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Sherlock: The Tomb of the Archaeologist

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Published
2018
Players
1–8
Play time
40–60 min
Reach
Niche
Evaluations
0
Themes:
Card GameDeductionMurder / Mystery
Mechanics:
Co-operativeDeductionHand management

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Main mechanics explained

  • Co-operative: Everyone wins or loses together against the game.
  • Deduction: You piece together hidden information from clues.
  • Hand management: Timing which card to spend is the core puzzle.
Full publisher description

In each Q case, you try to solve a mystery case with 32 clues. In Q: Tomb of the Archaeologist , you must answer some questions about Edward Carter's murder. we start this news broadcast on 25th of August of 1923 with a sad new: the passing of famous archaeologist and explorer Edward Carter. According to sources close to the family, the renowned professor was found by his wife inside his study, with a letter opener stabbed on his back. Because the violent nature of the happening, Scotland Yard has begun a formal investigation and is interrogating his closest friends and colleagues. This afternoon all university classes at Oxford will be stopped for some minutes to pay homage to one of the finest members of its community.

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