Game Info
Year
2024
Players
1-2
Age
12+
Playtime
20 min
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Description
Strategic solitaire card game where players manage Investigation and Threat cards across Office and Crime Scene areas to solve Sherlock Holmes mysteries
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Ryan and Bethany Board Game Reviews Top 10 List at 27:14 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- gamified solitaire done well
- flavorful theme for card lovers
Cons
- solely for solo play
Thematic elements
- card sequencing to solve mysteries
- Sherlock Holmes-themed solitaire card puzzle
- single-player card solitaire with Sherlock flavor
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- solitaire-style card sequencing — place cards in order to meet objectives analogous to classic solitaire
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Quotes (from this video)
- it's so tense you're basically the big old government and then the rebellion in this futuristic dystopian world
- it's so fast just play it again switch sides cuz they're both very different
- graphic design in this game is absolutely perfect cuz it immerses you in the theme without taking away from the gam play
- this game replaces code names I know that's like really popular in our community
- it's hilarious
- embrace the chaos of this one
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Ryan and Bethany Board Game Reviews Top 10 List at 6:49 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Very small form factor but feels complete
- Great for travel
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Deduction in a compact package
- Sherlock Holmes-themed solo/trick-taking style
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- solitaire/trick-taking hybrid — gamified trick-taking optimized for solo play (1-2 players).
- Trick-Taking — gamified trick-taking optimized for solo play (1-2 players).
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Quotes (from this video)
- It's not a party game it's a card game but you use it at parties.
- I would use this every time over Code Names.
- This is a blast, a super fun game.
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Totally Tabled Playthrough at 0:00 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Engaging and well-structured deduction puzzle with clear win conditions
- Tight integration of hand management, set building, and area movement
- Stylized theme that supports a strong solo playthrough experience
Cons
- Rule-dense; players new to the system may require careful study to avoid misplays
- Wound mechanics in higher difficulties can be punishing and feel unforgiving
Thematic elements
- deduction, investigation, and crime-solving through card-based mechanics
- London/Victorian-era detective ambiance adapted for a standalone solitaire puzzle
- case-based, puzzle-driven solo playthrough centered on assembling sets and managing threats
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Alternating Actions — Within a set, investigation and threat cards must alternate; you cannot place two investigations adjacent in a set and must manage threat card letters to avoid wounds.
- Area Control — Moves are split between two zones—the office (where sets are built) and the crime scene (where you must avoid forming harmful pairs).
- Area control / placement — Moves are split between two zones—the office (where sets are built) and the crime scene (where you must avoid forming harmful pairs).
- Deck Manipulation — When able, you can discard to redraw or search the discard pile for a card and add it to your hand, enabling tactical plays.
- difficulty variance — Standard, Hard, and Expert modes alter wound starting conditions and set requirements, changing the strategic baseline.
- discard/draw and search — When able, you can discard to redraw or search the discard pile for a card and add it to your hand, enabling tactical plays.
- Hand Management — Each turn you draw four cards and must decide which to place in the office and which to place in the crime scene, shaping future options.
- risk/reward decision making — Player must assess when to push for completing a set versus preserving cards to avoid wounds, especially under different difficulty modes.
- set building / set collection — Aim to form three office sets, each comprised of four investigation cards sharing the same number but different letters (A–D).
- Set Collection — Aim to form three office sets, each comprised of four investigation cards sharing the same number but different letters (A–D).
- Simultaneous Actions — Within a set, investigation and threat cards must alternate; you cannot place two investigations adjacent in a set and must manage threat card letters to avoid wounds.
- wound mechanic — If unwanted pairs form in the crime scene, you take wounds; three wounds typically end the game, with higher difficulties starting with wounds.
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Quotes (from this video)
- hello everybody Welcome to to tabled my
- today I'm doing a full solo playthrough of Sherlock solitire
- There's one other case the final problem which changes the rules a bit
- each turn we're going to draw four cards and then one at a time we're going to place two cards in our office and two cards into the crime scene
- you can think of this as my three set
- you have to alternate between investigation card and threat
- we just need to finish this round
- we have won the game
- on hard difficulty we would have actually started with a wound
- the final problem
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