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A Study in Emerald (second edition)
2 - 5 players
average 60 minutes
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It is 1882, and the Old Ones are already here. They arrived seven hundred years ago and have been ruling the planet ever since. The majority of people just get on with their lives, accepting their monstrous rulers. However, a growing band of revolutionaries wish to free mankind from their slavery. These freedom fighters call themselves the Restorationists. A secret war has already broken out between the Restorationists and the forces loyal to the Old Ones. The invention of dynamite has changed the balance of power, and a lone assassin now has the capacity to destroy an Old One. In this shadow world of assassins, informers, police agents and anarchists, nobody is quite sure who is who and which side they fight for. The game A Study in Emerald draws its central plot from the award-winning short story penned by Neil Gaiman, in which the worlds of Sherlock Holmes and H.P. Lovecraft are combined to telling effect. However, to create a world detailed enough for players, much has been added from real history. The nineteenth century was a time of unrest, with many colorful characters fighting both for and against the authorities. A Study in Emerald is the outcome of the merging of these three worlds. This second edition of A Study in Emerald sports new artwork by Ian O'Toole and Tatiana Kuzilova along with a streamlined set of rules that will hopefully help those folks who found the first version a tad complicated. Inconsistencies have been removed and the number of available actions has been reduced to the minimum, whilst still retaining the mood of paranoia from the first edition.

Overall Statistics for Jersey's Board Gaming Group

Total Games Played: 3
Average Players Per Game 4.7

Win/Loss Statistics for Jersey's Board Gaming Group

Badges Name   NemePoints   Total Games   Avg. NemePoints   Wins / Losses % Won  
Glen Kehoe 70  3 23.00 
0
3
0 %
Shaun Gell 61  2 30.00 
1
1
50 %
Mark Young 56  2 28.00 
1
1
50 %
Calvin Le Huray 54  2 27.00 
1
1
50 %
Colin Le Marquand 40  1 40.00 
1
0
100 %
Neill Stoddart 42  3 14.00 
0
3
0 %
Ian Baudins 14  1 14.00 
0
1
0 %

    Last 3 Played Games for Jersey's Board Gaming Group

    Date Played Result
    2/1/2018
    40 
    14 
    14 
    14 
    10/21/2017
    1st Mark Young (17 game points scored)
    42 
    2nd Glen Kehoe (16 game points scored)
    25 
    3rd Ian Baudins (5 game points scored)
    14 
    3rd Neill Stoddart (5 game points scored)
    14 
    12/8/2016
    47 
    31 
    14 
    14 
    14