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Reviews & recommendations for escape room, mystery & puzzle games.
Always solving something new.
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🛳️ Exit: Theft on the Mississippi

I stayed on the riverboat theme for another game. This brings a deduction twist to the classic Exit formula. The "hidden in plain sight" clues are brilliant. A contender for the best Exit game.

🧩 Rating: 9/10
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Exit: Theft on the Mississippi
Can the kings of the escape room genre handle a whodunit?
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December 15, 2025 at 9:46 AM
♠️ Dead Man's Hand

Solve a murder on a Mississippi riverboat by analyzing evidence and reconstructing the suspects' poker hands. It is accessible, smooth, and enjoyable, the best Professor Puzzle mini-box I have played.

🧩 Rating: 9/10
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Dead Man's Hand
A compact murder mystery done right
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December 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
♠️ Now Playing: A Dead Man's Hand

Dealing myself into a new mystery tonight. It is another mini-box from Professor Puzzle. I enjoyed their "Movie Studio" escape game, so I am curious to see how they handle a deduction murder mystery format on the Mississippi.

#boardgames #puzzles #tabletop
December 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This is exactly why I struggle with this genre. Puzzles have clear answers, but deduction often feels too ambiguous.

#boardgames #puzzles #deduction
#BoardGames advent calendar day 11 - Holiday Heist -play a deduction game. Today, we played Hunt a Killer:Dead Below Deck. Like most of these, we solved all the puzzles, hidden codes, etc., but still got the killer wrong because we still couldn’t put together the “clues” to make a cohesive story.
December 12, 2025 at 6:40 AM
🏚️ Exit: The Abandoned Cabin

Went back to play the original that started the franchise. It feels thin compared to modern entries, but you can see the seeds of the brilliant design that defined the series.

🧩 Rating: 6/10
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#boardgames #escaperoom #tabletop
Exit: The Abandoned Cabin
Is the original 2017 Spiel des Jahres winner still worth playing today?
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December 11, 2025 at 8:58 AM
🏚️ Now Playing: Langton Manor – Episode 3: Shadows

Just finished the third episode and the series takes a fantastic supernatural turn. The paper manipulation puzzles are brilliant. Creepy, tactile, and very clever for a print-and-play.

#escaperoom #printandplay #boardgames #hauntedhouse
December 10, 2025 at 10:07 AM
🎬 Escape from the Movie Studio

Compact escape game that punches well above its weight. The best puzzles rely on clever lateral thinking rather than just logic. Solid, budget-friendly brain burner.

🧩 Rating: 8/10
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#escaperoom #boardgames #puzzles
December 8, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The EXIT advent calendars are my favorite. I love the surprise of opening each day and not knowing what puzzle you’ll find. That fits so well with the escape room theme.
We completed Day 2 and I'm blown away! I couldn't believe that this day's puzzle actually worked. Kudos to the folks who designed the intricacies of the box! #boardgames
EXIT: The Game – Advent Calendar: The Silent Storm
Can you unravel the mystery of the Silent Storm and save Christmas?
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December 3, 2025 at 5:54 AM
🎬 Now Playing: Escape from the Movie Studio

One of my favorites: short escape rooms in small boxes. Hoping this one delivers. Picked it up for almost nothing in a Black Friday deal.

#escaperoom #boardgames
November 29, 2025 at 10:07 AM
🛫 EXIT: The Stormy Flight

The puzzles mix logic with tactile challenges and clever designs that use familiar materials in surprising ways. Smooth flow, creative props, and a very enjoyable play.

🧩 Rating: 8/10

Full review at 👉 puzzlemeeple.substack.com/p/exit-the-s...

#boardgames #escaperoom
November 25, 2025 at 10:03 AM
🏚️ Now Playing: Langton Manor – Episode 2: Legacy

The story’s picking up fast, much stronger than Episode 1. Puzzles are super smooth so far, and the historical threads are getting juicy.

Currently under $2 at bromelain.mobi for Black Friday.

#escaperoom #printandplay #boardgames #hauntedhouse
November 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Reposted by Puzzle Meeple
This expert level Exit: The Game was brutal. A lot of good puzzles but not enough prompts to help you figure out each riddle. At least it was fun to have the team mechanic back.
#TAGSessions #TabletopGames #BoardGames
November 22, 2025 at 5:31 AM
🏚️ Now Playing: The Secret of Langton Manor, Episode 1

A haunted house print & play escape room that looks great so far. The app works smoothly and the puzzles and mystery look promising.

This first episode is free to download at bromelain.mobi

#escaperoom #printandplay #boardgames #hauntedhouse
November 21, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Looks interesting!
Packing up copies of The Smugglers’ Secret. It’s a story-based, text-heavy, cold case adventure puzzle in an envelope.

Basically, imagine a whodunit and an escape room had a baby.

So much fun to design! 🎲✂️
November 18, 2025 at 5:20 AM
🔓Unlock!: Timeless Adventures

Three scenarios, one app-heavy system. Some clever puzzles, some arbitrary penalties. Compared with EXIT, Unlock trades props for app interactions and loses some tactile magic.

🧩 Rating: 6/10

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November 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
A New Yorker story: stuck in a spy‑themed escape room, one player pulled out her phone:
“I’ll just ask ChatGPT.”
AI advice useless. They didn’t escape.
AI was supposed to take over our jobs. Now it just wants our fun — and people in escape rooms, trivia teams, and book clubs are giving in.
The People Using ChatGPT to Cheat at Their Hobbies
Why are so many of us letting AI have all the fun?
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November 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🕵️‍♂️ Now re-playing Unlock! Timeless Adventures
Had to remind myself how this works: combine cards, tap machines, enter codes, beat the clock.

#boardgame #unlock #escaperoom #tabletopgames
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Reposted by Puzzle Meeple
i've been researching escape games for fun, and it's interesting to learn that japanese flash developers were at the forefront of this genre.

so i wanted to go beyond Crimson Room and see if there's any resources that could shine some light.

and uh, i found this massive website: www.no1game.net
脱出ゲーム大百科 || 脱出ゲームの攻略と紹介
ネットでみつけた無料で遊べる脱出ゲーム専門のオンラインゲーム集。「ピクトさんをさがせ!」をはじめ、オリジナルの脱出ゲームも多数あり。
www.no1game.net
November 7, 2025 at 9:59 AM
🕵️ Hunt A Killer: Murder at the Motel

A motel murder, immersive props, and a locked tin box to crack. Straightforward, beginner friendly, and satisfying to solve.

🧩 Rating: 7/10

Full review: puzzlemeeple.substack.com/p/hunt-a-kil...

#boardgame #tabletop #murdermystery #bgg #review
November 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
🔐 EXIT: The Forgotten Island

Part of the second wave of EXITs after the Kennerspiel win. A few clever puzzles, but overall mid‑tier. On the easy side, so fine for beginners, light for veterans.

🧩 Rating: 7/10

Full review: puzzlemeeple.substack.com/p/exit-the-f...

#bgg #boardgame #review #escape
October 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Love this concept: a cooperative escape room board game that rescues animals? Count me in! 🐾🔎
Check out this new game from our friends at Clorofil! riddleranch.org

Riddle Ranch: A cooperative escape room board game. Puzzle-solving fun + animal rescue.

Three complete escape adventures in 1 box, featuring real rescue animals from sanctuaries across the US!
October 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
🕵️ Currently solving: Murder at the Motel by Hunt A Killer. So far, everyone looks guilty.

#BoardGames #MurderMystery #PuzzleGames #EscapeRoomAtHome #HuntAKiller #MurderAtTheMotel #BoardGameNight #TabletopGaming #MysteryGame
October 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Reposted by Puzzle Meeple
Plenty of power cuts today, so what better way to start the day than being cosy in bed with a latte, and a round of Voyages ⛵

We love these single-sheet print and play games, makes it super easy to play in different settings!

( Not our best scores, but we had fun 😊 )

#BoardGames
October 25, 2025 at 12:08 PM
🔐 Escape Team: Mission 02 - Terminal

Printable escape rooms you cut, fold, and solve under a ticking timer. Some puzzles are simple, others clever, all wrapped in a tense countdown. Free to try, cheap to continue.

🧩 Rating: 7/10

Full review: puzzlemeeple.substack.com/p/escape-tea...

#boardgame
October 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
🔐 Escape from the Museum

A tiny escape game with 12 puzzles. Most are simple (anagrams, mazes, crosswords), but the production quality is high and it plays fast. Not as creative as EXIT, yet simple, short, and satisfying.

🧩 Rating: 6/10

Full review: puzzlemeeple.substack.com/p/escape-fro...
October 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM