Sherlock

This cooperative memory game challenges players to identify a culprit by collecting cards that clear the other suspects. Thirty cards form a face-down 6x5 grid, with witnesses on the backs and suspects on the fronts. Players reveal two cards on a turn; matching cards allow a third to be revealed, and three cards showing the same suspect are collected. Otherwise, the cards are returned face-down and a Moriarty timing card is revealed. The players lose if all ten timing cards are revealed, but win when only three grid cards remain, leaving one suspect identified as the culprit. Competitive and scoring variants are included, along with bonus content for another game.

Players: 1–5 best 2
Playing time: 15 min
Age: 5+
Complexity: 1 / 5