Game Of Shadows Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details

6 of the most interesting Game Of Shadows easter eggs you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known hidden details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of Game Of Shadows movie message.

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Game Of Shadows Plot

Detective Sherlock Holmes is on the trail of criminal mastermind Professor Moriarty, who is carrying out a string of random crimes across Europe.

Genre Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Director Guy Ritchie
Stars Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Noomi Rapace, Rachel McAdams
IMDB score 7.5

Game Of Shadows movie hidden details

1 - The final confrontation takes place over a chess game. As Holmes explains how he has already defeated Moriarty before he gets there he finishes the chess game with a discover check. A discover check is when a piece is checking the king the whole time before a final move.

The final confrontation takes place over a chess game. As Holmes explains how he has already defeated Moriarty before he gets there he finishes the chess game with a discover check. A discover check is when a piece is checking the king the whole time before a final move.

1 - <b></b>the first Sherlock Holmes (2009) Holmes is describing how he is (unsuccessfully) designing a device that will suppress the sound of a gunshot. In Game of Shadows (2011) Moriarty's right hand man uses a suppressor, showcasing how Moriarty is always one step ahead of Holmes.

the first Sherlock Holmes (2009) Holmes is describing how he is (unsuccessfully) designing a device that will suppress the sound of a gunshot. In Game of Shadows (2011) Moriarty's right hand man uses a suppressor, showcasing how Moriarty is always one step ahead of Holmes.

Holmes and Moriarty's first encounter ends with Moriarty moving a black chess piece first, showing his willingness to break the rules and stay one step ahead of the law.

1 - While Sherlock and Moriarti are explaining their final moves as if it was a game of chess with their friends being the pieces, the ball room in which the final crucial encounters are happening has a checkered floor like a chess board.

While Sherlock and Moriarti are explaining their final moves as if it was a game of chess with their friends being the pieces, the ball room in which the final crucial encounters are happening has a checkered floor like a chess board.

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, the final confrontation ends depicted in a way similar to the art for the short story it was based on.

1 - <b></b>Sherlock Holmes A Game of Shadows (2011) during Holmes' funeral, just before Watson is revealed in the back, a man is pictured here in attendance. He is the same man Holmes meets in Sherlock Holmes (2009) in the jail yard who threatens Holmes but is later calmed by Holmes' camaraderie.

Sherlock Holmes A Game of Shadows (2011) during Holmes' funeral, just before Watson is revealed in the back, a man is pictured here in attendance. He is the same man Holmes meets in Sherlock Holmes (2009) in the jail yard who threatens Holmes but is later calmed by Holmes' camaraderie.

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