Mystery Rummy: Jack the Ripper
Rummy with a murder mystery twist: meld victims, suspects and evidence to convict the Ripper.
Who it's for
You like Rummy-style card games and a murder mystery mood, especially as a two-player evening. Plays up to four.
Not for you if…
You dislike the Jack the Ripper theme or want something that goes far beyond Rummy. The framework is familiar.
Vibe's take
Familiar rummy rhythm with a grim, theatrical edge. Mind games over whose suit gets blamed give each hand a small story.
About this game
Rummy with a murderer in the room. You play the usual melds, but instead of runs and sets they are victims, suspects, scenes of the crime, and evidence, all building a case against a suspect from the Whitechapel killings. When someone goes out, the suspect whose suit has the most cards played is the guilty one, and that suit's collector reaps the points. There's a neat twist: if all the Victim cards appear before the end of the game, the Ripper may slip away, handing a big point bonus to whoever played the last one. It's a classic card-melding game with some actual story to it, best as a close two-player duel.
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Mechanics
Categories
By the numbers
Players
Duration
45 min
Ages 10+
Complexity
1.7 / 5 — LightBGG Rating
6.3/10
Rank #1,758
3.6k ratings
Published
1998
Language
Moderate text
Designed by
Mike Fitzgerald
Published by
Eagle-Gryphon Games, Pegasus Spiele, Kaissa Chess & Games, Edge Entertainment, Neptuno Games and 1 more
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