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Expansion for 221B Baker St.: Sherlock Holmes & the Time Machine
221B Baker St.: Sherlock Holmes & the Time Machine – Set #2
1997
Rules assistance for 221B Baker St.: Sherlock Holmes & the Time Machine – Set #2
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–6 players
- 12+
Rules assistant for 221B Baker St.: Sherlock Holmes & the Time Machine – Set #2
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221B Baker St.: Sherlock Holmes & the Time Machine – Set #2 is an expansion for 221B Baker St.: Sherlock Holmes & the Time Machine released in 1997 for 2–6 players and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Jay Moriarty and its main mechanics are Roll / Spin and Move and Paper-and-Pencil.
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About the game
An additional set of cases for 221B Baker St.: Sherlock Holmes & the Time Machine. This package comprises cases #21-40: 21. The speeding bullet (1959) 22. The forty whacks (1892) 23. The final flight (1937) 24. Even blondes get the blues (1962) 25. Death of a dream (1968) 26. The twisted cord (1977) 27. The bushy-haired man (1954) 28. The Candy Man's Wife (1977) 29. The flamingo's curse (1947) 30. The blood-stained laundryman (1929) 31. The empty bench (1930) 32. The body on the beach (1931) 33. The sea-tac slayings (1980's) 34. The vicar's last sermon (1924) 35. The right field shot (1988) 36. The nebulous nuggets (1949) 37. The jolly girls' lament (1967) 38. The president's man (1993) 39. The buried hatchet (1918) 40. The walking corpse (1935)
Mechanics
Designers
Publishers
- John N. Hansen Co., Inc.
Questions and answers
221B Baker St.: Sherlock Holmes & the Time Machine – Set #2 supports 2–6 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The catalogue lists 221B Baker St.: Sherlock Holmes & the Time Machine – Set #2 for ages 12 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
221B Baker St.: Sherlock Holmes & the Time Machine – Set #2 belongs to these categories: Deduction, Murder / Mystery, and Novel-based. Its main mechanics are Roll / Spin and Move and Paper-and-Pencil. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of 221B Baker St.: Sherlock Holmes & the Time Machine – Set #2 are: Jay Moriarty. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists 221B Baker St.: Sherlock Holmes & the Time Machine – Set #2 as an expansion for 221B Baker St.: Sherlock Holmes & the Time Machine. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need 221B Baker St.: Sherlock Holmes & the Time Machine to use it. Check that your edition of 221B Baker St.: Sherlock Holmes & the Time Machine is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.