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Sherlock Holmes: The Card Game

Sherlock Holmes: The Card Game

Excalibre Games, Inc. · 1991
3–860 min10+ yrs1.5/5 complexity6.1 BGG#8.555 BGG1,6 KPartyFamily
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With illustrations from the original novels, this card game goes some way to evoke the feeling of the chase through Victorian London to unmask Moriarty and other villains.

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Sherlock Holmes: The Card Game box art
official art · Excalibre Games, Inc.

With illustrations from the original novels, this card game goes some way to evoke the feeling of the chase through Victorian London to unmask Moriarty and other villains. Players draw and lay cards in sequence, Movement, Location, Info, Action, Detectives and Villains. So I might take a train to the Country, find a clue and use a Disguise. I can use an Inspector, Arrest or Alibi card on my opponents and so on. Play ends either when an Arrest successfully reveals a Villain, or when a player discards their last card, a Villain, who Escapes. Scoring is based on cards remaining in your hand, and if you are the arresting or guilty player, caught with a Villain in your hand.

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🔬 game anatomy
Complexity1.5 / 5
BGG rating6.1 / 10
Vibe
PartyFamily
Language dependence
Some text — easily memorized
🌐 plays without English
Play time
60 min
Players
3–8
Recommended age
10+ yrs
BGG rank
#8.555

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Q4How many players does Sherlock Holmes: The Card Game support?
Sherlock Holmes: The Card Game is played by 3–8 players.
Q5How long does a game of Sherlock Holmes: The Card Game take?
A game of Sherlock Holmes: The Card Game takes about 60 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Sherlock Holmes: The Card Game for?
Sherlock Holmes: The Card Game is recommended from age 10.
Q7How complex is Sherlock Holmes: The Card Game?
Sherlock Holmes: The Card Game has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.5 out of 5.
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