Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective (1981) – Accessibility Teardown
by Michael Heron on 10/12/2016 in Accessibility Teardown, Board Game Accessibility
Table of Contents
- Version Reviewed
- Introduction
- Colour Blindness
- Visual Accessibility
- Cognitive Accessibility
- Emotional Accessibility
- Physical Accessibility
- Communication
- Socioeconomic Accessibility
- Intersectional Accessibility
- Conclusion
Game Details
Name
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases (1982)
Review
Meeple Like Us
Complexity
Medium [2.68]
BGG Rank
101 [7.72]
Player Count (recommended)
1-8 (1-4)
Designer(s)
Raymond Edwards, Suzanne Goldberg and Gary Grady
Buy it!
Amazon Link
Version Reviewed
Ystari English edition 2015
Introduction
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective is one of a breed of game we don’t often see on Meeple Like Us. It’s a game that is unabashedly about literacy where the thrill is in understanding and then commanding an arsenal of facts. It’s about diligent and methodical detective work, with nary a die or cardboard token in sight. We looked at Tales of the Arabian Nights a while ago – a similar kind of title although with far more of a ‘game’ wrapped around it. We gave Sherlock Holmes four stars in our review, because it is lit, fam. I believe that is what the kids are saying these days. Is Sherlock Holmes going to do better [...]