Night covers the dark alleys with its shadowy cloak, and only certain areas are lit by the light of gas lamps. Eight investigators have gathered to hunt down Mr. Jack, who remains elusive. Mr. Jack is very cunning; he is disguised as one of them...
Mr. Jack is an asymmetrical game for two players.
Each player has a different goal. The objective of the "Mr. Jack" player is to escape the investigator before dawn or to leave the district under the cover of darkness.
The objective of the "investigator" player is to discover which identity Mr. Jack is hiding under and to arrest him before dawn.
One player takes on the role of the investigator, the other that of Mr. Jack. The investigator must find out which identity Mr. Jack is hiding under and then catch him. Mr. Jack tries to use the darkness to definitively leave the district and does everything possible to delay the investigation. Through successive deductions, by placing characters in shadow or light, the investigator reduces the number of potential suspects and tightens the net around Mr. Jack.
Will he manage to capture him before the eighth turn?
* Contents: 1 game board, 8 pawns, 6 lit gas lamp tiles, 2 closed manhole cover tiles, 6 double-sided light-park tiles, 1 turn counter pawn, 2 police barricade pawns, 8 character cards, 8 alibi cards, 1 witness card, rulebook
* Author(s): Ludovic Maublanc, Bruno Cathala
* Illustrator(s): Piérô
* Ages: 9+ / Durations: 30min / Players: 2
