Society of Curiosities: Hunt for Captain Madok’s Treasure

By | June 4, 2020

by Society of Curiosities (website)

1985 Rue St Philippe, Trois-Rivières, QC G9A 4V6

1-4 players

£0.00 $49.00

Languages: EN

📦play at home
120-180 mins

Player review

Review by stairs expert

Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 07/08/2020 Team size: 3 Time taken: 2:30:00 Outcome: Successful escape!

Considering it arrives in only a regular-sized envelope, there's a lot of content crammed into this pirate-themed adventure. In addition to the selection of printed matter and an attractive physical component, the game also employs some excellent technical integration which provides seamless and engaging interactions with various virtual characters in the game. The use of SMS, email, and various websites enrich the paper components provided and elevate the game to much more of a story/experience, rather than a simple set of themed puzzles.

My main criticism would be somewhat of an over-use of piratical tropes (e.g. "The Pirate's Secret Code" or "X marks the spot"), which makes the solution to a handful of the puzzles somewhat predictable. But overall, these are minor niggles, and they are at least completely thematically appropriate!

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