Hunt A Killer x Sam and Colby: The Haunting at Wicker Ridge Board Game

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] It took me a while to complete this review because it was tough finding people who would play and stick with it. First attempt my boyfriend bailed during the first few minutes. I tried again with a group of friends and we at did get through to solving the mystery! Great concept, high quality pieces and sturdy packaging. I liked the variety of game components from the online videos to physical tools to realistic looking documents. Really well done. Where we got tripped up even the 2nd time was on the lengthy intro information. There was a ton of pre-reading, so you really have to do this with a group of people who are fully committed, open minded, patient, willing to get a little lost, and into puzzles like escape rooms. The game is rated “easy” on the box and they did have multiple ways to get to the answer, but it still took us about an hour and some hints. It’s set up as a single use game, but you could feasibly use it more than once. Cool concept, would be fun for a dinner party or family holiday!

I got this as a date night at home for spooky season. The organization of this was horrible. It is the first HAK game we have ever purchased. Not sure if we will purchase any other. I do not recommend spending any amount of money on this.

We’ve done every HAK box and this is - by absolute far- the worst one. Usually, you need all the items to put together a solution. Here, you only needed one. Ripped the batteries out of the box before we threw the game away because the voice is both creepy and useless. We’re actually still laughing about how bad this box was. The amount of reading was wild and sadly, mostly useless. Do literally any other HAK before this one because this does not give you a real taste of the series.

This is the worst in the hunt a killer games that we've played. The majority of the clues are irrelevant. There should be multiples of the dissolving clue because it was difficult to read. There's not much of a story you're literally only looking for the demons name.

Super easy and most of the game contents are irrelevant. Once you read the intro and watch the videos it will take 10 minutes.

Avoid if you're looking for any sort of challenge or story depth, this game lacks both. Probably works well for a group of teenagers that are fans of the YouTubers featured. Like all retail boxed Hunt a Killer games, we're disappointed.

Played this with my partner. Like others have mentioned, it encourages you to damage a piece of evidence, which prevents you from playing it again or sharing it with someone else. That just feels skeevy. We got the answer after reading two pieces of evidence and guessing. Cool premise, but there’s not nearly enough here to get immersed in, especially when compared to other Hunt A Killers, which usually take hours to do. This one took an hour maybe. Big bummer.

Played many hunt a killers and this is the worst. Good ideas, poor execution, no mystery. Sidenote, HAK slowly makes these games require more time on mobile devices, which defeats the purpose of a board game.

This was extremely disappointing. You can only play one time because one of the pieces gets destroyed during play. Not worth the $30.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] WIP: will update review once complete. I am excited though because it gives off Nancy Drew vibes. I just haven’t had time to start this task but look forward to it.

First time playing a game like this. Daughter is a huge fan of Sam and Colby. For $30, it’s a good way to spend a night with the family or friends but it is a one time thing. There is no replay ability and it’s better off handing it to another group to enjoy once you have played it. One issue with that is one of the clues/documents gets destroyed in the process of the game so unless there is a way to get multiples of that, it will just be missing. As for game difficulty, it says easy and takes about 90 minutes to play. It took us between 3 & 4 hours and we weren’t sure exactly how to figure out the clues. Again, our first time with something like this. It was fun reading the story and watching the videos. The game came with a website link to help us with clues and hints that we referenced a bunch towards the end. There is no real way to know if you’ve gone the right way until the very end. All in all. A fun way to spend a night that is cheaper than the movies. If you have any fans of the YouTubers, it’s worth it just to see your kids’ reactions and watch them get excited as they slowly figure the mystery out.

This one should've been rated Extremely Too Easy.

Loved this game we did a date night because we both love the creators that made it

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The box comes with lots of cool props and and “evidence” for playing. Although The ghost communication box it comes with doesnt seem to really work at all, Me and my friends attempted just a casual play-through of it without really paying the most attention. There doesnt seem to be much for instructions, so it was kind of a struggle to really get anywhere. Not to mention the only way to confirm if you beat the game or not is by going to a website in one of the papers, which i could not get to work. my phone just kept pulling up a page not found. It also seems like theres not much, if any replay-ability. In the end we never ended up even finishing the game so i guess replaying isnt really a concern. Overall i think there are some cool concepts, like the newspaper/magazine page cutouts, photographs etc. even the online aspect of it has some potential to add to the game. But its all executed so poorly and with little to no re playability, its just no where near as good as it could be. Im sure someone could figure it out and have fun with it but i just wasn’t able to

It came very organized!!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] What a cool, thrilling and interesting game. At first my teen daughter and I found the game challenging but then we got put our investigation skills to it. Our favorite part was the diary and the ghost comm box. If you don’t like to read you might not enjoy this investigation game. You have to watch the videos for clues and they really bring the paranormal experience to the game. The only complaint was understanding the cursive writing in the diary. While you could play with more players I personally found it more enjoyable with just one player. I think of course if you’re a Sam & Colby fan you’ll really enjoy this exclusive game but it’s fun for anyone. I had a really fun experience playing it. In all it’s an exciting & fun game. I did receive this product for free in exchange for my honest feedback.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I received this game free from influenster for free for my honest review. What a great murder mystery game! While this mystery wasn't overly difficult to solve, it was a fun hour if family time trying to figure it out! The board was very sturdy and directions were easy to follow. Looking forward to buying others for family game night!

I love Sam and Colby so much

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I got this for my girlfriend and me to play together, and it turned out to be a really fun experience. The materials are high quality and very immersive—it actually feels like you’re investigating a real case. We took our time and dove deep into the clues, so it took us longer than the estimated 90–120 minutes, but that just made the experience last longer and more enjoyable.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] As soon as I received it my kids sent it and went crazy. They love the creators. We had to wait to play it as some of the evidence wasn’t available online when we first got it. Once we did it was fu, suspenseful, and good scary. We can’t wait to play it more by Halloween.