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Escape Room: The Game – Puzzle Adventures: Secret of The Scientist
2021
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Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1–2 players
- 150 min
- 16+
- Complexity 1.8/5
For 1 player
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Escape Room: The Game – Puzzle Adventures: Secret of The Scientist is a board game released in 2021 for 1–2 players, 150 minutes per game, and ages 16 and up. Its main mechanics are Deduction, Cooperative Game, and Solo / Solitaire Game.
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About the game
In a mansion at the edge of town, a security alarm is blaring. As the rookie police officer, you've been assigned to investigate. Inside the mansion, you discover the body of a murdered woman and another shocking fact: the front door—and all other doors—cannot be opened from the inside. You are locked inside this obscure mansion with a corpse and no door handles... Your only way out is to escape. In this Escape Room-meets-jigsaw puzzle board game, you must solve the riddles in order to earn new puzzle pieces and unlock new rooms. It's your only way to exit the game and survive. In this Escape Room-meets-jigsaw puzzle board game, you must solve the riddles in order to earn new puzzle pieces and unlock new rooms. It's your only way to exit the game and survive. Thanks to the packaging's clever advent calendar design, you solve one large puzzle—the mansion—by completing 5 separate puzzles (the rooms). Read the story and solve the riddles in order to earn your puzzle pieces—and your eventual escape! Play with or without time pressure. Feel like being put to the ultimate test? Set a time limit for your escape. If you prefer to pace yourself, forgo the clock and take your time to discuss the mystery and solve the puzzle. Housed in an advent calendar-like design, the box includes all components for game play: riddles, puzzle pieces (1 large house which is made up of 5 smaller puzzles) & a puzzle-style decoder to check your answers.
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- ADC Blackfire Entertainment
- Korea Boardgames
- Diset S. A.
- Noris Spiele
- Cranio Creations
- Identity Games International B.V.
- ToyRock Oy (TRG Games)
Questions and answers
Escape Room: The Game – Puzzle Adventures: Secret of The Scientist supports 1–2 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: The Game – Puzzle Adventures: Secret of The Scientist is 150 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: The Game – Puzzle Adventures: Secret of The Scientist for ages 16 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: The Game – Puzzle Adventures: Secret of The Scientist has a complexity rating of 1.8 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.
Escape Room: The Game – Puzzle Adventures: Secret of The Scientist belongs to these categories: Puzzle. Its main mechanics are Deduction, Cooperative Game, and Solo / Solitaire 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 catalogue lists Escape Room: The Game – Puzzle Adventures: Secret of The Scientist 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.