221 B. Baker St. and The Time Machine

Welcome back gaming audience for yet another second hand find that I came across at the Bookmans on Speedway. It does manage to tie into the last game I talked about in my last post.

It's time to put your deerstalker cap back on and grab a magnifying glass to take on the roll Sherlock Holmes in 221 B. Baker St. and The Time Machine.

The game was published in 1996 as a new deluxe edition of 221 B. Baker St. by the John N. Hansen Company. My copy however was printed in 1997.

The game ranges for $12.93 to $64.94 depending on the type and condition. The copy I got a hold of at Bookmans cost me $8.

The copy I got wasn't in the greatest condition as a corner of the box was ripped and one of the tokens was broken as well. However, those issues are minor in my opinion as long as the game is entertaining.

The game is considered a deluxe edition but there are some changes to the game. For one you are able to try and solve mysteries throughout time.

You are able to try and solve the "Black Dahlia" murder, try and find the "Zodiac" killer, solve the JFK Assassination in two parts or help O.J. find his wife's killer.

There are 20 different cases for you to solve (technically 19 since the JFK one is in two parts) and they are all different from the originals mysteries.

The board for the game has been changed as well, all the players start in the middle of the board on the time machine space. From there you can move in any direction you want except diagonally.

Now the entrances and exits are marked clearly, although they are marked by diamonds, not arrows like in the original. The new game has four more location spaces on its board with 18, than the original.

The tokens are the same in the game, as well as having the badge and key cards. The game play operates the same way as the original game. (Check my 221 B. Baker St. post for the complete rules of play)

Its all about gathering enough clues to deduce your answer and be the first back to make your accusation and find out if its correct. If you are correct the game is over, if you are incorrect notify your fellow players that your accusation is wrong and allow them to play on.

Obviously I haven't played this version either, but I am interested in giving it a try as it seems to be a more in depth version of "Clue."

The game is for 2-6 players, ages 12 and up, play time is around 45 minutes per game.

As always be sure to check my brother's "Let's Play" channel on YouTube, Mylar of the Dead may make some guest appearances.

Hopefully, he will make an appearance on this blog again as he should hopefully post some sort of video game story he has played.

Also hopefully my friend Chris Wallace will be posting some of his reviews on some of the recent war and miniature games he has played.

Finally, check out "TableTop" on YouTube to learn how to play several different games with Wil Wheaton and friends.

They haven't played a new game since I last posted on November 7. The last game they played "Star Fluxx," so be sure to check that out or one of their previous posts.

Well that's it for this post, so until next time.

Thanks and play well,
                                   MYLO