Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Baker Street Irregulars

Play a street-smart Baker Street Irregular and see if your detective work can outsmart Sherlock Holmes himself.

πŸ‘₯ 1–8 players⏱ approx. 90 minπŸͺ„ A round to warm up14+
🀝 Cooperative🧩 Solo modeβ˜… 6.6 Β· BGG #1,080

Who it's for

Mystery lovers and couples who want a slow, talky detective evening where reading between the lines matters more than luck.

Not for you if…

You need constant action or clear rules feedback, because here you decide when you've investigated enough, and sometimes you'll be wrong.

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Vibe's take

immersive, cerebral, atmospheric, discussion-heavy, rewarding

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About this game

You are one of the Baker Street Irregulars, the street children Sherlock Holmes quietly recruits as his eyes and ears across London. Armed only with a newspaper, a city map and your own wits, you chase leads through ten standalone cases, deciding for yourselves which addresses to visit, which witnesses to question, and when you have finally seen enough. At the end you compare your solution to Holmes's own, and the gap between his read and yours stings in the best way. No dice, no combat, just deduction, discussion and the creeping thrill of actually thinking like a detective.

Ten standalone casesZero dice, pure deductionScore against Sherlock Holmes

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Players

Best at 2 playersWorks with 1–4

Duration

90 min

Ages 14+

Complexity

2.3 / 5 β€” Light

BGG Rating

6.6/10

Rank #1,080

1.8k ratings

Published

2020

Language

Language essential

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