Thames & Kosmos EXIT: The House of Riddles | Escape Room Game | 2/5 Difficulty | Strategy Puzzle Board Game | 1-4 Players | Ages 10+ | Fun for Adults & Kids

This game and the others by this brand are all really fun. They're great for families and friends amd would make a good gift if someone likes puzzles and solving things.

We bought this game for something to do during lock-down, four of us played it 2 adults, ans two kids aged 11 and 14. You have to work through the booklet and solve clues to give you number codes to enable you to move on and complete the game. Took us and hour and a half, the game recommendation says 1-2hiurs so glad we are “normal!!” We enjoyed it although took us a while to solve clue 1!! There are little “helps” if you need to use them. Worthwhile for something to do. Well put together

Review of House of Riddles This is described as an easy version of the Exit the Room series (set at 2/5 difficulty) and it works at that level. None of the puzzles are too difficult and doing this as a family we were never stuck and needed no clues to get through any of the stages. This was great as we deliberately chose an easier game to keep the younger family members involved. Even with the simplicity, we still got a good hours entertainment from the game and you need to use a range of skills to break the codes at each level. Overall: this will be far too easy for experienced puzzlers but is a fab entry-level starting point to the Exit game series and an entertaining family game in its own right.

We would highly recommend this game. It was bought for our 11 year old as part of lockdown birthday celebrations and was well worth the money. It was fun and taxing but not too difficult that you got fed up. Used the App, which provides a timer and background sound effects. Took us around 2 hours to play - but we did have a couple of short breaks. Ideal for families to play together whilst at home during current times. Would also love to do another one with friends when we can. Great purchase!

Take note of the number of stars... it really does make a difference to the difficulty. We’ve done about 6 of them now, as a family with a 14&11 year old, we find that this game really does bring us together as a team. You really do have to think out of the box sometimes. There’s been some eye rolling, scratching of heads and excited fast paced parts in each game and we love them. We just have to space them out a bit as there’s a finite number of games and we’d do them all on a few weeks if not careful!

Really good fun! Played during a wet and windy night on holiday recently and it was a hoot! We spent about 90 minutes on it (slightly less perhaps) but didn’t once feel like it was dragging. If we got stuck (we did a couple of times) it was good to have the clue cards available to us to give us just a little hint if we needed, but if we were unable to progress using that we could get a clue which was a little more obvious - and then finally, we could check the solution card (if it came to that!) Will definitely be buying another one, and counting down the hours till the next wet and windy evening!

For the quality of the construction and game pieces, I couldn't fault it. Just use pencil lightly then rub out any of the answers and it can be passed on to the charity shop. It is a one time game. We knew that but some people do not realise once you know the answers, the game is done. As for game play, My group and I found the puzzles and answers a bit silly, we expected something more cryptic,. Understanding how to play was frustrating and just boring, we were trying to make the game harder than it actually was. Once we looked up what was expected we rolled the answers out in minutes. Now we know how to play we don't want to. These type of games are either on your wave length and you love them or they not and you will hate them.

My first emotion of reading about this game was horror. Cut, tear and write on game components so it's one play only?! It totally works though. These games retail at £13 for standard and ive had 6 people playing one game. Compare that to the entry fee for 6 people to an actual escape room? A one time play game doesn't seem so bad now. You start the game with an introduction (can also use the app to play an "atmospheric" intro) which explains your scenario. You're somewhere and you need to escape. Use the booklet and pack of cards to guide you along the way. The brilliant thing about this game is you will get stuck however hint and answer cards are available should you require them. My only warning is make sure the number turner is all punched out. I was thrown for about 20 mins and I was sure I had the answer but it was throwing a blank - because a number hadn't been punched! Duh :) Ive played two and purchased a third and played with 9+ to adults. Great for an hour for family time or to play with friends. Various puzzles to get your teeth into which need logic, strategy and creativity to solve. I'm looking forward to my next one and to start increasing the difficulty. The difficulty levels can be found on the image of the box, they are the little round circles. The more circles filled in, the harder the game will be.

I did not think an escape room could be done as a board game.. well i was certainly proven wrong. Super fun game and very well prepared and thought of. Cant wait to start the second one and many more to come for sure.

Great game

Really entertaining. Well worth a go if you are new to escape rooms.

The best in 2* difficulty games. You should definitely start Exit games with this one if you're doing this with kids. Kept us invested till the end. Definitely not boring.

Excelente juego de escape room