Holmes: Sherlock & Mycroft

A two-player Holmes brothers duel of worker placement and card drafting over a Parliament bombing.

Designer: Diego Ibáñez
Published by: Devir
Editions by: IELLO, Rebel Sp. z o.o., White Goblin Games, KOSMOS, GaGa Games, Ideal Board Games, Igroljub, The Wood Games

London, February 1895: a bomb goes off in Parliament, and a young laborer is arrested. Mycroft Holmes thinks the case will be solved from his armchair at the Diogenes Club. His brother Sherlock has been hired by the boy's parents to prove he is a scapegoat for a darker plot. In Holmes: Sherlock & Mycroft, two players take the brothers' sides. Each of you places investigators on shared locations, drafts cards, collects sets and manages your hand, and your choices keep stealing options from the other. A compact worker placement game with a thin but charming deduction story, over in half an hour.

Sherlock against Mycroft, one on each sideWorker placement with cards and setsA short duel for exactly two

Who it's for

You and one friend like Sherlock Holmes and want a quick, tense duel with worker placement and drafting.

Not for you if…

You want a real detective puzzle. The story is a backdrop to the card duel, not a deduction game.

Vibe's take

Tight and tactical. Each placement steals options from the other brother, so the little board feels crowded fast.