Unlock!: Game Adventures

Three escape-room card adventures set in the worlds of Ticket to Ride, Mysterium and Pandemic.

Designers: Thomas Cauët, Jeremy Koch, Mathieu Casnin
Published by: Space Cowboys
Editions by: Hobby Japan, Galápagos Jogos, Lifestyle Boardgames Ltd

Unlock! Game Adventures is an escape-room card game with a twist: three scenarios in three well-known board game worlds. You search scenes, combine objects and solve riddles using nothing but cards and a companion app that gives hints, checks codes and tracks the clock. Ticket to Ride (easy) sends you on a train trip across the U.S. to thwart the Rail Barons' scheme. Mysterium (medium) drops you in a dark, dreamlike manor to solve a murder through ghost visions. Pandemic (difficult) throws you into an epidemic where the future of humankind rests on your team. You can play solo or with up to six people, each scenario takes about an hour, and you will lean in over the cards together.

Three scenarios, one per game worldCards plus a companion app with clues and timerDifficulty from easy to hard

Who it's for

You and a couple of friends like escape rooms and know at least one of Ticket to Ride, Mysterium or Pandemic, and want a puzzle evening on the table.

Not for you if…

You dislike time pressure or need a phone for hints. The app is part of how the game runs.

Vibe's take

Frantic and chatty: you flip cards, shout combos across the table and keep one eye on the app's clock. Each scenario has its own atmosphere, from cheerful train caper to creepy manor.