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Escape Room in a Box: Time Drifters – Isabel's Story
2021
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- 1–4 players
- 75 min
- 13+
- Complexity 2.0/5
For 1 player
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Escape Room in a Box: Time Drifters – Isabel's Story is a board game released in 2021 for 1–4 players, 75 minutes per game, and ages 13 and up. It was designed by Juliana Moreno Patel, Ariel Rubin, and Wild Optimists and its main mechanics are Cooperative Game.
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About the game
Escape Room in a Box: Time Drifters is a story about two time travelers - Isabel and Kira - partners who have explored the farthest reaches of time, from ancient dynasties to the birth of the dinosaurs, and even the distant future. But disaster struck on their latest adventure, splitting their time machine in two and marooning them each in a different place and time! In Escape Room in a Box: Time Drifters - Isabel's Story, you take the role of Isabel as she works to repair her half of the time machine and hopefully reconnect with Kira before she is lost forever. Just like all of the Escape Room in a Box games, the puzzles in Isabel's Story are non-linear, meaning there is always something for everyone to do - just like a real life escape room. Escape Room in a Box: Time Drifters - Isabel's Story can be combined with Escape Room in a Box: Time Drifters - Kira's Story to unlock a special bonus game, designed to be played remotely via video chat, that allows you to experience the final chapter in their story. Players from both groups will have to work together, share notes, collaborate on puzzles, and hopefully to reunite the two wayward time travelers.
Mechanics
Publishers
- Mattel, Inc.
Questions and answers
Escape Room in a Box: Time Drifters – Isabel's Story supports 1–4 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 Escape Room in a Box: Time Drifters – Isabel's Story is 75 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 Escape Room in a Box: Time Drifters – Isabel's Story for ages 13 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.
Escape Room in a Box: Time Drifters – Isabel's Story has a complexity rating of 2.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-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.
Escape Room in a Box: Time Drifters – Isabel's Story belongs to these categories: Deduction, Puzzle, and Real-time. Its main mechanics are Cooperative Game. 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 Escape Room in a Box: Time Drifters – Isabel's Story are: Juliana Moreno Patel, Ariel Rubin, and Wild Optimists. 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 Escape Room in a Box: Time Drifters – Isabel's Story 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.