Tag Archives: Room-in-a-box

Diorama Games: The Medusa Report

Room-in-a-box, May 2023

This is part two of Diorama’s investigation trilogy, picking up where The Vandermist Dossier left off, on the trail of the missing Abigail Vandermist. You can play it as a stand-alone game – though that would be a curious choice, since it would be a … (more)

Deckscape: The Mystery of El Dorado

Room-in-a-box, Sep 2022

I liked Deckscape’s original game quite a bit, when I first tried it, but their following games have often struggled to win me over; so having heard that El Dorado was one of the weaker games in the series, I didn’t have high hopes for it. Perhaps wi… (more)

Post Curious: The Emerald Flame

Room-in-a-box, Mar 2022

Few games exude quality the way The Emerald Flame does. Post Curious have had the highest of reputations since their original box game The Tale of Ord, and this follow up does nothing to undermine that.

Although shorter than its predecessor, The Eme… (more)

Key Enigma: Hack Forward

Room-in-a-box, Feb 2022

Key Enigma’s debut game ran its Kickstarter in 2020, and it’s spent as long sitting on my shelf as it did in production – the stated 8 hour play time put me off from diving in. Once I finally did start it, it turned out to be actually very digestible… (more)

Real Escape Game: Escape from The Cursed Spirit of The Abandoned School

Room-in-a-box, Feb 2022

This is one of those tricky reviews to write. Some games are well presented but poorly designed; some are just bad; but Escape from the Cursed Spirit of the Abandoned School has a great deal that’s notably clever and original, and even so I just didn… (more)

Deckscape: The Curse of the Sphinx

Room-in-a-box, Jan 2022

Deckscape’s compact and straightforward format has a lot going for it – you’re guided straight into the game without having to first work out how to play, and the large cards with their bright illustrations have good visual appeal. But while I genera… (more)

The Detective Society: The Cursed Exhibition: Episode 1

Room-in-a-box, Sep 2021

Now one of the best known and most successful subscription titles in the U.K., The Detective Society is now launching its third season, which like the previous two will consist of six games telling a single story. This one opens with a murder in a mu… (more)

Enigma Fellowship: The Enigma of Lost Knowledge

Room-in-a-box, Jul 2021

Having launched in the early days of the pandemic, Enigma Fellowship is now well established with a range of five different box games, so I’m very behind the times reviewing their first one. The Enigma of Lost Knowledge has you commissioned to invest… (more)

Exit: The Sacred Temple

Room-in-a-box, Jul 2021

EXIT’s puzzle games are endlessly creative within a very tightly defined format, and while the difficulty level and theming vary, once you’ve played one you know what you’ll get from another. Except that The Sacred Temple takes the range in a whole n… (more)

Exit: The Cemetery of the Knight

Room-in-a-box, Apr 2021

The Exit series of puzzle games keeps rolling on; the games follow a well-defined format and style, and at this point are definitely starting to blur one into another. On the other hand, it’s a format and style that works well and reliably delivers a… (more)