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Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective
- Players
- 1–8
- Listed play time
- 60–120 min
- Age
- 12+
- Published
- 1981
- Category
- deduction game
What this is
The game is afoot as they and their irregular friends search Victorian London for clues. Players interview suspects, search the newspapers for clues, and put together the facts to reach a solution. Players have they ever had the desire to walk the streets of Victorian London with Sherlock Holmes in search of Professor Moriarty?
At a glance
- Players
- 1–8
- Listed play time
- 60–120 minutes
- Minimum age
- 12 and up
- First published
- 1981
- Category
- deduction game
- Designers
- Raymond Edwards, Suzanne Goldberg, Gary Grady
- Publishers
- Chessex, Sleuth Publications, Jeux Descartes, Ystari Games, Space Cowboys
- Mechanisms
- gamebook, deductive reasoning
- Photographs
- 1
Publisher
- ChessexOfficial site
- Sleuth Publications
- Jeux Descartes
- Ystari GamesOfficial site
- Space CowboysOfficial site
How players rate Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective
Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.
Player-count fit
How well it plays at each count. Best at 5.
- 1p5.936 ratings
- 2p6.535 ratings
- 3p6.935 ratings
- 4p7.235 ratings
- 5p7.835 ratings
- 6p7.335 ratings
- 7p6.835 ratings
- 8p6.435 ratings
Every dimension
15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.
How good it is
Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.
- Longevity and replayability7.4/10
- Ease of teach5.1/10
- Gateway friendliness5.6/10
- Component quality6.0/10
- Table presence6.3/10
- Travel friendliness5.6/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionModerate5.8SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessCompetitive5.3FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckMostly skill3.3Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationStrong6.5Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityHeavy3.7LightHeavy
- Decision complexityDemanding4.0SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencyNone1.6No textText-heavy
- Table spaceDining table6.5Lap trayTwo tables
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Rules & files
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