Escape Room In A Box: Flashback Game

There are no missing prices - you need to solve the clues to find them you ding-dongs. 😂 Also the instructions for repacking are on this site. Thank you. That was a game within itself.

I got this for my birthday. Great product with lots of components. I think it was too difficult for two people to finish in the hour time limit, although we would have had a better chance if our box didn't include an incorrect piece. One of the anagram puzzles has 5 letter cubes, and one of the letters was a duplicate, making the puzzle impossible to solve without looking up the answer. Confirmed on re-boxing that what we got was a mistake. Disappointed because otherwise it was very well done.

So me and my partner are big fans of escape rooms and have about 30 under our belt at this point. I've also done a few escape room board games and this one was by far and away the most clever board game style escape room we've ever played. I see a lot of reviews saying people were missing pieces. We also thought we were missing pieces for a couple clues until we sat on it for awhile and realized we were misinterpreting the puzzles. When they say everything in the box is part of the game they mean EVERYTHING. It requires some out of the box thinking (no pun intended) for a lot of the game. So no you aren't missing pieces you just haven't found them yet and trust me they are very well hidden for an escape room board game. The game plays on your blindspots when your playing a boardgame and the assumptions you make when it comes to how the game is supposed to be played. There were so many clues that made me go HOLY SH*T I can't believe that's part of the puzzle. Especially physical clues which are generally not part of board game escape rooms. I cannot sing high enough praises for this game we bought it on sale on a whim. I almost never leave reviews for stuff like this but I came on here to buy another box bc we loved it so much and saw a lot of negative reviews that I think are unwarranted. I saw someone say they are missing half the sheets. YUP they are not in obvious places at first. We thought the same thing. I just want the designer of this puzzle to know you did a great job and you have made a fan for life.

We see many reviews about missing pieces. I did question that myself until we realized the “missing puzzles” are in the various locked boxes or hidden elsewhere in the game and packaging. It’s not an easy game but a lot of fun.

We purchased this completely wrapped and unopened. During the game, we realized certain puzzles were not in the game at all. What would’ve been P3, P4, P5, P6, and P7 were nowhere to be seen. The lock for the antidote was broken and wouldn’t re-lock. There was no key for the padlocked box. The 4 pieces to assemble an animal skull only had the teeth particles, nothing else. This was a very disappointing first time experience with this company. The other puzzles that we had were alright. More likely won’t continue with this brand.

This escape was very challenging and was fun however it took us about three hours to finish. What I will say is that it took us this amount of time because we only had two people. It is very hard to complete all the stages when you have a only a couple people verses a larger group. If you have a group above 6 people I would say you could possibly complete in the timeframe given but if you are a smaller group I would recommend not strictly going off the time. About halfway through our time we stopped the timer and just continued until finished. Overall some of the puzzles are fun and the traditional style of an escape room could work if you have a larger group. If you still want to do a timed session As a smaller group I would recommend uping for the time around 30 minutes.

No repack instructions which was disappointing since it was referred to in the instructions

This was a Mother’s Day gift from my kids who know I love solving puzzles. Yes , you can only use the full game one time, but we had a blast and it was a great family activity to do together! My youngest is 11 and she was able to figure out some things that we missed. So between all of us we solved it in almost exactly 90 minutes. It was very fun and well made. We would love to do another one! We payed attention to where things were so we could repack for someone else to use. We wrote in pencil and erased.

Saw some others say the same thing. I was missing pieces from the unopened box. Also was too difficult for 90 minutes and no clear way to start.

This was a fun ride.

Like: challenging it’s very confusing and you can only use it one time

Super fun game. Felt like a real escape room!

Love mystery games. This was confusing and very difficult to follow. Most family members did not like it. Do not recommend at all

Played this game at an adult birthday party. Was just challenging enough! Finished just before the buzzer with help from all the teams working together. Thought it was very creative. Might be a little hard to play again but still worth the money in my opinion

We randomly picked this game to play as a family and I'm so glad we did! We played in a group of 3 and with everyone's brain we managed to pass. I would love to pass this game on to someone, but I dont know where to find the re-packing instructions?? Please help!

I will say the puzzles are fun, but this game is a one time use, and for that reason, I'm out. My opinion, spend your $30-40 on a game that you can play continuously.

Pretty fun! Studying Game Design and this game has it all. There is 3 paths you can play, either all at once or separately. was confused as i couldn’t find some papers but its hidden in the packaging of the box! it was definitely like a real escape room.

Unfortunately I’m at work while writing this so I don’t have access to take other pictures. After completing the game we realized there were two missing pieces. This box was no sealed when we bought it. So maybe it was our fault buying it without plastic on it but it was the only one left. Fun game just were missing pieces.

The price is outrageous for what it is. Was very easy and not fun for a group of adults. The box did not have a difficulty rating on it but with '90 minutes' written the side, we thought it would be hard. We were sorely mistaken. Says 13+ for age, should be closer to 7+. The box art does not match the very kid-centered theme of this whole game. Overall, very kid friendly with adult help and the physical locks were kind of cool.

Such a fun game for a large group of people! Engaging and not easy!