Purrrlock Holmes: Furriarty's Trail

Description

--- **Purrrlock Holmes: Furriarty's Trail** is a tense deduction game where players race to identify hidden suspects and collect clues to thwart Furriarty's escape, using a clock-based guessing mechanism. Key mechanics include: - *Hidden suspect deduction* Each player draws a secret suspect card and guesses its identity via a "clock" mechanism. - *Feedback system* Other players, seeing all suspects except their own, indicate if guesses are leads or dead-ends. - *Clue collection* Successfully deducing suspects yields clue cards with variable victory points. - *Tension tracker* Furriarty advances toward escape each round, pressuring quick deductions. - *Scoring elements* Accumulate paw print tokens and clues to overtake Furriarty before he escapes. Purrrlock Holmes: Furriarty's Trail is a deduction board game themed around a cat-pun Sherlock Holmes story, where Furriarty terrorizes London, and players act as Scotland Pound Inspectors aiding Purrrlock by busting his gang. Each player receives a hidden suspect card; turns involve clock-mechanism guesses about their unknown suspect's identity, with others providing "lead" or "dead-end" feedback since they view all suspects except their own. Accumulating sufficient leads allows deduction of the suspect, granting a clue card valued in victory points that advances pursuit of Furriarty. Paw print tokens track progress, but Furriarty nears escape each round, heightening urgency. Success requires deducing enough suspects to collect sufficient points and tokens to intercept him. Components include 60 Clue cards, 5 Player boards, 5 Card stands, 18 Paw Print tokens, 2 Furriarty/Award tokens, and 1 Rulebook. ---