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#WhatDidYouPlayMondays Whitehall Mistery (cdn.blahaj.zone)

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#WhatDidYouPlayMondays Whitehall Mistery

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Longish hidden movement game (think Fury of Dracula) with a very simple gameplay. Compared to the predecessor, Letters from Whitechapel, this title has been greatly streamlined. Mum and dad caught me a few steps away from my last kill :blobcat_sad: Right now I am waiting for Beast to be delivered, as I am trying to get more into the genre

https://www.giochiunitiinternational.com/project/whitehall-mystery/

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[–] ace_garp@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

Sunday arvo, I played some 2P back-to-back.

7 Wonders Duel - Prefer this to the full game, less chance of getting negatively affected by two neighbouring players.

Radlands - Multi-use cards, lane-battler, kind of like Netrunner-lite. Fun gameplay with plenty of permutations. I wish this game had realistic art rather than cutesy/cartoony, that way I could tell if the praise is mainly for the theming or the solid-gameplay.

District Noir - 2P only set-collection with 1930s gangster cards. You only get to collect 5 cards, once per round. Do you collect early or late? Timing makes all the difference. Still working out strategy to this, and whether there is enough substance and control in the gameplay. Fun to play and look at.

[–] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

Galactic Cruise - absolutely love this game. Super variable setup and tons of decisions. Haven't even touched the expansion modules yet. This one has legs.

Whale to Look - picked up at Gencon, not a bad little game. It's basically a deduction game based around whale watching. Not my favorite Oink game, but it can stay on the shelf.

[–] mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Ohhh I love the premise of letters from whitechapel! Uhhh the gameplay not the murder of prostitutes 😅

The basic play of the game is so simple but man the buildup before you get to the actual chase is such a chore. The whole secret setup for the victims and officers and then then Jack being able to wait to buy time while the officers move the victims around feels bloated as heck.

Most times we play we just skip all that nonsense, Jack picks a victim and then the chase is on.

[–] StupidOriginalName@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

You should take a look at the game OP played, Whitehall Mystery is a newer game than Letters from Whitechappel and is a bit simpler and faster though the premise is about the same

[–] Saucepain@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I'm intrigued, how did you post this on Mastodon and Lemmy simultaneously?

[–] jqubed@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You can post to Lemmy from Mastodon, I think by @ing the community. It still goes out as a normal Mastodon post too.

[–] Saucepain@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Huh, interesting.

[–] fartsparkles@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

I assume by @ing them both