Double Trouble - Escape Room: The Game

Tom and Melody check out the 4 puzzle scenario game Escape Room: The Game!

00:00 - Introduction
01:29 - Game overview
06:29 - Final thoughts

[michaelmaringuran]

I've been watching Tom and the Dice Tower for over 5 years so I say the following with the utmost respect. I'm the manager of an escape room in Houston. I've played several escape room board games and have been to over 30 escape rooms across the US and enjoy both. I agree with you, Tom, that buying 4-5 tickets for your family/friends to go through an escape room can be expensive, but so is the board gaming hobby. I would say the escape room board games are a good starting point if you're unsure about the escape room experience. But the experience of an escape room is much more immersive than the board games.

[leftysings]

I just picked this up before Thanksgiving to play with the family over the holiday. We have only done the first one and we really enjoyed it. We did it with three people and because of the size of the clues going much above that could be challenging to see the clues but I've read other people that will copy the clues as soon as they pull them out of the envelopes or take pictures to make it easier.

I will say - one big advantage of this over the actual escape room experiences is I have a couple of family members that are not big fans of enclosed spaces so being able to do this in my dining room is a HUGE plus. It also allows me to do it with my younger child who can come and go if they lose interest.

They have already announced the first two expansions (that will use the existing chrono decoder) so hopefully that will continue. For families with kids I give this a huge thumbs up.

[PeterSchott]

Biggest issue I had w/ the components were that you were given a _really_ small image to try to solve puzzles among 4 people. I enjoyed the puzzles, but wish we'd had multiple copies so everyone could work at the same time instead of passing paper around or trying to crowd around the really small papers. That said, I enjoyed the experience and agree that this might be a little hard for younger teens to do without help.

[rsj]

Thanks Tom for giving my Takenoko hoodie to Melody. Glad it made it to one of your videos. :) Hope she enjoys it! ~Rachel

[DanieleMazzoni]

Well done Melody, you're getting more and more confident in reviewing and show stronger opinions than before!

[JonathanBates]

Our decoder/timer didn't work properly. We had to loosely set the keys into the slots, then push them all down at the same time for it to work correctly. If we pushed them in order, it would say incorrect even when the solution was correct (as confirmed by the hint cards).

[TzarinaMystra]

I'm an escape room junkie and have been trying to find a way to introduce my family to them, even though they live in a small town without any real rooms nearby. This sounds just about perfect!

[madifinley]

Another great video. Double Trouble is quickly becoming a favorite video series. Keep it up! I saw this at Target and was very curious about it. This looks like something that would be great for my family. I introduced Love Letter to my mom and step-dad on Thanksgiving and they loved it. This looks like the next step.

[pdbedlion]

I picked this up and played the first scenario with just my fiance. It worked out really well. We had the same problem as you guys in the last puzzle.

[patrickcrowthers]

you guys reviews are getting much better. Melody is really becoming a great reviewer, it's good to see.

[GeorgeWrightau]

and a like for Melody's Double Fist Boom sign off. Keep that.

[benjaminspears]

I find that these are A LOT harder than the Exit game series. Some really challenging puzzles!

[otterbot]

Really appreciate this review. Your excitement was palpable. Thanks!

[benjaminspears]

We just played PRISON BREAK and found it to be REALLY hard. Like way harder than EXIT.

[KingFatBurger]

When you guys play a one V one game, call it "Hats vs Hoodies!".

[captainsenate]

Love the dark wing duck hat there, Tom.

[escaperoomaddict]

Hey guys, we've been watching you for the past decade and always love your reviews! The Esc Room Addict team also reviewed this, and we agree with what you've shared. With lots of new in-home escape room board games coming into the market, I'm sure we'll see more reviews of this genre pop up in your catalog soon! :)

[NurseBubbles]

I have this, and it’s honestly really fun

[BachateroZumba]

Looks awesome!

Melody...more hoodies!! :)

[natelinhart]

Keep seeing this at Wal-Mart. Love escape rooms too. Now I'm sold, Tom.