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Playing Mr. Jack
My remake of the game board.
My remade board and pieces setup.
Jack not visible
The backs to my Mr.Jack remade cards.
My Mr.Jack remade cards.
...And Miss Stealthy escapes in Round 2.
everybody fled!!!
The clock piece on the turn tracker

Mr. Jack (2006)

Players
2
Best: 2
Playing time
30–30 min
Age
9+
6.96
Average rating
19,135
Ratings
2.17/5
Weight
#821
BGG rank
Top 1,000
Alternate names:Mr.ジャック +2 more
Designer:Bruno Cathala, Ludovic Maublanc
Artist:Pierô
Publisher:Hobby Japan +7 more
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 5, Luck 5, Interaction 5, Complexity 4.3, Theme 7
Strategy5.0
Luck5.0
Interaction5.0
Complexity4.3
Theme7.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

DeductionMurder / MysteryVariable Player PowersHexagon GridOpen DraftingGrid Movement

Overview

In Mr. Jack, one of the two players represents Jack the Ripper, who will be one of the eight characters on the board. This player knows which character is Mr. Jack, and his goal is to flee from the district as soon as possible (or avoid being accused for eight turns). The other player represents an independent investigator (not represented on the board) who tries to guess the identity of Jack — but he can make only one accusation during the game!

During each turn, the players move the characters, using their special powers and placing them either in shadow or light. At the end of each turn, the witnesses declare whether Jack is visible — that is, in light or adjacent to another character — or not (alone in the shadows). This allows the investigator to know which characters are innocent. As the turns progress, the investigator tries to eliminate suspects while Jack tries to escape. Intuition, logic, and cold blood will be necessary for each of the two participants.

Expansions

Mr. Jack: Extension
Mr. Jack: The Carriage
Mr. Jack: Extension
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