Even puzzle enthusiasts will often check the hints for clues, as some of the connections you’re supposed to make are unclear, blurry or farfetched, making these scenarios a bit stupid if we have to be blatantly honest. Escape Room in a Box: The Walking Dead Designers: Brian Yu, Mary Sadowsky, Nick Hayes Publisher: Mattel Players: 1-4 Ages: 14+ Time: 90 minutes Times played: 1, with review copy provided by Mattel Amazon Affiliate Link: https://amzn.to/30Zc4XK Escape Room in a Box: The Walking Dead is the third game in Mattel’s Escape Room in a… You’re not going to get to tinker around with various components like you do with escape room board games, but the book does have a charming (and mildly creepy) hand-drawn aesthetic throughout all of it. Or a board game night, to play at home or on holiday! Collect 13 Nectar points. “The Cursed Dollhouse” is their 2020 new release, with a larger box and a grander vision of how to make an escape room experience from paper and cardboard pieces. Short description of the scenario . With 5 top-rated mystery board games, all involving escape-the-room game play. With the hugely popular success of escape room games both in the real world and in our board game hobby, it’s no wonder companies are starting to make print and play experiences which you can assemble in your home. One of the hallmarks of this series is that there are actual physical locks and other components that you have to deal with. Most players think the best is 2 to 3 players. This latest game is from a company you’ll know well – Mattel. That brings us to today’s review of Escape Room: The Game. The Chrono-Decoder fills multiple roles. This game allows for 3 to 5 players. Mystery at the Stargazer’s Manor – We feel like this game might be too easy for most escape room enthusiasts and is potentially better for families playing with children. Escape Room: The Game is another series of escape room games, oddly enough, but unlike Exit, Unlock, and Deckscape it has multiple scenarios contained in just the one box. There are three puzzles associated with each room. The puzzles in Scooby-Doo! This game does not have much of a story line, but instead three parts you must solve and get through before time's up. There are a number of games within this series, including Exit: Dead Man on the Orient Express, Exit: The Abandoned Cabin, and Exit: The Forbidden Castle. In addition to being a timer, it provides nicely irritating sound effects , it sports multiple code cyphers on its sides, and it only acts as the physical manifestation of every single lock you'll encounter in the game. Based in NYC, William has done 340+ escape rooms along with his wife Yuan. This popular Long Island escape game has devised a virtual escape room based on The Grimm Brothers’ fairy tales. ​You have to solve 19 mental and physical puzzles before a mad scientist turns you into werewolves—and you have only... ​To enhance gameplay, players can connect to the Amazon Alexa. This is a puzzle book with 63 puzzles in 148 black-and-white pages. The group of players only has only one hour to work together to find clues, solve puzzles, and unlock the antidote before becoming werewolves. Get it Friday, Feb 5. This game allows for 3 to 8 players. This escape room in a box style board game plays one or more plays and is split over two acts. Welcome to Escape Room The Game by Spin Master. This is a round-up of the best escape the room family board games. You have the option to play 1 of 4 different escape room adventures with varying levels of difficulty. Once you arrive to your all-inclusive stay, you find that the resort is not what it seems. Tipped to be one of the best online escape rooms out there, this game is for a team of players of up to six people (although 2-4 is the optimum number). 4.7 out of 5 stars 1,509. Looks like a super fun enigma-esk verification mechanic “Escape room game [in a box]” has apparently become the hot new board game genre of 2016.