Sherlock Express

About this board game

Sherlock Express is a real-time deduction game for 2–6 players that plays in around 10 minutes. Each turn, players compete to be the first to arrest the correct suspect, using a set of simple rules to determine who is guilty.

Everyone is a suspect until proven innocent. Help Sherlock unmask the culprits and examine the available clues as you work out which suspect should be arrested. The challenge is to identify the correct answer before another player gets there first.

The mystery also leads to Sherlock’s sworn enemy. One suspect is the accomplice of Moriarty, and finding that accomplice is central to the investigation. If no one is guilty, the players must capture Moriarty himself instead.

• Real-time competition: players race to arrest the correct suspect.
• Simple rules: the guilty suspect is determined through a clear set of rules.
• Clue-based deduction: use the clues to help Sherlock identify the culprit.
• Flexible player count: designed for 2–6 players.

With its short play time and direct objective, Sherlock Express focuses each turn on quick observation, deduction, and decisive action. Every player is searching for the same answer, but only the first to make the correct arrest succeeds.

Whether the investigation reveals a guilty suspect or points to Moriarty himself, the case remains open until the evidence proves someone innocent. Sherlock Express delivers a compact contest of clues and timing for groups looking for a fast real-time game.