Thames & Kosmos EXIT: The Game - Prison Break | Escape Room | Co-op Games | 1+ Players | Brainteasers | Ages 12+

We love these games. They’re fun and challenging.

We had played a few EXIT game already and this one is by far the hardest one as it also requires great deal of communication between the players. Suggest to play this one after trying out other EXIT game first.

need to divide to 2 teams and work together

This is possibly the most fiendishly difficult puzzle game I have ever played - and it isn't without it's flaws: at least one puzzle is hard to get right without some very in-sync timing between players which may leave you filling in blanks with some guesswork; others require you to think outside the normal conventions of games in ways that may be hard to grasp.That said, it's amazing how well this game just works. It makes incredible use of the limited space and components. The theme and art - a prison break - help this and work with the small space and sense of confinement.It does require at least two players, unlike some of this series, as some information and puzzles are asymmetric - but they aren't all that way, meaning the dynamics of the players are changing often and adding to the variety and fun.This game is fiendishly difficult, but never so unfair I didn't think anyone would be able to get it (we did need two hints, but never a solution card). The payoff from that, though, is glorious - you feel like you really accomplished something when it's done.Yes, it's weird to buy a game you can only play once and that can't really be played again after (unless you're pretty careful, and even then, this one forces some damage upon the components) - but compared to the price of taking 2-4 people to a full escape room, the bang for your buck here is pretty excellent (sure it doesn't fully replicate that experience, but it comes close).

We love going to escape rooms, so we thought we'd try this one at home! With a 5th grader and 7th grader, I was concerned it would be too easy or too hard, but it was just right. (My 5th grader is ten, but he is really bright and since he has experience with escape rooms, it was fine for him.) The two boys led the charge, and my husband and I jumped in to help when needed. (And often, they had to help us understand.) We had a lot of fun doing this together (and we never had to get a hint!).