Supposedly, the goal of the game is to solve the cases quicker/better than Sherlock, but I’ll discuss that in more detail later. In this game, you play as the Baker Street Irregulars, working together to solve ten unique cases. Lots of folks think of Arkham Horror as the first major cooperative game, but Sherlock Holmes has six years on it (1987 vs. Despite being almost forty years old, Sherlock Holmes is just as popular as ever. In the current renaissance of board games, designers are pushing the envelope of what’s possible, and this means a lot of older games are being pushed aside as gamers clamor for the shiniest new titles. First released in 1981, it won many awards, including the prestigious Spiel des Jahres in 1985. It’s hard to even call it a game, because it’s really more of an activity. Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective is like no other game I’ve played. The game is very true to the Sherlock Holmes lore, so if players are okay with the source material, this game should be fine. The narratives occasionally include minor profanity, and there is also at least one reference to Holmes’ cocaine usage. The theme is pretty tame, but there are infrequent references to taverns, opium dens, etc.
In keeping with its theme, Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective deals with crimes, usually murders, that the players work to solve. Designer: Raymond Edwards, Suzanne Goldberg, Gary Grady
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