tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post6745070002966320948..comments2024-03-07T15:32:53.014+02:00Comments on Yehuda: Mr JackYehuda Berlingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16038826060312027387noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-19199910474511410172007-12-09T00:05:00.000+02:002007-12-09T00:05:00.000+02:00yeah, it seems like Mr Jack can't do anything but ...yeah, it seems like Mr Jack can't do anything but survive until at least midgame, and then leaving the board is more of a threat than a possibility.<BR/><BR/>But we shall see.<BR/><BR/>YehudaYehuda Berlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16038826060312027387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-71517156031496206322007-12-05T11:36:00.000+02:002007-12-05T11:36:00.000+02:00I fell in love with the Mr. Jack game the first ti...I fell in love with the Mr. Jack game the first time I played. Most of the games I have played where Jack loses, last 7 or 8 rounds.<BR/><BR/>Forget about getting Jack off the board. It is generally easier for the Jack player to keep Jack seen for the first 3 or 4 or 5 rounds before contemplating an escape. If the Jack player still has 3 possible suspects in the game going into the fifth round he has an even chance of lasting to the end, in my experience. <BR/><BR/>You are correct, that if the detective can eliminate half of his suspects every round it is too easy for him. Jack should make every effort to prevent this. The easiest way to do that is to keep Jack seen.<BR/><BR/>Also consider, when Jack only has 2or possibly three suspects to work with, it is generally fairly easy to keep both of them seen. This puts the detective in a situation of having a 50/50 chance of winning the game on the last turn, if he can get to one or both suspects.<BR/><BR/>Also consider, even if there is only one suspect on the board, the detective still needs to catch him. With clever play this can be difficult.<BR/><BR/>Maybe I'm still in the honeymoon period, but I give the game a solid 10 with no chance of decreasing.Coldfoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636345146138362966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-5029181112456395132007-12-05T11:35:00.000+02:002007-12-05T11:35:00.000+02:00If the killer was always identified by round 3, th...If the killer was always identified by round 3, the person playing that side was really inexperienced. Having played 45 times, I can attest that the game seems hard for Jack at first, but then once you know what you're doing it becomes very difficult for the detective to identify the killer. Hint: as Jack, keep all the people clumped together and visible as much as possible, and will often end up with 2 or 3 possible suspects in the 8th round.<BR/><BR/>--russ from bggRuss Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03390210849239360669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-51098490267343640772007-12-02T11:43:00.000+02:002007-12-02T11:43:00.000+02:00I still can't imagine the game going to 8 turns. F...I still can't imagine the game going to 8 turns. From BBG it sounds like the Criminal is dependent on luck and mistakes on the Detective's part, which doesn't sound very strategic. It does take some thinking by each player to optimize each time, which is interesting tactically and I guess fun, but not deep enough.<BR/>- NadineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com