EXIT: The Game – The Mysterious Museum

A cooperative escape room in a box, set in a mysterious museum, at beginner difficulty.

Designers: Ralph Querfurth, Markus Brand, Inka Brand
Published by: KOSMOS
Editions by: IELLO, Thames & Kosmos, Korea Boardgames, Devir, 999 Games, Lautapelit.fi, Galakta, Giochi Uniti, Piatnik, Zvezda, Dino Toys s. r. o., Spilbræt.dk, Brädspel.se

EXIT: The Game – The Mysterious Museum (2018) is an escape room you play at the kitchen table. You work together through riddles, cards and codes to get out of a mysterious museum, with no board and no turns, just puzzles. It belongs to season three of the EXIT series, where each box gets a difficulty rating, and this one is rated beginner. As in the rest of the series, you can use materials in ways you would not dare with a normal game, so it is a one-time experience. One to four players, about ninety minutes, ideal for a pair of puzzle fans who like thinking out loud.

Part of season three, beginner levelRiddles, codes and card puzzlesA cooperative one-time experience

Who it's for

You and a friend or two want a first escape-room-style game at home. It also suits groups of up to four who like solving things together.

Not for you if…

You want to replay it afterwards or lend it on without trace. Like other EXIT games, it is meant to be used up.

Vibe's take

Focused and chatty: everyone leans over the same clues, tosses out ideas and celebrates when something finally fits. The beginner rating keeps frustration low without removing the satisfying head-scratching.