The Original Sherlock Holmes and His Baker Street Irregulars
(2021)
Who is this game suitable for?
Suitable for ages 12 and up. You can play with 1 to 5 players.
For the pros among you, the following mechanics can be decisive: Open Drafting und Set Collection...
Game Data
| Average time to play: | 45 |
| Minimum age: | 12 |
| Number of players: | 1 - 5 |
| Publisher: | Baskerville Productions |
| Designers: | Michael McClure |
| Artists: | Alexey Sarambaev, Anna Sushchenko, Galih Triyunanto |
| Mechanics: | Open Drafting, Set Collection |
In The Original Sherlock Holmes and His Baker Street Irregulars each player will utilize their crew of irregulars (BSI's) to visit Locations, gather Witnesses, and Inspect artifacts in an attempt to make the key arrests to secure your place as a legitimate rival to the master detective, Sherlock Holmes. The game features over 100+ pieces of art, many inspired by the original artwork of Sidney Paget.
In the game, players serve the roles of investigators of Holmes's day, trying to clear London's streets of all its villains. This card drafting game (for 1-5 players) incorporates an economy of "spending" your BSI tokens to acquire Evidence cards, which are then used to arrest Villains (worth Victory Points). The game is played over 4 rounds, each of which concludes with players choosing from bonuses based on how efficiently the use their BSI during the round. Further end-game points can be accumulated via personal set-collection objectives. At the end of the game, the player with the most victory points is crowned London's SECOND greatest detective.
There is also a solo-variant available that involves a head-to-head matchup with Holmes, himself. He will have the advantage at every turn; can you keep up?
—description from the designer
Alternative names:
The Original Sherlock Holmes and His Baker Street Irregulars
Last Updated: 2025-10-16 05:43:31 UTC
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