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2020 Ranked #1,249

Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Baker Street Irregulars

Cooperative investigation game where players follow leads through Victorian London to solve dangerous cases. Every lead takes time, so the group must decide which clues matter enough to pursue before presenting its final solution.

Thematic Games Deduction Murder/Mystery Narrative Choice / Paragraph Storytelling

Players

1-8

Play time

Not listed

Age

14+

Complexity

2.21/5

Rating

8.28

Harder to teach Low interaction Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 1.8/5

Low interaction

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

In 1880, Sherlock Holmes appointed a group of street children as The Baker Street Irregulars, his unofficial "police force".

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In 1880, Sherlock Holmes appointed a group of street children as The Baker Street Irregulars, his unofficial "police force". This is their story, and the story of a particular year that thrusts the Irregulars and the master detective into a series of challenging and dangerous events... Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective is a cooperative game where the players try to solve mysterious cases by walking the foggy London streets in search of clues. Unravel the thread of intrigue, answer a series of questions, and compare your detective skills to those of the master sleuth himself, Sherlock Holmes. The Baker Street Irregulars is a standalone game containing ten cases, including introductory cases that are perfect for new players, while also offering novel mechanisms and surprises to give seasoned investigators something different. Cases: 1. The Curzon Street Kidnapping 2. The Mudlark Mystery 3. The Three Customers 4. The Promise 5. The Red River Valley 6. The Busker of Bridge Street 7. The Tiger's Eye 8. The Heist in Harp Lane 9. The Dog in the Night Time 10. Death of a Detective

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Game and edition data

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Play and group

Players
1–8
Best with
1–3
Play time
90 min
Age
14+
Complexity
2.2/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Dave Neale

Artists

4
Bernard Bittler Arnaud Demaegd Neriac Pascal Quidault

Publishers

1
Space Cowboys

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