I bought it. I haven't played it yet but i like the idea. I don't mind critics but in the end it comes down to who plays and what you like. I do like to see what people say and maybe how they play it. I do have a tendency to change games to fit needs. Example is. Warhammer Invasion. Its not very highly recommend last i checked but i love the game. This is what i do. As a basic you have 50 cards that you play. 3 sides to your HQ with nine hits a side. 2 players must burn 2 sides to win and 3 or more players must burn all three sides. What we do is up it basics. We made 4 sides with 12 hits. Making 2 battle field sides and only 1 battlefield can attack on their turn and only to the corresponding side. Like top battlefield can only attack the other players top battlefield and so on. Lastly we play 100 cards. It turns out to be a big battle that lasts hours but the game changes so fast. You think your about to win then nope you get hammered down then your back up again. Its really fun to me and my friends. ANYWAYS!!!!! Back to Last Friday. Some times you want a simple game and you adjust accordingly. I do like others opinions and i haven't really look up games that often.
Demo'ed this at Gencon. The demo-er only had us play with 2 of the 5 and we were dead in like 6 turns. I walked away thinking pretty much what Tom took away from it. We only went through episode 1 or what ever they called it, and the way she made it sound was that each game mode was it's own game.
"The murderer can run faster than anybody". Just to be clear, did you notice that (excluding use of tokens and combos) the murderer moves only one spot per turn, while campers move two per turn - and also that some part of maps favor the murderer's movement, while other parts favor the campers?
I felt we missed something the first time round with this one. We had an idea to use dice for movement and that helped to improve it (D6 for the Killer and D12 for campers).
Shame to hear your findings Tom, and to hear them mostly echoed below in the comments; I was really looking forward to this one. Might not pick it up anymore after hearing this... :(
It's s shame. I really wanted this to be an amazing game but general consensus seems to be that it is just okay. I have a friend with ADD that is a massive horror fan. I was hoping this would be a game we both could really get into.
Heavily thinking about house rules on this one. I find the game quite hard for the maniac, bad welcome token placement and you won't be able to get a kill at all. You also need to know the fast routes as a maniac. In campaign mode only 1 camper needs to reach a safe cabin to progress to the next chapter, I guess that is done to reach chapter 2 easily but it takes all challenge away from the game. And the reward for campers/maniac are not that motivating either. In single chapter mode for the 1st chapter 3 campers need to reach a safe zone, but it does not seem to be that hard to accomplisch either in my plays due to the fact that the maniac can not cover much ground so if campers spread out they pretty much win. Not to mention the clues dropped by the maniac are totally useless in single chapter mode because your not going to move into the direction of the maniac. Already have a whole bunch of idea's how to improve this game, just need to test what works out :-)
"Scotland Yard is not even the best of that genre" What is? I saw another reviewer who highly favored Fury of Dracula, which I'm debating on buying since the current stock may be the end of it with the publisher split.
What I love about Letters from Whitechapel is that it is pure deduction. No dice rolling, special powers etc. You win if you outsmart the other. I enjoy Spectre Ops, but not a game I'd want to play often. Haven't tried FoD.
To be fair this is his 3rd review where he didn't watch the whole movie because he didn't care for them. The thing and nemesis (alien) being the others.
I didn't watch the whole Last Friday movie? I didn't realize there was a movie. (I jest, I jest). But you should NOT have to see a movie to determine whether or not a game is good.
Does it even matter what happens in the first chapters? Isn't only about who wins the final chapter? Too bad, finally a hidden movement game where the one is chasing the many, instead of the usual everyone chasing the one. I hope this idea gets another try.
perry johnson if it ain't a problem some player could not be able to play a single turn in a game, or the fact you can just wait for everybody to be infected and you'll win. Oh, and the fact the thing could start with a flamethrower and there's just another one, and the thing or an infected player could draw it. The game has serious game design issues. But i guess like munchkin it's ok for some players.
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Has anyone played the revised version? If so, is it worth looking into?
Noooo why!? Why did they have to muddle it up so much with the chapters. Man, we really need this genre of a game but done well. Super bummed out
I bought it. I haven't played it yet but i like the idea. I don't mind critics but in the end it comes down to who plays and what you like. I do like to see what people say and maybe how they play it. I do have a tendency to change games to fit needs. Example is. Warhammer Invasion. Its not very highly recommend last i checked but i love the game. This is what i do. As a basic you have 50 cards that you play. 3 sides to your HQ with nine hits a side. 2 players must burn 2 sides to win and 3 or more players must burn all three sides. What we do is up it basics. We made 4 sides with 12 hits. Making 2 battle field sides and only 1 battlefield can attack on their turn and only to the corresponding side. Like top battlefield can only attack the other players top battlefield and so on. Lastly we play 100 cards. It turns out to be a big battle that lasts hours but the game changes so fast. You think your about to win then nope you get hammered down then your back up again. Its really fun to me and my friends. ANYWAYS!!!!! Back to Last Friday. Some times you want a simple game and you adjust accordingly. I do like others opinions and i haven't really look up games that often.
Tom, you should check out Camp Grizzly. It does this theme a lot better.
Demo'ed this at Gencon. The demo-er only had us play with 2 of the 5 and we were dead in like 6 turns. I walked away thinking pretty much what Tom took away from it. We only went through episode 1 or what ever they called it, and the way she made it sound was that each game mode was it's own game.
Jason Vorheese or Jason LeVine? I choose to use the latter.
"The murderer can run faster than anybody".
Just to be clear, did you notice that (excluding use of tokens and combos) the murderer moves only one spot per turn, while campers move two per turn - and also that some part of maps favor the murderer's movement, while other parts favor the campers?
Leo T. Well yes, for example in moving from 122 to 123 the murderer crosses three victim dots. But then moving on to 124 he crosses only one.
On our first play. As the murderer, I couldn't catch anyone. I could barely move and the campers just got away. :(
why does noone bring up fury of dracula? that is my favorite hidden movement game
I felt we missed something the first time round with this one.
We had an idea to use dice for movement and that helped to improve it (D6 for the Killer and D12 for campers).
Shame to hear your findings Tom, and to hear them mostly echoed below in the comments; I was really looking forward to this one. Might not pick it up anymore after hearing this... :(
I'll stick to Camp Grizzly (still with this theme and this type of mechanics... this could've been great)
It's s shame. I really wanted this to be an amazing game but general consensus seems to be that it is just okay. I have a friend with ADD that is a massive horror fan. I was hoping this would be a game we both could really get into.
Looks exacly like Scotland Yard game :) Agree with others, rules sounds complicated, should be abit simplier.
it lost me at the point where the maniac is now running away. What a crap maniac.
Shame, was looking forward to this one.
The theme looked really cool, but it is unfortunate that how it plays fell short.
Heavily thinking about house rules on this one.
I find the game quite hard for the maniac, bad welcome token placement and you won't be able to get a kill at all.
You also need to know the fast routes as a maniac.
In campaign mode only 1 camper needs to reach a safe cabin to progress to the next chapter, I guess that is done to reach chapter 2 easily but it takes all challenge away from the game. And the reward for campers/maniac are not that motivating either.
In single chapter mode for the 1st chapter 3 campers need to reach a safe zone, but it does not seem to be that hard to accomplisch either in my plays due to the fact that the maniac can not cover much ground so if campers spread out they pretty much win.
Not to mention the clues dropped by the maniac are totally useless in single chapter mode because your not going to move into the direction of the maniac.
Already have a whole bunch of idea's how to improve this game, just need to test what works out :-)
Dammit, just picked this up at Essen Spieltag as a blind buy. now I wish I saved my money
so you complained nobody will ever go to the corners but then say in round 2 the Maniac can just...hide in a corner. whut?
Saw this at GenCon. What is the excuse for the most recent delay?
Mikolaj Witkowski the developers said on Facebook that the game would release in September.
"Scotland Yard is not even the best of that genre"
What is? I saw another reviewer who highly favored Fury of Dracula, which I'm debating on buying since the current stock may be the end of it with the publisher split.
What I love about Letters from Whitechapel is that it is pure deduction. No dice rolling, special powers etc. You win if you outsmart the other. I enjoy Spectre Ops, but not a game I'd want to play often. Haven't tried FoD.
I have Fury, but haven't played it yet because of the gameplay time... Which is a shame.
This game really needs a proper game designer instead of cheap Whitechapel with bloat - which ruins it. So much thematic potential, none realized.
We played it at halloween and we gonan play it again. I think that this game is a "2-3x/year" game.
Yea! I nought this game for Halloween. BTW the components... This isn't a 50 bucks game. Maybe 30, but 50... no way.
To be fair this is his 3rd review where he didn't watch the whole movie because he didn't care for them.
The thing and nemesis (alien) being the others.
I didn't watch the whole Last Friday movie? I didn't realize there was a movie.
(I jest, I jest).
But you should NOT have to see a movie to determine whether or not a game is good.
OH MY GOD!!! Your review helped me find the name of the game I was looking for for a good 2-3 years XD MANSION OF MADNESS right behind you!
Does it even matter what happens in the first chapters? Isn't only about who wins the final chapter? Too bad, finally a hidden movement game where the one is chasing the many, instead of the usual everyone chasing the one. I hope this idea gets another try.
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I feel like house rules can save it
What house rules would you use?
House Rule: The cabins are now known as houses.
well that's a pass for me. luckily I didn't waste money
Damn shame. I expected it to be a bit more than what it is.
Do you think this review is maybe out of date now and putting people off a good game?
I do not.
soo close but lacking suspense and excitment. I plan to homebrew the rules 💀🔪👣
Same as letter from whitechappel
oh wow if Scotland yard is better and I HATE that game then this is a pass.
Not surprised. Stay Away from one of the authors is one of the worst games ever, completely broken
dgtal24 stay away is a bloody great party game!
perry johnson
if it ain't a problem some player could not be able to play a single turn in a game, or the fact you can just wait for everybody to be infected and you'll win. Oh, and the fact the thing could start with a flamethrower and there's just another one, and the thing or an infected player could draw it. The game has serious game design issues. But i guess like munchkin it's ok for some players.