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Expansion for Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Adventures by Gaslight
1986
Rules assistance for Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Adventures by Gaslight
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1–6 players
- 180 min
- 10+
- Complexity 2.9/5
Rules assistant for Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Adventures by Gaslight
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Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Adventures by Gaslight is an expansion for Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases released in 1986 for 1–6 players, 180 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Jacques Thiriat and Nadine Thiriat and its main mechanics are Storytelling and Cooperative Game.
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About the game
"As the events unfold, day by day, can you clear Anny Forster of the charges against her? Where are Amelie Thacker’s porcelain birds? What is Mycroft’s role in this affair? These are only a few of the mysteries that will challenge your deductive reasoning as you spend a few days in May of 1889 trying to solve the Adventures by Gaslight." This is a supplement to the Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases game and requires components from that game in order to play. The game challenges your deductive reasoning skills and ability to discern important details from generally available information. No luck is involved, just your mental ability. Great fun with a group of fellow sleuths or as a challenge all by yourself. Contents: Case Book -- a 24-page book containing the rules, daily briefings for each of the five days of the case, questions, solution and answers. Clue Book -- 143 numbered clues and the clue point listing. Newspaper Archive -- a collection of loose newspapers which provide clues and information pertaining to the cases as well as general Victoriana Newspaper and Post Card -- two of the clues you discover 11" x 17" Map of Paris, circa 1889 It was originally published by Descartes Editeur in 1986 as the third volume for the French edition of the game as L'Affaire de L'Oiseau de Papier, and translated in 1988 into English, when it became the official fourth volume in the English Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective series. The Queen's Park Affair, which is volume three in the English series, was volume four in France.
Mechanics
Designers
Publishers
- Descartes Editeur
- Sleuth Publications
Questions and answers
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Adventures by Gaslight supports 1–6 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 listed playing time for Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Adventures by Gaslight is 180 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Adventures by Gaslight for ages 10 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.
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Adventures by Gaslight has a complexity rating of 2.9 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Adventures by Gaslight belongs to these categories: Deduction, Murder / Mystery, and Novel-based. Its main mechanics are Storytelling and Cooperative Game. 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 Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Adventures by Gaslight are: Jacques Thiriat and Nadine Thiriat. 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 Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Adventures by Gaslight as an expansion for Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases to use it. Check that your edition of Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.