a different tactic with our latest case: we went to very few locations, didn't get caught up in little details, and went to solve the case with a lot of gut feelings. We were right!! Score 75 which is by far our best showing in SH so far. I still love this game: it's my favorite co-op, my favorite two-player game, and my favorite deduction game. Top ten material here!
alekskerr
Perfect game to sit down with a friend, a bottle of wine and a long evening. Can be frustrating when you get it wrong but that doesn't compare to the satisfaction of getting it right! Holmes is still a nob.
adebisi
A very nice choose your own adventure co-op. It is fun trying to figure out the small but important clues from the text. The storylines are interesting and twist in the plot not so obvious. However, I am afraid that after a few games you might start seeing patterns repeat themselves, i.e., it is not what you are being told but what is left unsaid that is important. This is also a game that I could truly imagine playing myself when you have all the time in the world to read over the text and you do not have vote for every decision, although haste and negotiation is part of the fun as well.