A Promising Adventure with Room for Improvement
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Location: Home
Date Played: Mar 2023
Team size: 1-4; we recommend 1-2
Duration: 1-1.5 hours
Price: ~S$15 on Amazon
Premise
"Exit: The Sunken Treasure" presents an enticing premise—a deep-sea treasure hunt filled with challenging puzzles and brain-teasing conundrums. Players are tasked with exploring a sunken shipwreck to uncover hidden riches while navigating various obstacles and mysteries. While the game offers an overall enjoyable puzzle-solving experience, it falls short in some areas, leaving potential for improvement.
Components
The game includes a gamebook, a deck of cards, and a decoder wheel, as is typical for the Exit series. Additionally, it provides a few physical components used to solve specific puzzles within the game. While these components are interesting, they don't significantly enhance the overall experience.
Gameplay
The gamebook and puzzle deck of cards contain the puzzles players must
solve. Players manipulate, decipher, and combine these components. Once
the solution is deduced, they use the decoder wheel to match three
shapes, revealing the answer card. The deck of cards offers hints and
solutions to assist players when they encounter difficulties.Puzzles
➕ Artwork Enhances Immersion: The gamebook's artwork is visually appealing and adds to the overall immersion.
➖ Puzzles Are Hit or Miss: While the puzzles are generally fine, many lack the "a-ha" moments that puzzle enthusiasts seek, making them feel less satisfying to solve.
✖️ Inconsistent Puzzle Quality: Some puzzles feel overly simplistic, while others rely on trial and error rather than logical deduction, leading to inconsistency in the overall puzzle quality.
Verdict
"Exit: The Sunken Treasure" falls in the middle ground as a puzzle adventure, exhibiting both strengths and weaknesses. It may disappoint those seeking innovative and well-designed puzzles. However, if you're looking for a casual puzzle-solving experience and appreciate the physical components that come with the game, it can provide an enjoyable evening of entertainment.
Rating: 3/5
★★★✩✩
You can purchase this game on Amazon here
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