2018 · Deduction

Sherlock: 13 Hostages

Players investigate a collapsed hostage robbery by revealing and interpreting a shared pool of clue cards to determine what happened and whether jewels were stolen. On each turn a player either plays a clue from their hand face-up for all to read or discards; players may discuss theories and read aloud certain highlighted text but may not show hidden cards. After all clues are revealed or discarded, the group reviews the assembled evidence, completes a questionnaire about the case, and scores points for correct answers. Points are lost for playing irrelevant clues, and correct solutions earn bonus points.

groupPlayers

1–8 best 2

schedulePlaying time

60 min

cakeAge

8+

psychologyComplexity

1.6 / 5