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Blackbrim: 1876 box on a candlelit desk with aged letters, a quill and a skull

Games like Murdle: what to play when the grids run out

If you want more games like Murdle, start with the free daily puzzle, the other Murdle books or the official board game. For a longer mystery, try a case file from Unsolved Case Files or Cryptic Ki...

Blackbrim: 1876 components spread on a dark wood table: a Town of Blackbrim map, handwritten letters, a cream envelope closed with a red wax seal, wooden cipher wheels, photographs and newspaper pages

Games like Cryptic Killers: what to buy when the case goes cold

For another game like Cryptic Killers, start with Unsolved Case Files or Hunt A Killer's Cold Case line. Deadbolt Mystery Society offers a monthly whodunit, while our games suit players who want mo...

Cover art for Mission: ElfPossible: cartoon elves in workshop gear gathered around a North Pole fireplace hung with stockings, beside a decorated tree and wrapped gifts

Last-minute gifts for puzzle lovers: ready today

For a last-minute gift for a puzzle lover, choose something that arrives by email. Our digital escape room game, Mission: Elfpossible, is ready to play within minutes of checkout, and our gift card...

Contact sheet of all ten printable escape room puzzles, each a single page showing its title and star rating

10 free printable escape room puzzles

These ten escape room puzzles are free to print, one page each, and they run from introductory to expert. Solve them with a pencil, then check your answer online when you think you have it. You do ...

The Down The Rabbit Hole box on a tree stump in a woodland clearing, the most approachable game for younger players

Escape room and mystery games for kids, by age

Choose an escape room game for kids by the youngest person who will be solving, then check how much adult help it expects. For ages 5 to 7, start with EXIT: The Game Kids. At 8 or 9, EXIT's Family ...

The La Famiglia game box on a wooden table, a 1929 Chicago mafia mystery in a single box

Games like Deadbolt Mystery Society: where to go next

If you liked Deadbolt Mystery Society's case files, start with Unsolved Case Files or Cryptic Killers. If you want more codebreaking, try our at-home escape room games. EXIT: The Game suits a short...

Cartoon elves gathered in front of a lit fireplace hung with two stockings, beside a decorated Christmas tree and a pile of wrapped presents

Christmas escape room games you can play at home

For a Christmas escape room game you can start today, try Mission: Elfpossible for ages 14+, or Escape the Crate's Reindeer Games for a family with younger children. Both arrive by email. If you wa...

The Fifth Column materials laid out on pale wood: a folded 1945 identity certificate with a photograph and inked fingerprints, a Department of Commerce letter with a gold embossed seal, and a Western Union telegram

Gifts for puzzle lovers: ideas for different kinds of solver

Choose gifts for puzzle lovers by what they enjoy solving: wooden jigsaws, crossword books, mechanical puzzles and at-home escape room games.

A pair of hands working through printed mystery game documents at a table, the scale of puzzle two players can share

Mystery games for 2 players: choosing a game for two

Find a mystery or escape room game for two players. Compare detective stories, wartime codebreaking and a gentler Wonderland escape by playtime.

A brass cog cipher wheel from Origins & Ends held in one hand, an example of a substitution-cipher escape room puzzle

Escape room puzzle types: 8 ways to build a game

Explore eight escape room puzzle types, with examples and advice for sharing clues across a group. Try free puzzles before building your own game.

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