Mr. Jack
Hunt Jack the Ripper through gaslit Whitechapel in a two-player deduction game of light, shadow, and deception.
Who it's for
Two-player fans who love deduction and asymmetric gameplay with a gothic detective atmosphere.
Not for you if…
You need more than two players or prefer games where all information is openly available.
Vibe's take
cat-and-mouse tension, deductive logic, gaslit atmosphere, asymmetric mind games
About this game
One player is Jack the Ripper hiding among eight suspects in gaslit Whitechapel; the other is the detective narrowing down the identity through clever positioning. Each turn, players alternate selecting characters and moving them, but the key mechanic is visibility: characters in light are visible, those in shadow are not. Jack reveals whether they are currently visible or hidden, letting the detective eliminate suspects. A brilliant cat-and-mouse deduction game in thirty minutes.
Get it
from €100
Categories
By the numbers
Players
Duration
30 min
Ages 10+
Complexity
2.2 / 5 — LightBGG Rating
6.8/10
Rank #800
19k ratings
Published
2006
Designed by
Bruno Cathala, Ludovic Maublanc
Published by
Neuroludic, Hurrican, Brain Games, Hobby Japan, Rebel Sp. z o.o., Lifestyle Boardgames Ltd, Galápagos Jogos, Lautapelit.fi
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