Unlock!: Mythic Adventures

Three card-based escape rooms with a mythic twist, from ancient Greece to a body-swapping machine.

Designers: Yohan Servais, Jérémy Fraile, Arnaud Pincemaille, Vincent Goyat, Périnne Kurtz, Jeremy Koch, Cyril Demaegd
Published by: Space Cowboys
Editions by: Korea Boardgames, Hobby Japan, JD Éditions

Unlock! turns a deck of sixty cards into an escape room with a one-hour clock. You search for clues, combine objects, solve puzzles and finally enter a code. The free companion app runs the timer, offers hints and confirms your answers. This 2020 box has three scenarios on mythic themes: In the Clutches of Hades, where you are a slave in ancient Greece looking for freedom (easy); Professor Noside's Animal-O-Matic, a machine that puts you into the body of an animal (medium); and Around the World in 80 Minutes. One to six players, best with two, about an hour.

Sixty cards per scenario against a one-hour clockCompanion app with timer and hintsThree scenarios with different themes and difficulty

Who it's for

You want escape-room puzzles on the kitchen table in a card format, alone or in a team of up to six.

Not for you if…

You dislike time pressure or need a board-based experience. It is all cards and a clock.

Vibe's take

Brisk and chatty. Everyone shouts card numbers, someone combines two objects at the right moment, and the clock keeps the energy up.