Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases 1981
Designed by Raymond Edwards, Suzanne Goldberg, Gary Grady
What it is
A medium-weight deduction, murder / mystery, novel-based game for 1-8 players (~60 min), built around cooperative game, deduction, narrative choice / paragraph.
Why it matters
A notable hobby board game, currently ranked #206 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played thematic title.
How to play Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases is a medium-weight game (rated 2.7 of 5 for complexity on BoardGameGeek) that plays with 1–8 players, runs about 60 minutes and is aimed at ages 13 and up. It's a Deduction, Murder / Mystery and Novel-based game where the core of play revolves around Cooperative Game, Deduction and Narrative Choice / Paragraph. A medium-weight deduction, murder / mystery, novel-based game for 1-8 players (~60 min), built around cooperative game, deduction, narrative choice / paragraph. A notable hobby board game, currently ranked #206 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played thematic title.
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