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What this is
Slip away as Jack the Ripper or track his hidden movement as a team of investigators. The board game Letters from Whitechapel, which plays in 90-150 minutes, takes the players right there. The other players are police detectives who must cooperate to catch Jack the Ripper before the end of the game.
At a glance
- Players
- 2–6
- Listed play time
- 120 minutes
- Minimum age
- 12 and up
- Designers
- Gabriele Mari, Gianluca Santopietro
- Photographs
- 1
How players rate Letters from Whitechapel
Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.
Player-count fit
How well it plays at each count. Best at 4.
- 2p6.633 ratings
- 3p7.133 ratings
- 4p7.533 ratings
- 5p7.032 ratings
- 6p6.632 ratings
Every dimension
15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.
How good it is
Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.
- Longevity and replayability6.7/10
- Ease of teach3.9/10
- Gateway friendliness4.1/10
- Component quality6.9/10
- Table presence6.4/10
- Travel friendliness5.2/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionModerate5.1SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessCompetitive5.4FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckMostly skill4.4Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationPresent5.6Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityHeavy4.1LightHeavy
- Decision complexityDemanding4.0SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencyA lot3.8No textText-heavy
- Table spaceKitchen table5.5Lap trayTwo tables
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Rules & files
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