Team - 3 players
Outcome - Escaped
Time Elapsed - 1 hours 22 minutes
Hints Used - 1
Overall Thoughts
Escape from the Starline Express sees you exploring the many cars of the train uncovering the mystery behind the theft of the black widow diamond.
This is yet another great game to start your at home escape puzzle journey. With a straight forward clue system and easy to follow progression this is great for beginners. As you work your way through the train you go into a variety of different rooms and you physically open these rooms up inside of each room you will be met with a internal display of the room and puzzle pieces to solve. This element of opening actual mini rooms and being able to explore while receiving physical puzzles makes this game all the more immersive.
As mentioned at the start this is beginner friendly but I'd certainly say the puzzles are more difficult than those in the Grand Hotel. Should you need a clue each room has a secret compartment with a clue inside. The game also comes with a solutions envelope should you be really struggling. My team personally got hooked up on 3 specific puzzles; two of which maths based (not my strong suit) and a tactile cardboard version of those metal entanglement puzzles. Each of the puzzles in this game winds perfectly with the storyline and helps to progress the story further.
Although you can only play this game once this envelope also contains instructions for resetting the game to then give to others to play.
This box has a solid mix of puzzles ranging from tactile in hand puzzles and real brainteasers.
As mentioned earlier - great box for beginners / intermediate players!
Final Review
Difficulty - 3 / 5
Puzzles - 3.5 / 5
Theming - 3.5 / 5
Creativity - 4.5 / 5
Enjoyment - 3 / 5
Value For Money - 4 / 5
Overall Score - 3.25 / 5
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