Mr. Jack Pocket

A compact deduction game set on a 3x3 grid of street cards showing the suspects. One player secretly controls the guilty party while the other controls Holmes, Watson and a dog that rotate around the grid and “look” along rows and columns. Each round players take turns choosing from four shared actions — moving a detective, rotating or swapping street cards, or drawing an alibi — with action selection changing who plays how many. At the end of the round the guilty player declares whether they are visible; the detectives win by identifying the culprit, while the guilty player wins by remaining hidden until escape.

Players: 2
Playing time: 15 min
Age: 14+
Complexity: 1.8 / 5

6.5 on LudoyaDeductionMurder / MysteryMap DeformationModular BoardHidden Movement

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About the game

Design: Ludovic Maublanc
Bruno Cathala
Art: Jean-Marie Minguez
Publisher: Hurrican

Expansions

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Mr. Jack Pocket: Goodies2011

Mr. Jack Pocket: Extension

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233
Plays logged: 105
Players: 17m
Average play: 88
In collections: 3
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6.5/10

from 42 Ludoya reviews

Mestremuten5.0
Rating: 2/5 Production value: 2/4 Is the game in my collection/Love to have?: 1/1
Played it 6 times
Mohasz6.0
There's something about this game that just doesn't click with me. It's really unique and clever, but I always find myself being underwhelmed after playing it. I really wanted to like this one for its uniqueness and cleverness, but in the end it just didn't click. I always feel dumb while playing it. :) It'll have to go finally. Maybe I'll give the app a chance someday.
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SrCornelius7.0
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