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6 Puzzle Game Jams in 2 Months with Astra (&

(This article was originally posted in full on Medium, but I decided to cross-post here as well, in case anyone is here looking for game design advice!) I am not a video game developer… Okay, okay. That’s not quite true. I’m a puzzle game designer. I’ve worked on physical escape rooms, a bunch of tabletop […]Read More

Escape Room Horror

Escape Key: Plague | Review

Back in 1636, half of Newcastle’s population had succumbed to the Black Death. ​ Enter our plague escape room, which overlooks a real plague pit. Can you outwit the crazed plague doctor and escape before the horror of the Black Death gets you? Date Played: August 2023 Number of Players: 4 Time Taken: 23 minutes […]Read More

Christmas

Scarlet Envelope: Holiday Greeting Cards | Review

Scarlet Envelope Holiday Greeting Cards Review | Decipher Santa’s wish, solve multi-layered puzzles with Rudolf, THINK, and HAVE FUN! Date Played: August 2023 Number of Players: 1 Time Taken: 20–30 minutes per card Difficulty: Medium It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas… 🎶 Okay, so here in the UK, it’s pretty warm right now… […]Read More

Boxed Games Play at Home

BreakInBox: Blue & Black | Review

BreakInBox Review | Three locked boxes one inside the other. Breakinbox Challenges weave together versatile knowledge worlds making the solution a complex unique experience.  Date Played: July 2023 Number of Players: 3 Time Taken: ~20 – ~60 minutes Difficulty: Easy-Medium I always get extra excited when I received puzzle games from far flung countries around […]Read More