- BGG rating
- 6.8
Rules assistance for Escape Room: The Game – The Magician
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 3–5 players
- 30–60 min
- 16+
- Complexity 2.5/5
Rules assistant for Escape Room: The Game – The Magician
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Escape Room: The Game – The Magician is an expansion for Escape Room: The Game released in 2018 for 3–5 players, 30–60 minutes per game, and ages 16 and up. It was designed by Johannes Krenner and its main mechanics are Deduction, Cooperative Game, and Elapsed Real Time Ending.
About the game
Expansion for Escape Room The Game. Finally the night falls over London. The lamplighter runs through Lockholm Street. You and your friends sneak around Pharaoh Hall, where the famous Flaubert Moudin gives his shows. You wait until the night porter starts his first round around the building. Then you sneak in through the main entrance. In exactly one hour he will come back for his second round. You just want to search the reception desk in the Red Velvet Lobby, when the entrance door hits the lock with a bang. Do you know how to escape? —description from the publisher
Categories
Designers
Publishers
- Noris Spiele
- Identity Games International B.V.
Questions and answers
Escape Room: The Game – The Magician supports 3–5 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 Escape Room: The Game – The Magician is 30–60 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 – The Magician 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 – The Magician has a complexity rating of 2.5 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: The Game – The Magician belongs to these categories: Puzzle, Electronic, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Deduction, Cooperative Game, and Elapsed Real Time Ending. 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: The Game – The Magician are: Johannes Krenner. 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: The Game – The Magician as an expansion for Escape Room: The Game. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Escape Room: The Game to use it. Check that your edition of Escape Room: The Game is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.