Letters from Whitechapel: Dear Boss

Board Game Geek Reviews

1. 8 out of 10

   BBBD77

   Helps add balance if Jack player is better or vice versa...plus nice Minis for Jack the Police and the Whores

2. 4 out of 10

   domus_ludorum

   Vastly overpriced for what is in the box. The minis are merely OK and I think I would prefer to play with the original wooden pieces - Foundry do some nice metal minis of Victorian policeman, Jack's and wretches, if I felt the need to add some bling I would go that way. Of the different 'modules' that can be added to the play of the game - only the variant victims seems worthwhile as they freshen up the start positions and give Jack some scope for extra strategies without adding anything fiddly to the game. The detective powers are kind of pointless and detract from the simplicity of the original design and the suspect cards also seem more fiddly than they are worth. The last two elements appear to be an attempt to allow different groups to balance the game depending on whether they find the base game too much in favour of Jack or against him. I have always liked the balance of the original game so for me they seem unnecessary. The variable victims element is worth a 9 in terms of game play (mainly as the original game scores that) but the package as a whole is just not worth the asking price - and the box is too big. Could have been released as a small deck box (without the screen).

3. 3 out of 10

   Matt62702

   Designers: Gabriele Mari and Gianluca Santopietro This might be the worst expansion I’ve ever seen. It mostly inhibits Jack’s agency. I don’t get it..