Search the newspapers for clues, interview potential suspects, and put together the facts! This is not a board game, this is a true test of your mental abilities. With a variety of cases to solve, Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases will keep you buried in mystery solving for hours on end! Search for Professor Moriarty through the streets of Victorian London, uncover the mystery of the two murdered lions in Hyde Park, or perhaps you’ll want to investigate paintings from the National Gallery first!Īll the resources you need to uncover mysteries come right out of the box: maps, directories and newspaper articles you’ll need to use your deductive logic in order to solve them. It is distilled pure deduction, without any fiddly pieces or cards getting in the way. When it comes down to it, it is best described as a mystery novel in a game. It is an experience you won’t soon forget. Nevertheless, if you like Holmesian stories with a bit more action than Sir ACD would have felt comfortable with, then THIS is the right book for you.Capture the excitement of a good Sherlock Holmes mystery with Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases! Develop your detective and deductive skills, just like Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective is an unusual game. I didn't care much for the first story, from Mr Aaron Smith. Some of the authors, notably Mr Plexico, makes his stories a bit American in their pacing, apart from changing the Watsonian voice to a more American style. The stories that have been included in this first volume vary a little in quality, but overall standard is very good and, more importantly, consistent. Some of Unlike Marvin Kaye's Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine (which is still going strong, proving that my assessment regarding stuff contained therein isn't shared by all), where several jewels (pastiches as well as non-fiction pieces) used to get eclipsed by some of the most pathetic duds, this anthology begins in a much more promising manner. 5 In a retrospective review, Jonathan Sutyak of Allgame gave the Sega CD version a score of 2. Conclusion: I enjoyed Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures and so will everybody who holds the detective, Hercule Poirot, or Spock, as a role. Unlike Marvin Kaye's Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine (which is still going strong, proving that my assessment regarding stuff contained therein isn't shared by all), where several jewels (pastiches as well as non-fiction pieces) used to get eclipsed by some of the most pathetic duds, this anthology begins in a much more promising manner. So arm yourself for danger and all manner of villainy as once again, the game is afoot! There are no space aliens or howling werewolves here, simply good, old-fashioned whodunits. Writers Aaron Smith, Andrew Salmon, Van Allen Plexico and Ian Watson have set forth exciting new mysteries done in the traditional style of the original Holmes stories as written by his creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. These are several of the twisted puzzles challenging the Baker Street sleuth as he once again takes up the hunt on the fog-ridden streets of London accompanied by his faithful ally, Dr. Navy warship while another man is found asphyxiated in an empty, locked room. An unidentified stowaway is murdered aboard a U.S. Watson.Ī famous soccer player is found dead in the clubhouse. Sherlock Holmes, Consulting Detective and his trusted friend and chronicler, Dr. Amidst this atmosphere of anticipation and intrigue, one man emerged as a beacon of logic and cold, calculating reason in an unsettling time: R. Victorian England, a time of historic significance as the world was poised expectantly for the coming wonders and terrors of the new century. Sherlock Holmes, Consulting Detective and his trusted fr Sherlock Holmes and Dr. It demands a very high level of patience and an attention to detail. Amidst this atmosphere of anticipation and intrigue, one man emerged as a beacon of logic and cold, calculating reason in an unsettling time: R. Consulting Detective is remarkably consistent. Watson Victorian England, a time of historic significance as the world was poised expectantly for the coming wonders and terrors of the new century.
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