Sherlock Holmes: The Card Game
(1991)
Who is this game suitable for?
Suitable for ages 10 and up. You can play with 3 to 8 players.
For the pros among you, the following mechanics can be decisive: ...
Game Data
| Average time to play: | 60 |
| Minimum age: | 10 |
| Number of players: | 3 - 8 |
| Publisher: | Excalibre Games, Inc., Gibsons, Habourdin International, Schmidt Spiele |
| Designers: | Roger Heyworth |
| Artists: | Sidney Paget |
| Mechanics: | Unknown |
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!
Last Updated: 2025-08-12 10:21:51 UTC
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