# Holmes and Moriarty

Holmes and Moriarty is a board game for 2 players. It plays in 30–45 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up.

- **Players:** 2
- **Playing time:** 30–45 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 2.5 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2018
- **Categories:** Deduction, Bluffing, Novel-based, Card Game
- **Mechanics:** Secret Unit Deployment, Open Drafting, Variable Player Powers, Simultaneous Action Selection, Pattern Building
- **Owned by:** 2 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 3
- **Unique players:** 3

**Designers:** Joshua Tempkin, Brad Lackey

**Artists:** Heiko Günther

**Publishers:** Escape Velocity Games

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/holmes-and-moriarty)
- [Holmes and Moriarty in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/holmes-and-moriarty)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/236881)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-21. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._