Purrrlock Holmes: Furriarty’s Trail

About this board game

Purrrlock Holmes: Furriarty’s Trail is a deduction game for 2–5 players that takes about 30 minutes. As a newly inducted Inspector at Scotland Pound, you must help Purrrlock Holmes stop Furriarty and his gang before the bewhiskered baddie escapes.

Each player draws a hidden suspect card. Because the other players can see every suspect except their own, you must question the table using the game’s clock mechanism to make guesses about your unknown suspect’s identity. Other players tell you whether a guess provides a lead or ends in a dead-end.

Gather enough leads to deduce your suspect, then claim a clue that brings Purrrlock closer to Furriarty. Clues are worth a variable number of victory points, so solving cases can help build your path to victory while advancing the investigation.

Time is pressing. Every round, Furriarty pads closer to escape, creating tension as players work to solve their cases quickly. If you can deduce enough suspects and collect enough paw print tokens, you may overtake him before he scrams.

• Deduce your hidden suspect using guesses and information from the other players.
• Collect clue cards with variable victory-point values.
• Gather paw print tokens while Furriarty moves toward escape each round.

With 60 clue cards, five player boards, five card stands, 18 paw print tokens, and Furriarty and Award tokens, Purrrlock Holmes: Furriarty’s Trail turns hidden information and deduction into a race against a fleeing villain. The game is officially afoot—or a-paw.