Sherlock Holmes The Baker Street Irregulars

Really good game. No problem with delivery.

I love this game. It's perfect.

I finished this game recently with a friend and I honestly can't praise it enough. Every case is really interesting and makes complete sense when you read the solution/s at the end. There are a number of cases that work slightly different from the rest which keeps the game fresh and exciting throughout. If you are playing for the first time, there are a few points I would like to add: 1-Don't try to beat Sherlock. I think it must be possible to beat Sherlock, but I'm not sure how you would without fluking it or cheating. If you've ever read any of the Sherlock Holmes books, watched the films or TV series, you will know that he is the master detective. It works so much better for it when he explains how he solved the case in less moves than you did at the end of each case. It wouldn't be as good if he turned out to be pretty dim. I would recommend trying your best to score above 0, its ok if not, the most satisfying part is understanding the case. 2- It can be quite difficult to know when to call it. The first time we played, we wanted to see all the criminals in handcuffs but it is usually just about understanding what has happened. There is a possibility that you may get side tracked to some extent, but often you will be presented with some additional questions to boost up your score at the end. Ultimately, the more leads you follow, the more content you get, so just enjoy figuring it all out. When we played, we did pretty well (I think). The lowest score we got was +35, which from what I understand is OK, however each case took us around 4 hours or more to finish which considering the box contains 10 cases, is amazing value for the money. Just know that this isn't a party game. If you want to do well and get the most out of the game, you are in for the long haul (scrutinising newspapers, directories, the map, the case book and using all the ink in your pen collection to make a mountain of notes). Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. I will certainly buy another edition at some point, though I feel like I need a long holiday before I embark upon what was the best "board game" I have played, accompanied by essentially a ton of work.

A group of four women have been meeting at my house once a month for a year to play cooperative, mystery-solving games. After playing the second of the ten games in the box, we unanimously commented on how frustratingly challenging the Sherlock Holmes Irregulars games are—and also unanimously said how much we love these games and look forward to playing the next ones, when we optimistically believe we will be better. (After all, Sherlock himself is mentoring us.) The game is beautifully made, sturdy, well written. With ten games to play, it is an absolute bargain.

Each case in this game is innovative and unique. Really enjoyed playing, and is well worth the purchase cost.

Exciting game for Family evenings! Totally worth the price : Each game is about 1-3 hours (depending on the pace and how deep you think it through or strive to win in the least amount of moves) That’s like 2-3€ per hour of fun.