The Fenian Murders

Description

Sherlock Holmes: The Fenian Murders

Terrorism was nothing new in 19th century England. Irish Fenian rebels plotted violence in England and abroad. Now Sherlock Holmes has been called in to investigate the death of two Irish women at a country estate. It has all the markings of the Fenians. Players make up the clues that Holmes finds. The Truth must be revealed. .

Each turn a player buys to right to make up what happens next in the game. Their action isn’t automatic, they have to pick another player to be their referee. The referee decides how likely the action is (which sets what the player has to roll). Other players may buy the right to make counter-arguments which trigger dice rolling contests. While this sounds complicated it is actually extremely simple. Events either happen or don’t. The players keep a running record of what has happened until the facts lead them to a story climax which ends the game! Because people make up different clues each time the game never plays the same way twice! .

The Fenian Murders uses the same rules as The Case of the Dead Duke. If you like murder mystery then you’ll love this game. .

This is an intermediate level Matrix Game. It comes in a box with a 20x15 inch hard board map of a country estate, a booklet of character sheets, a scenario booklet, a rules booklet, an action matrix (which helps people learn how to make up actions), wooden counters, plastic gold coins, and dice. You can literally be playing the game 10 minutes after opening the box! .

TYPE: Intermediate Engle Matrix Game
PLAYERS: 2 to 10 (best 4 to 8)
AGE: 13 to adult
DURATION: 2 hours
COMPLEXITY: Moderate
REPLAYABILITY: High