The Sherlock Files: Vol II – Curious Capers

Fun to play with a group. Had interesting cases. Quick and easy to learn. More fun when you "memorize" the cards and discard them and later when sharing the information try to recall all the details from the card. Choices include choosing when to discard to play cards and deciding if information is relevant or not based on limited information.

I really like how these work where each player sees different images and clues and decides which ones to share and which ones not too... they all show up in random order. I've tried the first case in this one with two others and we failed miserably, but we've generally had success with these cases (vol. 1). Two more cases in this box that we'll take on.

Contains: ● [gameid=284195] - [i]Investigate the family, friends, and business partners of a freshly deceased don.[/i] ([url=https://qsystem.games/Q4-EN.mp3]sound introduction[/url]) ● [gameid=266444] - [i]Uncover how a group of devious jewel thieves and their loot vanished into thin air.[/i] ([url=https://qsystem.games/Q5-EN.mp3]sound introduction[/url]) ● [gameid=266445] - [i]Discover the truth behind a disastrous laboratory fire.[/i] ([url=https://qsystem.games/Q6-EN.mp3]sound introduction[/url])

The bottom line: "This is an excellent game that has the feel of Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective, in a smaller and lighter package, and is everything that I hoped for in a detective game that runs for about an hour per case. You really do have the sense of solving a mystery, as you slowly uncover evidence and learn facts about the case, and try to figure out what is relevant and what is not, and piece together a solution."

Full review: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/2734421

Cool idea. Not sure it works though. Tried with different groups.