Grid Movement

A contest got the designers of Mr. Jack 137 ideas for new characters. Out of those 137 two were chosen:

Steve McKeogh's “Spring-Heeled Man” who can jump over other people or obstacles
Arnaud Fillon's “Abberline”, an inspector

The expansion contains these 2 new characters and 3 others designed by Bruno Cathala and Ludovic Maublanc:

John Pizer, a butcher who frightens everyone
Joseph Lane, an anarchist who builds barricades
Madame, who can move fast, but won't enter the sewers

Furthermore, the expansion contains rules for a new way to set up the game.

Released: Essen 2007.

Expands:

Mr. Jack

Mr. Jack is exclusively published by Hurrican, all printings of Mr. Jack are from Hurrican and distributed by other companies

One of the two players represents Jack the Ripper, who will be one of the 8 characters on the board. This player knows the identity of this character and his goal is to flee from the district as soon as possible (or avoid being accused for eight turns). The other player represents an independent investigator (not represented on the board) who tries to guess the identity of Jack. But he can make only one accusation during the game!

During each turn the players move the characters, using their special powers, placing them either in shadow or light. At the end of each turn, the witnesses declare if Jack is visible (in light, or adjacent to another character) or not (alone in the shadows). This allows the investigator to know which characters are innocent. This continues as the investigator tries to eliminate suspects while Jack tries to escape. Intuition, logic and cold blood will be necessary for each of the two participants.

Check out the awesome graphics by our own BGGer/genius graphic designer Piero Lalune (pierolalune)

Mr. Jack is exclusively published by Hurrican, all printings of Mr. Jack are from Hurrican and distributed by other companies

Game description from the publisher:

Gear up for a thrilling adventure to recover a legendary flying machine buried deep in the ruins of an ancient desert city. You'll need to coordinate with your teammates and use every available resource if you hope to survive the scorching heat and relentless sandstorm. Find the flying machine and escape before you all become permanent artifacts of the forbidden desert!

In Forbidden Desert, a thematic sequel to Forbidden Island, players take on the roles of brave adventurers who must throw caution to the wind and survive both blistering heat and blustering sand in order to recover a legendary flying machine buried under an ancient desert city. While featuring cooperative gameplay similar to Forbidden Island, Forbidden Desert is a fresh new game based around an innovative set of mechanisms, such as an ever-shifting board, individual resource management, and a unique method for locating the flying machine parts.

This expansion to the The Duke core game, adds a little literary flair, while still maintaining the the major goal of the game, which is to capture the opponent's Duke tile. It introduces four characters taken from the Robert E. Howard literary universe.

1. Conan the Barbarian
2. Kull the Conqueror
3. Dark Agnes de Chastillon
4. Soloman Kane

This expansion does make some modifications to the starting tile set, as well as providing two possible playing options for the expansion set.

When using The Duke: Robert E. Howard Expansion you replace the following tiles in the core game:

Conan = Champion
Kull = Wizard
Agnes = Ranger
Solomon Kane = Priest

The rulebook for this expansion provides two ways to incorporate these tiles into the game.

1. Utilizing a draft selection process between both players.

2. Allowing players to choose whether to accept the expansion tile in place of the corresponding core game tile when it is drawn from the bag.

This expansion to the The Duke core game, adds the atmosphere of the Arthurian mythology, while still maintaining the the major goal of the game, which is to capture the opponent's Duke tile. However, with this expansion the actual Duke tiles are replaced by the opposing characters of Arthur and Mordred. It introduces seven mythical figures taken from the Arthurian legends and stories, as well as a new terrain tile.

1. Arthur
2. Merlin
3. Lancelot
4. Guinevere
5. Perceval
6. Morgana
7. Mordred
8. Camelot/Fort

This expansion does make some modifications to the starting tile set, including the creation of asymmetrical opposing forces. It also provides one alternate playing scenario for the game using the expansion tiles.

When using The Duke: Arthurian Legends Expansion you replace the following tiles in the core game:

Arthur = Light Stained Duke
Merlin = Light Stained Wizard
Lancelot = Light Stained Champion
Guinevere = Light Stained Duchess
Perceval = Light Stained Assassin
Morgana = Dark Stained Duke
Mordred = Dark Stained Duchess

The rulebook for this expansion provides one alternate playing scenario to incorporate these tiles and the Camelot tile into the game. This alternate playing scenario gives the player special advantages whenever their Arthurian tiles are moved into or out of Camelot while its on the board.