Scotland Yard (1983)

“The game's fantastic and for all these reasons it, it's getting an absolute saxophone serenade. Scotland Yard is coming back into my collection for good because it is the go-to family weight and gamerweight, shorter gamerweight of a hidden movement game.”(18:11)

“There is a reason this game is still in print 40 years after release and that is because it is brilliant. The hidden movement is essentially the only mechanism in this game and it is all the better for it.”

“Scotland Yard may not be the newest and hottest board game on the market, but it’s a fantastic family game.”

The reviewer features Scotland Yard among their nostalgic top ten foundational purchases when entering the hobby, highlighting it as an essential and cherished classic of early tabletop gaming experiences.

The reviewer highlights the appealing presentation and components of this thematic version of the classic hidden movement game, offering a favorable look at its classic gameplay wrapped in a fresh Sherlock Holmes theme.

“Because the game is fun and interesting and full of challenges, as this in its simple, terse, linear, straightforward idea, so it is fun, it is exciting. I can play with my wife, I can play with my daughters. I'm so glad that I discovered it.”(19:00)

“In the end, this is a game that holds up surprisingly well with modern audiences – there's something eternal about the mechanics that dive into just not knowing what the other player is up to. And for that, it's worth picking up the next time you see it in a charity shop.”

“Overall this is a very fun game, it's one that, um, takes, you know, or establishes this hidden movement me mechanism but does it in a way that's, you know, straightforward enough that even though games have come on that have built upon it, this works so well at its core that I'm not sure that they necessarily surpass it.”(12:50)

“Scotland Yard's design is outstanding, even by modern standards, and the game continues to be popular despite being more than three decades old.”

“So we are going to say yes I actually do enjoy Scotland Yard quite a bit sometimes I just just want to avoid the headache of crack and open a reallycomplex game where I have to reread the rules”

“It's a fairly simple game. But don't let that fool you. It's very thinky-thinky. If you like deduction, logic, and using your brain a lot, you'll find this game very enjoyable.”

“Scotland Yard succeeds because it is accessible and yet has quite a bit of strategy as luck has very little impact on the game. Whichever side makes the best moves will likely win the game.”