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Mary Shelley’s House of Frankenstein (Bath, UK) // Review

Mary Shelley's House of Frankenstein is an award-winning immersive experience located in the historic town of Bath, UK. This unique venue features a whole host of activities, including an interactive…

May 15, 2025

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Meet Your Maker: Alex Rosenthal (TED-Ed) // Interview

Alex Rosenthal is the Editorial Director of TED-Ed Animations and co-creator of Pandora's Legacy. I'm incredibly grateful to him for taking the time to chat about the launch of TED-Ed's…

May 6, 2025

The Pandora's Legacy box, with a picture of the jigsaw puzzle and some smaller boxes next to it.

Crowdfunding Funded

Pandora’s Legacy (TED-Ed & PostCurious) // Kickstarter

Pandora's Legacy is now LIVE on Kickstarter. The much-anticipated game is a jigsaw/tabletop escape room hybrid from TED-Ed. Created in collaboration with PostCurious, the game is a labour of love…

April 29, 2025

Crowdfunding

Mystery of the Amazon (TreasureQuesting) // Kickstarter

Olle Ravhed has just launched a Kickstarter campaign for the second episode of his online puzzle adventure game series, TreasureQuesting. The browser-based experiences will find you embarking on treasure-seeking quests…

April 14, 2025

A selection of colourful components from Indigo Bing & the Missing Mind Disc. Including a newspaper, blue balloon and leaflet.

Puzzle Games Reviews

Indigo Bing and the Missing Mind Disc (Aquila) // Review

Indigo Bing and the Missing Mind Disc is a postal escape room game from the creators of the award-winning children's magazine, Aquila. Despite the magazine regularly featuring puzzle content, this…

April 12, 2025

Pandora opening her box, with energy bursting out.

Puzzle Games Reviews

Pandora’s Legacy (TED-Ed & PostCurious) // Review

Pandora's Legacy is an epic tabletop puzzle adventure from creatives Alex Rosenthal (TED-Ed), Rita Orlov (PostCurious) and Senne Trip. The trio are breaking new ground in the puzzle space, with…

April 9, 2025

Puzzle Games Reviews

Danger in the Deep (Professor Puzzle) // Review

Danger in the Deep is a collaborative escape-room-style game from Professor Puzzle. Trapped on a submarine, you've got two hours to track down a spy and stop them from launching…

April 4, 2025

Crowdfunding Funded

The Wonderbox of Alice: CluePuzzle (iDventure) // Kickstarter

iDventure has launched a Kickstarter campaign for the latest instalment in its CluePuzzle series, The Wonderbox of Alice. Following the huge success of their previous CluePuzzle game, Pyramid of the…

April 2, 2025

The Medieval Mishap (History Mysteries) // Review

A Compendium of Meta-Puzzles (Pedja Banovic) // Review

Sherlock Holmes: Phantom’s Hour (Wolf Escape Games) // Review

Mary Shelley’s House of Frankenstein (Bath, UK) // Review

Meet Your Maker: Alex Rosenthal (TED-Ed) // Interview

Pandora’s Legacy (TED-Ed & PostCurious) // Kickstarter

Mystery of the Amazon (TreasureQuesting) // Kickstarter

Indigo Bing and the Missing Mind Disc (Aquila) // Review

Pandora’s Legacy (TED-Ed & PostCurious) // Review

Danger in the Deep (Professor Puzzle) // Review

The Wonderbox of Alice: CluePuzzle (iDventure) // Kickstarter

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