
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,582
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Prey
- 3–4 players
- 20–30 min
- Complexity 1.1/5
- 2024

2025
Rules assistance for Emergency Exit Only
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
For 2 players

What would you like to know?
Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Emergency Exit Only is a board game released in 2025 for 2–5 players, 15 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Toru Ii and its main mechanics are Push Your Luck, Memory, and Betting and Bluffing.
Weeeewooo Weeeeewooo! The building‘s emergency alarm is ringing! Finding your way out of this concrete maze isn‘t going to be easy. In Emergency Exit Only, each player in turn will play a tile to advance to the exit. But you’ll be playing the tiles on top of each other, so you’ll be putting your spatial visualization skills to the test! Memorize your escape route and make your way through the building together. Play your “Lost tile” when you think you’re lost and the path is dead-end. At the end of the round, lay out your escape route and find out who survived to score points! Start a new round and add one more constraint to add even more panic to the table! —description from the publisher
Emergency Exit Only supports 2–5 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Emergency Exit Only is 15 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Emergency Exit Only for ages 10 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Emergency Exit Only has a complexity rating of 1.7 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Emergency Exit Only belongs to these categories: Bluffing, Memory, and Maze. Its main mechanics are Push Your Luck, Memory, and Betting and Bluffing. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Emergency Exit Only are: Toru Ii. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Emergency Exit Only as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.