Sherlock Holmes: The Shadow of Jack the Ripper
BGG rank
BGG #18,698
BGG rating
7.2

Sherlock Holmes: The Shadow of Jack the Ripper

2018

Rules assistance for Sherlock Holmes: The Shadow of Jack the Ripper

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 1 player
  • Complexity 1.5/5

Rules assistant for Sherlock Holmes: The Shadow of Jack the Ripper

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Sherlock Holmes: The Shadow of Jack the Ripper is a board game released in 2018 for 1 player. It was designed by Cédric Asna.

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About the game

Further murders are taking place in London's Whitechapel district. Inspector Lestrade receives mysterious letters claiming the crimes, which are signed... Jack the Ripper! Ten years after his disappearance, is the serial killer back? Play as Holmes or Watson, locate yourself on the map of the neighborhood and discover the final word of this enigma, because you are the hero! Sherlock Holmes: L'Ombre de Jack l'Eventreur is a comic combined with a game, one title in a series subtitled "The comic in which you are the hero". You embody a character in a immersive story in which your choices guide your progress. You have a character sheet akin to those used in role-playing games that tracks your possessions, your special abilities, your coins, and your victory points. In general, gameplay consists in following the comic's panels — which contain clues, riddles and traps — and making choices about where to go and what to do, while using your visual perception to collect clues and be smart enough to resolve the riddles. As in any game, you can lose — sometimes really badly! —description from the publisher

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Publishers

  • Pegasus Spiele
  • Siam Board Games
  • FoxGames
  • Makaka Editions
  • Graphic Novel Adventures

Questions and answers

Sherlock Holmes: The Shadow of Jack the Ripper supports 1 player according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.