Beyond Baker Street
A cooperative Victorian detective puzzle where you see your teammates' clues but not your own.
- Designers
- Robin Lees, Steve Mackenzie
- Published by
- Z-Man Games
- Editions by
- Gém Klub Kft., Filosofia Éditions
A terrible crime has been committed, the best detectives in the Kingdom are on the case, and Sherlock Holmes is already ahead of you. In Beyond Baker Street you work as one team to pin the crime on the right suspect, with the right motive and the right opportunity. The clever twist is that each of you holds a set of clues you cannot see yourself, only your teammates' clues are visible to you, and you may only hint, not state. So you guess at what is in your own hand from what the others do. It is a cooperative deduction puzzle with a memory edge and a short playtime, as a team racing a famous detective.
Who it's for
You like cooperative puzzles like Hanabi and want a detective theme where your whole team reasons from each other's hands.
Not for you if…
You dislike restricted-communication games where you cannot just say what you know.
Vibe's take
Thinky and chatty. Your hint is also a puzzle for the person next to you, and Holmes keeps the clock honest.
Published 2016 · 10 years ago
older than 59% of games
In 4,203 collections
collected more than 52% of games
2–4 players · ages 10+
Best with 2 or 4
about 30 min
shorter than 69% of games · typical 30–90 min
Complexity: medium
One warm-up round · 2.2 out of 5 · heavier than 56%
Opinions: broad agreement
Most people rate it similarly
Language: little text
A few terms, easy to look up
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