As you know if you read my review for Thames & Kosmos’ Exit the Game The Hunt for the Golden Book advent calendar, I LOVE advent calendars, escape room games, and puzzles. This is the third Exit the Game advent calendar. In The Silent Storm, we are rescuing Santa after his workshop locks down.
Before we get to The Silent Storm Advent Calendar review, here’s some background on Exit the Game. Exit the Game puzzles are escape room puzzles that come in a box. In order to finish the puzzle, you have to solve all of the puzzles to Exit the Game. The boxes are about the size of a paperback book, which makes them an excellent travel activity, as well. My family think they’re best solved together, because we have not yet solved one where every single person didn’t make a significant contribution to discovering the solution to a puzzle. You can probably do it on your own, but it would take a lot longer and it really is gratifying to see the light bulb go off when someone realizes the way to solve the puzzle, especially when the solver is a child.
What’s in the box? This is a very big box, much bigger than the average advent calendar. There is a small compartment for each day, each of which contains one or more puzzle cards and, in some cases, props. There is a decoder board and there are two booklets, too. One is the Story Book, which guides you through the puzzles, and the other is the Help Book and Game Instructions booklet, which is where you begin. If you read only when and what you’re supposed to each day and follow the instructions, you’ll definitely make it through the story.
How to solve an Exit the Game Advent Calendar
First, you read the marked section in the Help Book. It will tell you how, when, and where to begin. It is important to follow the instructions so you can correctly get from day to day, making it possible to correctly solve the overall puzzle. One change that they’ve made (which I think is an improvement) is to add directional arrows that are linked to the solution. If you’ve got the puzzle right, you follow the directions of the arrows, in order, to find the three symbols on the door of the next day’s puzzle.
It’s important to note that only the door for the first day of the advent calendar is numbered. That’s right. In order to find the next day’s door, you have to correctly solve each day’s puzzle. Don’t worry, though, solving the puzzles only takes 10 or 15 minutes (could take longer if you have help from your littles), so it’s not a big daily time investment, but solving the puzzles is so satisfying. And, if you have trouble solving a puzzle, there are hints and solutions. Trust me, I never opened the next day’s door without double-checking that I had the correct door to open.
The story takes you from room to room in Santa’s workshop, so take a moment to appreciate the work that went into the box, too. Each of the day compartment’s is individually-themed for that day’s puzzle and, sometimes, contains information you need to solve the puzzle. Every bit of this advent calendar is delightful!
You get 24 days of fun, challenging puzzles that lead you to Santa, who gives you a prize when you open the final door and free him. Don’t do it for the prize, though. The journey IS the destination with Exit the Game Advent Calendars!
The Silent Storm Advent Calendar is a beginner level Exit the Game puzzle and can be enjoyed by the whole family but there are small pieces, and you might need to use scissors, so if the littles want to be involved, make sure there is plenty of adult supervision. Note, too, that all of the contents of the box are fair play, so don’t throw anything out until you’ve completed the calendar.
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