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Sherlock Holmes: Four Investigations
2014
Rules assistance for Sherlock Holmes: Four Investigations
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- 1 player
- 60 min
- 10+
- Complexity 1.5/5
For 1 player
Rules assistant for Sherlock Holmes: Four Investigations
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Sherlock Holmes: Four Investigations is a board game released in 2014 for 1 player, 60 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Cédric Asna.
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About the game
Flights, disappearances, murders ... Business accumulates on the desk of the famous detective. Step into the shoes of Sherlock Holmes or Dr. Watson, and solve four particularly delicate investigations. Tracks to follow, suspects to question, hints to take up, make the right choices because the hero is you! Sherlock Holmes: Four Investigations is a comic combined with a game, one title in a series subtitled "The comic in which you are the hero". You embody a character in a immersive story in which your choices guide your progress. You have a character sheet akin to those used in role-playing games that tracks your possessions, your special abilities, your coins, and your victory points. In general, gameplay consists in following the comic's panels — which contain clues, riddles and traps — and making choices about where to go and what to do, while using your visual perception to collect clues and be smart enough to resolve the riddles. As in any game, you can lose — sometimes really badly! —description from the publisher
Designers
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- Pegasus Spiele
- Kaissa Chess & Games
- Hobby World
- Gémklub
- Siam Board Games
- Ediciones MasQueOca
- 999 Games
- Grok Games
- FoxGames
- Delight
- Van Ryder Games
- Makaka Editions
- Graphic Novel Adventures
- BAIKY
Questions and answers
Sherlock Holmes: Four Investigations supports 1 player according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for Sherlock Holmes: Four Investigations is 60 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: Four Investigations 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: Four Investigations has a complexity rating of 1.5 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a 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: Four Investigations belongs to these categories: Comic Book / Strip, Deduction, and Murder / Mystery. Categories describe the theme, setting and style of a game rather than its rules. Filter the catalogue by the same category to find similar games when you enjoyed Sherlock Holmes: Four Investigations and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of Sherlock Holmes: Four Investigations are: Cédric Asna. 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: Four Investigations as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.