Thames & Kosmos - EXIT: The Abandoned Cabin - Level: 2.5/5 - Unique Escape Room Game - 1-4 Players - Puzzle Solving Strategy Board Games for Adults & Kids, Ages 12+ - 692681

Unlike some of these games, this one was unambiguous whilst still being challenging enough to keep three adults entertained (the fourth went for a nap). I intend to get another from the same creator.

My 13 year old daughter loves puzzles. She would happily plough through the Puzzler in one sitting and when she prepared for the 11+ exams a few years ago, she whizzed through the non-verbal reasoning questions. So I thought as a treat she could invite one of her good friends to come over and have a 'play-date' (although teens don't call it that - it's only reserved for primary school kids and toddlers). Anyway, the two of them cooped themselves up in her bedroom and emerged two or three hours later having solved the thing. I could hear them laughing away and having a good time - so if they hadn't been gossiping away, perhaps they might have completed it sooner. Anyway, she said she enjoyed the concept very much although wants something a little more challenging but from the same series of puzzles. So I would say it's a winner and a good one to start on, if you are interested in this series of puzzles.

This was our first escape game and we didn’t find it easy to use at first but I think that’s because we haven’t done this sort of thing before.It’s great to look at and good fun to figure out as a team. It gave us a good couple of hour’s entertainment. I think for what you get its reasonable value, I liked that you “get involved” and do things with the contents so that it’s not all theory and is more practical too.

Started the game on new years eve but had to finish it off the next day after the prosecco had worn off! Found the game challenging and used quite a few hints but we did escape. Really clever, fascinating trying to work out how the game was even designed! Highly recommended tho, and now we know what we are doing we have another ready to start!

Daughter got this for Xmas and we played it last night. Two adults and two kids (15 and 12) and it took us two and half hours to solve. We did use a few hint cards but only the first (occasionally the second) hint card was actually needed and we found it was a case of almost being there but just missing a tiny bit. Once we got the hang of it (realising we could look through the book rather than the clue just being on page one) we found it quite easy to understand and was quite pleased with ourselves when we finally got a tricky one.Be prepared to cut things up and fold things so it is only a once only game but we enjoyed it and will be buying more in the series. Highly recommend for an evening of fun.

Great game that’s perfect for date nights and parties. Having done escape rooms in person before, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. I would recommend this one for someone who hasn’t done one before as it made you think but wasn’t too difficult. The theming was great and all fairy tails we knew. Worth noting that these can only be used once and you will need pens and scissors to complete! Was very pleasantly surprised And have brought another one!

We really enjoyed this game and it proved a great activity for 2.5(!) hours on a rainy Saturday afternoon. The puzzles and riddles were good and the hint system worked well. The quality of the materials were good too, although the ‘mysterious objects’ were basically three more cards, which felt a bit cheap considering the price point. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want it filled with horrible plastic, but maybe some nice slot assembly card objects would have been fun.I have a minor and a major gripe though. Minor one first is that we hit a dead end a third of the way through and I’m not sure where we went wrong, but there was no way out and now I can see all the game materials in full, I’m not sure what we missed. Without giving any spoilers, there isn’t a picture of two key items and what shapes relate to them and it felt like this was missing rather than us just not seeing it. Had to guess an answer which luckily was correct, but didn’t feel in the spirit of the game. Maybe this was just us though!My major gripe is with the one-use feature. I hate waste, but embraced the firm instructions to cut, fold and write on the materials as the promise of “more diverse puzzles” written on the box seemed legit. However, you only need to cut a few cards and one page of the booklet up, and fold one page, so for two-ish puzzles the whole game is rendered useless at the end. This is EASILY solvable by having the bits that need cutting out supplied alternately as punched cards in the same style as the ‘mysterious objects’ and/or in a simple envelope with the riddle number on it. That would mean you can gift the game to others afterwards.I’ve concluded it simply isn’t enough to say the game is fully recyclable afterwards; the game is too nicely put together to toss in the green bin at the end! Kosmos need to do better here. The price point should allow for the materials presented in this way; they are not cheap and yes, a cinema ticket is around the same price for a few hours entertainment, but this doesn’t negate the waste.I’ve assuaged my guilt by painstakingly reconstructing everything so I can pass it on to charity or another player, but it would be so easy to make it reusable.My recommendation is add a few sheets of tracing or baking paper to your stack of materials before playing, and you can quickly reproduce the ‘destructible’ elements and allow you to regift to someone else.

Got lots of these now. Really good puzzles. The format can take some getting used to so read everything carefully before you start. Puzzle hardness I think is great all the puzzles have a satisfying answer. Hint cards to help along as required. It’s a good hour or two of fun. I would recommend and have bought for friends.