Mr Jack Pocket
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | $2.99 | Asmodee Digital | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
The Pocket version tweaks the rules for shorter, more intense games.
Whitechapel, 1888. Despite the police’s best efforts, Jack is still on the loose. The famous Sherlock Holmes is tasked with ending the crime spree of this maniac. But Jack has a few tricks up his sleeves and disguised himself as one of the detectives on the crime scene! It is up to Sherlock to unmask the madman; but he must hurry, or Jack will vanish into the night…
HOW TO PLAY:
Each player endorses one role: Sherlock or Jack.
Sherlock's goal is to clear every other investigator until there is only one left: the one Jack is impersonating. In order to achieve this, he will need to have line of sight over his fellow detectives; each night Jack will have to tell if he is currently visible or not, allowing Sherlock to eliminate suspects. On the opposing side, Jack's goal is only to delay the investigation until dawn, when he can escape. Each night, both players will be able to reshape the board in order to shed a dim light on the streets of the city, or to remain hidden in the shadows...
CHALLENGE YOUR DEDUCTION SKILLS IN SOLO OR MULTIPLAYER:
Play against an adjustable AI to sharpen your mind or test your cunning against players from all around the world!
To sum up, the game features:
• The universe of Whitechapel inspired from the original board game, digitally modernized
• A tactical gameplay for tensed games
• A solo offline mode and an online mode
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Reviews
Freezing
Theguywww
Have had the app for a long time. It worked really well for quite a while. It has recently started freezing up. Big bummer as my son and I play this a lot.
Online is broken
McMugwump
Buyer beware. App will freeze or crash, and it’s impossible to play a game with a friend. Refunding immediately.
Fun game but desperately needs an “undo” button
Waddill Catchings
I read this comment above several times before downloading and I couldn’t agree more. Solid game, definitely a good puzzle, but I think it would receive a 5th star from me if I had the ability to “undo” and go back to select a different action if I change my mind once I select the action I’m gonna do.
Poorly balanced
shavip
As other reviewers have suggested, this game is poorly balanced. I don’t have a problem with the AI, because I think it would be easier to beat if the game were designed better. The biggest problem seems to be the suspect cards that give Jack extra sandglasses, which prematurely ends the game. The detectives have 6 turns to find Jack, but if he picks up a card that gives him 2 sandglasses on the first turn and another that also gives him 2 sandglasses on the second turn, that’s game over. That’s not the AI being clever—I can win in 2 turns doing that if I’m playing as Jack, too! Playing as Jack on any difficulty is way easier than playing as Sherlock on the easiest setting. It’s no fun when your AI opponent has the game mechanics working in their favor and you never get the full 6 turns to do your best. The suspect cards should be reworked or just removed entirely.
Can I get a refund?
tetra finn
Cannot play online duel. They game crashes and kicks us both out of the game.
Awful tutorial
Saw It in DC
I’ve never played he game before. This tutorial does not even explain the basic of the game — like which characters are portrayed by which icons and what makes something “visible” versus not.
