Letters from Whitechapel Fan Site

Rating:	8.1 Very Good
Popularity:	29
Difficulty:	Easy
Year:	2011
Players:	2-6 players
Playing time:	120 minutes
Age:	13+

Official Site: Letters from Whitechapel -- Homepage with the Heidelberger Spieleverlag

Created by: Gabriele Mari, Gianluca Santopietro, Gianluca Santopietro

Published by: 999 Games, Devir, Edge Entertainment

Alternate Names: Die Akte Whitechapel, Brieven uit Whitechapel, Funny Little Games in Whitechapel, Lettere da Whitechapel, Lettres de Whitechapel

Description:

Get ready to enter the poor and dreary Whitechapel district in London 1888 - the scene of the mysterious Jack the Ripper murders - with its crowded and smelly alleys, hawkers, shouting merchants, dirty children covered in rags who run through the crowd and beg for money, and prostitutes - called "the wretched" - on every street corner.

The board game Letters from Whitechapel, which plays in 90-150 minutes, takes the players right there. One player plays Jack the Ripper, and his goal is to take five victims before being caught. The other players are police detectives who must cooperate to catch Jack the Ripper before the end of the game.

The game board represents the Whitechapel area at the time of Jack the Ripper and is marked with 199 numbered circles linked together by dotted lines. During play, Jack the Ripper, the Policemen, and the Wretched are moved along the dotted lines that represent Whitechapel's streets.

Jack the Ripper moves stealthily between numbered circles, while policemen move on their patrols between crossings, and the Wretched wander alone between the numbered circles.

Prices:

Retail Price:	$44
Amazon:	$38
Ebay:	$40

Expansions:

Letters from Whitechapel: Dear Boss

Awards:

Golden Geek Best Thematic Board Game Nominee 2011

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Letters from Whitechapel Game Rules

Letters from Whitechapel is a game of deduction and bluffing set in 1888, in the London of Jack the Ripper. It is a game for two to six players, age 14 or older.

Object of the Game

Five important detectives are on the trail of Jack the Ripper, the most infamous serial killer of all time. They must chase the mysterious murderer through the tangled streets and alleys of the Whitechapel district.

One player plays Jack the Ripper, and his goal is to take five victims before being caught. The rest of the players are police detectives who must cooperate to catch Jack the Ripper before the end of the game. â€¦

Optional Rules

To Help Jack The Ripper

Jack's Letters

On each of the second, third, and fourth nights, Jack the Ripper can use one Jack's letter to change the position of the police patrols. A letter can only be used after the police patrol tokens have been placed.

Once a given letter is used and its effect applied, that letter is removed from the game. Another letter cannot be used until the next night. Three of the letters (Dear Boss, Saucy Jack, and From Hell) are played during the hell phase 3, "Police: Patrolling the Streets". â€¦