For example, if I wanted to head to Scotland Yard to dunk on Lestrade, I can find Scotland Yard on the map - 13 South West - and turn to 13SW in the case book.Įvery location you visit as part of your investigation will feature some locational detail or characters who will hopefully divulge some important information on what you’re searching for.
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There’s also an intricate map of central London, split into regions and dotted with numerical addresses that allow you to visit anywhere in the city as part of your investigation.Įverything you do in Consulting Detective is tied to a location on this map, which is then turned into code by combining the number of the block of buildings with the region it's in.
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Every case in the box is contained in one of ten books that provide the introduction to the mystery, the questions you’ll need to answer to earn points at the end of the game and a full explanation of how Holmes himself managed to crack it. Like its predecessors, The Baker Street Irregulars comes with a series of props that act as tools for your investigations.
It’s the perfect introduction to the Consulting Detective series if you’re new, and essential if you’re a long time fan. Consulting Detective’s latest box is so good that it may have actually raised the bar of the series as a whole.
That brings us to the new kid on the block - or, rather, KIDS on the block: the Baker Street Irregulars.
First published almost four decades ago, the series now spans a number of games with a whopping total of 40 fully-fledged stories for you to experience. What if I told you that for about £40 you could get a gorgeous box of mysteries set in the world of Sherlock Holmes, filled with genuine intrigue, smart and funny writing, and most importantly: some excellent cases to crack? If that sounds exciting, I’ve got some good news, as there’s a new instalment in the Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective series.įor the unfamiliar, Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective is an incredible collection of games that completely deserves your attention if you have even a passing interest in detective mysteries - which seems to be an absurdly popular genre for board game fans.
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