The Animals of Baker Street
1–4 players • 45 min • ages 10+ • Hobby World • 2022
- Publisher
- Hobby World · Iello
- First published
- 2022
- Players
- 1–4 players
- Playing time
- 45 min
- Age
- 10+
- Genre
- Detective fiction · Cooperative board game · Legacy game
How it plays
The Animals of Baker Street plays 1–4 players, takes about 45 minutes to play, and is recommended for ages 10 and up.
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The Animals of Baker Street is a cooperative deduction game released by Hobby World in 2022. It draws significant thematic inspiration from the works of Arthur Conan Doyle, reimagining the world of Sherlock Holmes through the perspective of the Baker Street Irregulars’ animal companions. The game functions as a family-friendly mystery experience, tasking players with navigating the streets of Victorian London to solve various cases by gathering clues and interacting with the environment.
The design emphasizes accessibility and collaborative storytelling, steering away from the intense difficulty often associated with crime-solving tabletop titles. It relies on a card-based system that allows players to track leads and piece together narratives without requiring complex rule memorization. Upon its release, the game was noted for its whimsical art style and its ability to introduce younger or casual players to the logic-puzzle mechanics of the mystery genre.
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About The Animals of Baker Street
The Animals of Baker Street is a game in the Board Games catalog on collecto.rs. 1–4 players • 45 min • ages 10+ • Hobby World • 2022. It's filed under detective fiction, cooperative board game and legacy game. The catalog entry lists investigation game as its mechanic. Catalog data is sourced from Wikidata. No public games collectors track this one yet — adding yours would make you the first on collecto.rs.
How do you play The Animals of Baker Street?
The Animals of Baker Street is a board game for 1–4 players, running about 45 minutes, filed under detective fiction, cooperative board game and legacy game. The catalog entry lists investigation game as its mechanic. collecto.rs catalogues the game, not its rules — for the full rulebook, use the copy in the box or the publisher's own site.
How many players is The Animals of Baker Street for?
The Animals of Baker Street is built for 1–4 players. That count comes from this catalog entry alone — nothing from an expansion or a spin-off is folded into it.
How long does The Animals of Baker Street take to play?
A game of The Animals of Baker Street is listed at about 45 minutes. Real sessions run shorter or longer depending on player count and how well the table already knows the game.
What age is The Animals of Baker Street for?
The Animals of Baker Street lists a minimum age of 10. That's a recommended starting age rather than a hard rule.
Who publishes The Animals of Baker Street?
The Animals of Baker Street is published by Hobby World and Iello. The catalog gives its publication year as 2022.
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