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In a retrospective review of 221B Baker Street in Black Gate, Bob Byrne said "Overall, 221B is a decent game. I think its strength is in its lack of complexity and it is a good Holmes-themed game to play with kids."
By the mid-1980s, the company had bought their own freehold in Colliers Wood and had an established range of 25 board game titles, including Diplomacy and Wembley, as well as the license for 221b Baker Street, still a best-selling title for the company, and the popular UNO card game which helped to enhance the Gibsons Games brand.
221B Baker Street is the London address of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, created by author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.In the United Kingdom, postal addresses with a number followed by a letter may indicate a separate address within a larger, often residential building.
Baker Street Irregulars: A gang of poor children who help Holmes and Watson in their difficult case. Francis Tumblety: An American doctor who happens to be in London at the time of the murders, known to dislike women in general. Walter Sickert: A painter who frequents the local brothel where the Ripper's victims were known to have worked.
221B Baker Street is a 1986 video game published by Datasoft, based on an earlier board game of the same name. The game was inspired by the exploits of Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional detective Sherlock Holmes and derives its title from the detective's residence at 221B Baker Street in London. The original board game was created and copyrighted ...
It is a street in the Marylebone district of the City of Westminster in London. It is named after builder William Baker, who laid out the street in the 18th century. The street is most famous for its connection to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, who lived at a fictional 221B Baker Street address on the north of the street. The area was ...
Holmes must take this information back to his labs, both in his flat at 221 B Baker St. and elsewhere. Clues are examined under a microscope or combined with solvents to separate pertinent elements. The chief objective of the games is to solve the main mystery in the story, but the games also involve side investigations not central to the plot.
Mycroft Holmes (right), co-founder of the Diogenes Club (depicted here in 221B Baker Street), illustrated by Sidney Paget. The Diogenes Club is a fictional gentlemen's club created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and featured in several Sherlock Holmes stories, such as 1893's "The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter".