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Sherlock Holmes: The Card Game

#458BGG ↗

1991 · 3-8 players · 60min · weight 1.49 · 651 ratings

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ID
458
Name
Sherlock Holmes: The Card Game
Year
1991
Rank
8452
Min players
3
Max players
8
Playing time
60
Min playtime
60
Max playtime
60
Avg weight
1.4906
Num weights
53
Bayes avg
5.62006
Average
6.13118
Users rated
651
Num owned
1586
Wanting
19
Wishing
67
Num comments
236
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:34:56 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Categories (3)
Card GameMurder / MysteryNovel-based
Description (722 chars)

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. Re-implemented by: I Say, Holmes!

LLM v2 (wide)

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LLM v3 (deep)

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