Category Archives: Room in a box

Escape The Crate: Chapter 0: The Midnight Express

Room-in-a-box, Sep 2017

The subscription series of play at home games from Escape The Crate includes an online-only game. This is free to play without purchase… up to the halfway point, beyond which you can’t progress without a cipher key from episode 1. If you own episod… (more)

Escape Room In A Box: The Werewolf Experiment

Room-in-a-box, Sep 2017

Back in early 2016, there was a Kickstarter campaign for a boxed version of an escape room. At the time it was an entirely novel concept and excited backers poured in close to seven times the funding goal. Crowdfunded products have a tendency to slid… (more)

Unlock!: Fifth Avenue

Room-in-a-box, Aug 2017

The initial release of Unlock! came packaged with a 10 min intro game, but also provided a 30 min free print and play game, The Elite. Fifth Avenue is a second free print and play game of the same length as The Elite. There appear to be two more prin… (more)

Lock Paper Scissors: Escape Game Z

Room-in-a-box, Aug 2017

Lock Paper Scissors do ‘escape game kits’, primarily intended so that you can host an escape game for friends or family, with materials provided on a print and play basis. They currently have four available aimed at different ages, with Escape Room Z… (more)

Escape Game: The Enigma Files

Room-in-a-box, Jul 2017

There are ever more play at home escape products available these days, but Enigma Files was one of the very first. You’d be forgiven for having missed it though – it’s only available direct from the website and from the physical venue Escape Game Bri… (more)

Deckscape: Test Time

Room-in-a-box, Jul 2017

In the increasingly crowded world of play at home escape games, Deckscape is the latest entrant. Test Time is designed to be the first in a series with the second game due out later this year.

There seems to be a progression towards ever simpler com… (more)

Paper Escapes: Volume 1

Room-in-a-box, Jul 2017

Paper Escapes (vol 1) is something I discovered through the magic of Amazon’s recommendation engine. It looked like a book, but also has ‘ESCAPE ROOM Experience at Home’ emblazoned on the cover, so obviously I had to give it a go. It wasn’t clear how… (more)

Escape Room The Game: Temple of the Aztec

Room-in-a-box, Apr 2017

See the Escape Room The Game: Prison Break review for general comments about the Escape Room The Game bundle – this scenario is only available as part of the set… (more)

Escape Room The Game: Nuclear Countdown

Room-in-a-box, Mar 2017

See the Escape Room The Game: Prison Break review for general comments about the Escape Room The Game bundle – this scenario is only available as part of the set… (more)

Escape Room The Game: Virus

Room-in-a-box, Mar 2017

See the [[Prison Break]] review for general comments about the Escape Room The Game bundle – this scenario is only available as part of the set.

Virus has a laboratory find-the-antidote plot, another staple theme for escape games. The background sto… (more)