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Mattel Games Escape Room in a Box:The Walking Dead Board Game, Party Game for 4 to 8 Players with Clues & Puzzles Inspired by AMC TV Series, Gift for Teens & Adults Ages 13 Years Old & Up
Brand | Mattel Games |
Material | Paper, Plastic |
Theme | Game,Tv |
Genre | Games |
Number of Players | 8 |
About this item
- The Walking Dead Escape Room in a Box game brings 4 to 8 players together for a game night that tests their "survival" skills
- Inspired by The Walking Dead series, players work together to try to break into a safe haven!
- Each group has 90 minutes to solve the puzzles and open the door or be "silenced forever!" The "walkers" are out there!
- Clues and puzzles may involve logic and general knowledge. Teams can use up to 5 hints to solve all the mysteries
- Makes a great gift for ages 13 years and older, especially fans ofThe Walking Dead, although no prior knowledge of the series is required to play
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Product information
Product Dimensions | 11.81 x 11.81 x 1.97 inches |
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Item Weight | 1 pounds |
ASIN | B07Y94HYBG |
Item model number | GNG62 |
Manufacturer recommended age | 13 months - 17 years |
Best Sellers Rank | #115,407 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games) #3,750 in Board Games (Toys & Games) |
Customer Reviews |
4.4 out of 5 stars |
Release date | June 1, 2020 |
Manufacturer | Mattel |
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Product Description
Escape Room in a Box:The Walking Dead combines the puzzle-solving fun of escape rooms with the thrills and chills of the hit AMC TV show. The intense fun is perfect for a big party night or teen, family or adult game night with 4 to 8 people playing at a time. Why go out to an escape room when everyone can enjoy one right at home? Inspired by the thrilling action and immersive storytelling onThe Walking Dead, the 'walkers' are out there and everyone is looking for safe haven. In order to gain entrance, your group of survivors need to open the door in time or be silenced -- forever! Each team has 90 minutes to work together, find clues, solve the puzzles and gain entrance into The Collective. An exciting gift for fans ofThe Walking Dead ages 13 years and older, although prior knowledge of the show is not required to play. Puzzle sheets can be reprinted and repacked for repeat use!
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Escape Room Fun at Home!
The Escape Room in a Box: The Walking Dead board game tests players "survival" skills. Inspired by AMC's The Walking Dead series, teams work together to open the door to a safe haven!
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4 to 8 players, ages 13 years and up, have 90 minutes to solve the puzzles and open the door or be silenced forever! |
Escape artists will have fun using logic, general knowledge and other skills to beat the game. A hint book is included and solutions are also available online. |
The game box includes real physical puzzles, and real locks to make the escape even more satisfying! |
Game Night Escapades!
Enjoy the mystery and fun of a team escape caper during game night at home. Makes a great gift for fans of The Walking Dead and puzzle-lovers, too! No prior knowledge of the show required to play.
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Customers like the value, appearance and variety of the board game. For example, they mention that it's fun, engaging and that the puzzles are clever enough to make them feel good. That said, some complain about the ease of use and size. Opinions are mixed on difficulty level and quality.
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Customers find the board game to be a great value. They say the puzzles are fun and engaging, and the physical components are well-thought out. They also say the game constantly delights and surprises them. Customers also mention that the game keeps everyone involved for the whole time, and is a good bang for the buck.
"...without any hints. The puzzles are fun and engaging and the physical components are really what set it apart from the other escape rooms- there are..." Read more
"...family of 4 with two teens this was great, and it kept everyone involved for the whole time...." Read more
"...One of the puzzles is a little murky but other than that was tons of fun!" Read more
"...They just aren't enjoyable. We actually stopped playing about 3/4 through because the puzzles felt like work...." Read more
Customers find the appearance of the board game very well thought out and clever. They also say the puzzles are good and interesting.
"...The theme is fine and the puzzles are good (and there are a lot of puzzles to get through) but my primary complaint is with the "end game"...." Read more
"...It comes with a good amount of pieces, and the premesis is cool...." Read more
"...This escape room is very well thought out and constantly delighted and surprised us!" Read more
"...The puzzles are varied, challenging, and interesting, but they also make sense...." Read more
Customers find the game wonderful, great, and one of the best at home escape rooms. They also say it's one of best in-home escape games on the market and great for a night in.
"...It is easily one of the best in-home escape games on the market. And we've played a lot of them...." Read more
"Honestly, this escape room was a blast! Our family of three people did it in about 2-3 hours (yes, I know this is over the time limit!)..." Read more
"it is an amazing escape room, I bought it March 1st 2 years ago I loved it, the only problem is that I had to close my eyes and erase all the..." Read more
"No spoilers. This had to have been one of the best at home escape rooms I have played...." Read more
Customers find the variety in the board game to be excellent. They say it comes with thoughtful problems and a good amount of pieces. Customers also appreciate the variety of little physical items to use and hold.
"This excellent escape game comes with a variety of thoughtful (but solvable!)..." Read more
"...It comes with a good amount of pieces, and the premesis is cool...." Read more
"...Lots of variety in how to solve the problems. Very difficult to complete in 90 minutes...." Read more
"...I like that there are lots of little physical items to actually use and hold and mess with, and enough things for a group to do where no one get’s..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the difficulty level. Some find the puzzles challenging, surprising, and unexpected. They also say the game is very difficult to complete in 90 minutes and has tons of hidden twists and tricks. However, other customers mention that some of the puzzle are frustrating, confusing, and the hints are useless.
"...It contains one hint per puzzle, and the hint is usually rather obvious; i.e. it says something that you've already figured out...." Read more
"...The puzzles are a tad more sophisticated and the general game play features (nonlinear puzzles contributing to the overarching solution) work well..." Read more
"This game was awful! Millions of puzzles, no real clues, we’ve played plenty of these and this was by far the worst!..." Read more
"...The puzzles are actually challenging (not like the kid escape rooms) and the best part was we really felt like we had to work together to solve them...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the quality of the board game. Some mention it's perfectly made, while others say it'll barely work. The tools provided are also poorly constructed, and easily come apart.
"...They are sturdy, but not indestructible. If you solve the puzzles correctly, the locks will open easily...." Read more
"...I loved the locks - some genuinely surprised me. Great quality on that end." Read more
"...with difficult puzzles but when the issue is with the tools provided being poorly constructed that crosses over into being unfair and frustrating -..." Read more
"...bad thing is that reprinting on escaperoominabox.com it doesn't have the great quality of the original paper" Read more
Customers find the board game difficult to use. They mention the decoder doesn't work properly, the pieces are cheap and don't fit together, and the game ends prematurely.
"...The game has one potentially fatal flaw, where it is possible to end the game prematurely...." Read more
"This game was awful! Millions of puzzles, no real clues, we’ve played plenty of these and this was by far the worst!..." Read more
"...very enjoyable but the last 1/3 was not - mainly due to the tool not working well...." Read more
"This game was awful! The instructions were unclear about what the purpose was and it wasn’t organized in steps...." Read more
Customers find the size of the board game to be small. They mention that the parts are too small and hard to read.
"...of the game depends heavily on one particular object, and that object is soooo tiny that it's nearly impossible to use correctly...." Read more
"...The parts were just two small or what we needed to do was just hard to read. (Publisher: double the camera and box sizes)*..." Read more
"...The trinket is so small we could only get our pinky fingers into it and only Spiderman would be able to figure it out from there...." Read more
"...However, the entire last third of the game relies on this tiny little disc, that was sadly left out of our box do we were unable to even finish...." Read more
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Knowledge of The Walking Dead is absolutely not required (and will not help solve the puzzles). Fans will likely enjoy some references to the series. But if you don't watch, don't let the branding stop you from buying this game.
For those familiar with Mattel's other escape games, this is far and away the best entry. The puzzles are a tad more sophisticated and the general game play features (nonlinear puzzles contributing to the overarching solution) work well here.
Our little two-gamer-plus-dog household played through in about 90 minutes with one hint. One puzzle had us stumped for a long time, though. And one drawback is that Mattel uses a hint system that could use an upgrade. Hints are conveniently assembled one after the other in a handy booklet. This format makes it too easy to accidentally stumble onto a hint you weren't looking for while trying to find the one you need. So be careful in reviewing for hints for unintentional spoilers. Unlike some games, there were not escalating hints either. So if the one and only hint for your puzzle doesn't help you, you'll be stuck. Fortunately, we eventually figured out the one that we struggled with a bit, since the hint didn't help us.
It's hard to imagine 8 people playing this game as the box suggests. But the nonlinear game play makes it easier for multiple players to split up tasks and come back together.
I highly recommend Mattel's newest entry in the home escape room market. If you're a fan of escape rooms, you should try this...before the zombie apocalypse arrives!
The game is not without its flaws, however. I was reading another review, and that person had pretty much the same experience that we did. The last, say, 1/3 of the game depends heavily on one particular object, and that object is soooo tiny that it's nearly impossible to use correctly. There are other "rough edges" (shall we say) in the game that the designers could have improved upon also.
The puzzles ranged in difficulty from average to difficult; I don't think there were any that were slam dunks... maybe one, but it was time-consuming so that balances out. Regardless, you had to think a bit to progress. One clue we never did solve--at least not while the game was in progress (but I figured it out later)--but fortunately we were able to work around it; which brings up another improvement that could have been made: the Hints booklet is not much help. It contains one hint per puzzle, and the hint is usually rather obvious; i.e. it says something that you've already figured out. Allegedly, there is an answer sheet available on the Escape Room In A Box website (along with repacking instructions and other items), but at the time that I'm writing this review, the website has been "undergoing maintenance" for several weeks now, and it doesn't look like it's coming back any time soon. [UPDATE (2/18/22): The Escape Room In A Box website is gone. It redirects to the Mattel online shop.]
The game has one potentially fatal flaw, where it is possible to end the game prematurely. Unfortunately, I can't describe what it is without spoiling the game; but it's a big flaw (unless my game simply wasn't manufactured correctly, which is even worse!). Were it not for this flaw, I would have rated this game a perfect five stars based solely on the fun factor. However, when you consider the fatal flaw along with the other items I mentioned, I'm pretty much forced to deduct a star whether I want to or not; the game just isn't polished enough to warrant five stars. Regardless, first and foremost, games are supposed to be fun, and in this regard "Escape Room In A Box: The Walking Dead" _far_ exceeded my expectations.
Two final observations:
1. You don't need to know a thing about the TV series The Walking Dead to play this game. Just imagine any zombie apocalypse and you'll be fine.
2. The locks--everything, really--are made of plastic. They are sturdy, but not indestructible. If you solve the puzzles correctly, the locks will open easily. Don't force things or try to use brute force. You can tell by feel whether the lock is open or not, without yanking on it full strength.
Enjoy!
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you could hardly see what it was trying to tell you and we have four different age groups in our family and none of them could read it which made it impossible for us to be able to finish the game we ended up being over three hours on the game to try and work out what it meant but to no avail in the end we had to look online to find out the solution so I would not buy again I feel very let down as these games are not cheap