"Jack the Ripper: The game to play before the game"

Now available at RPGNow for $5
Laminate paper version available at Hamster Press for $9.95

Players: 2-6
Duration: 1/2 hour
Complexity: low
Replayability: high

Link to example of play http://jack-the-ripper-game.wetpaint.com/

In Jack the Ripper players take on the role of someone involved in the 19th century's most famous crime spree. You can be Jack and taunt the police for not finding you. You can be the Inspector, out to solve crimes - any crimes. You can be Lady Coverup, Lord Brutal or Mr. Revenge each with a very nasty agenda. Or you can be Pretty Nell - everyone's favorite victim.

This is an Engle Matrix Game so each turn players pick a question from the map and answer it. This is their "argument" for what happens next. They pick another player to be their referee. The referee decides what the player has to roll for their action to happen. Beginner referees can start by giving everything a 50/50 chance of success. As they gain confidence in their judgement they can vary strengths from impossible (roll 6 - 6's in a row to succeed) to can't miss (roll 6 - 1's in a row to fail). Eventually someone picks the "Final Question" which ends the game.

Half of the fun of this game is trying to pin the murders on one of the players. Hopefully it's Jack but in a pinch any character will do!

Chris Engle
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