Get quick and convenient access to just the hints you need for Jack the Ripper, without staying on our website. Just download a free trial
version of our UHS Reader software and
a copy of these hints. You will get the
same gradual hints you see here -- unlike ordinary cheats or a
walkthrough that can spoil your game.
You can also buy the full version of the UHS Reader
for Windows or macOS. For just $14.95, you get full access to hints for
hundreds of games and 1 year of free updates. You can also search, decode, or print an entire
game's worth of hints at once.
Ask the Author
If you have questions about a puzzle that aren't answered
anywhere in these hints,
you may contact the author.
Jack the Ripper Hints
Door Puzzle
1 of 8: These are the symbols of the Chinese calendar.
2 of 8: You've seen them elsewhere.
3 of 8: Like on the calendar on the laundry's front door.
4 of 8: And on the help-wanted card in your inventory.
5 of 8: The one on the card is a dragon; the one on the front door is a stylized ox.
6 of 8: So one of these wheels should be turned so the dragon is on top, and the other should be turned to the ox. (And the ox on the wheel looks much more like an ox than the ox on the door.)
7 of 8: As it happens, the dragon is on the left and the ox is on the right.
8 of 8: In case you can't see it, here's what it should look like solved: