Everything was better. The streets were empty, the low fuel prices and maintained the very manners. Those are really the best conditions for a good old race with style. In the game Hurry Cup by Antoine Bauza, which is published by Hurrican, the players will be moved in the early years in order to measure their cars in a street race, which reminds us of the "Mille Miglia". Each player takes the role of a member of the top 10,000, and tried to bring his car to be the first across the finish line. One thing, however, the speed limits are adhered to, we are not only "fast and furious".
The package can be found at the top a panel that has a great spa and six umbrellas, as well as the starting place is to be seen. To this panel around, the variable distance with the accompanying Sechseckplättchen in "settler" is built-size. For each of the players with little cardboard cutout different drivers and their cars are included. more »
Tags: Asmodee , Hurrican
The coach is one of the nice little extensions of the game box, which bring a lot of variety to the game. The dominant strategy by Mr Jack is considerably more complex, because you have to always keep in the planning the coach in mind.
This began her journey on the central field of the statue and can be accessed from a detective, as well as Mr Jack used. However this needs to be dispensed to the activation of the available character card. During this, the coach only once per round moved one up to eight fields and this. Only instead of the first three figures
Once the empty coach draws on a field with a character, they must enter. Passengers may disembark at any time, but again, even without the coach has moved. However, this must be the latest coach to leave at the end of the round.
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Tags: extension , hurricane
The new issue of Mr.Jack takes us to New York, specifically in the streets of Manhattan. There it is again, with clever tactics to figure out which person is behind Jack the Ripper before he can leave the district without being seen.
The basic rule is essentially the first edition Mr.Jack we already here have presented. We will therefore deal only with the new features and differences to the basic game.
In contrast to the London edition of the New York Schedule at the beginning of the game is pretty much cleaned up, since almost no urban elements are predetermined. This should result in more tactical options for both Mr.Jack and for the inspector. more »
Tags: 2-player , deductive , Hurrican
There are divided opinions about extensions. Improve or expand the game or are they really hard economic calculations of publishers, if such mechanisms that actually belong to the basic game, to be released in an expansion?
Sometimes extensions also result from feedback or even specific variation wishes of the players themselves, the extension for the Mr.Jack base game is such a case and reveals us 5 new characters, two of which are the result of a competition launched by the Swiss publisher and the Hurricane Authors Bruno Cathala and Ludovic Maublanc have done in 2007. More »
Tags: 2-player , extension , hurricane
Ever since the Ravensburger game of the year "Scotland Yard" and the classic "Cluedo" detective and investigative games are a popular topic for board games. The game Mr. Jack Bruno Cathala and Ludovic Maublanc takes none other than Jack the Ripper, the protagonist in one of the biggest criminal cases in the history of the model.
Thus, because the roles distributed quickly: One player takes on the role of the infamous serial killer, the other takes over the police investigation and trying to catch Jack. Mr. Jack can only be played by two. On a good two-player games, it actually still lacking, even though many more players - games are also good for two playable.
The setting for our manhunt of London's Whitechapel is from 1888. On the streets there cavort 8 people, all of which are subject to the suspicion of being Jack. Only the player who plays Jack knows which person is the culprit really is. He did this at the beginning of the game drew a personal card with the appropriate character and set aside.
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Tags: 2-player , deductive , Hurrican
The coach is one of the nice little extensions of the game box, which bring a lot of variety to the game. The dominant strategy by Mr Jack is considerably more complex, because you have to always keep in the planning the coach in mind. 
