Bust Arithmetic

Six busts, one pearl: run the smasher's lottery and Holmes's ten-shilling counter-bid.

Every bust is a draw against the pearl's value. Set the numbers and see why Beppo kept smashing — and why Holmes's last purchase was the bargain of the canon.

Drawn from The Adventure of the Six Napoleons (The Return of Sherlock Holmes, 1904) — read the summary & analysis, or try The Trail of Broken Emperors, this story's game. More at the Game Room and the tool bench.