Thames & Kosmos Adventure Games: The Grand Hotel Abaddon, Cooperative Card Games for Adults and Kids, Board Games for Game Night, For 1 to 4 Players, Age 12+

This is the second game of this series I have purchased and LOVE THEM! They are very time consuming so ensure you have the time (and space) to do them but are so worth it! Great game, really enjoyable if you’re a board game fan.

This game was brilliant. Honestly can't recommend it enough. I'd previously done a few of the Thames and Kosmos escape rooms but this was on a different level entirely.It is split into three chapters, which we played over three nights. The game description says 90 minutes per chapter but in my experience it was more like 2-3 hours per chapter - perhaps we were just slow! We used the app, which added to the game a lot and meant that we didn't have to keep reading cards aloud. I've used game apps in the past where the voice has been annoying but this was very listenable.I'd say age 16+ for this game is about right, both in terms of theme and the level of concentration required.This is a game you can only really play once. You don't alter the playing materials so could pass it to someone else afterwards, but you're putting clues together and I don't think a replay once you know all the answers would be any fun.This was the most engaging game I've played for a very long time. I'll be ordering The Dungeon, by the same maker.

Quite a clever little game, well packaged and manufactured.It has 3 chapters, each taking about 90 minutes. I can't really go into too much detail about the story other than to say your goal is to escape a dungeon. There's lots of puzzles to solve and loot to collect along the way. The game mechanics are quite well thought out (but I found the ending a bit confusing). There's also a free helper app to read out all the descriptions if you don't want to.However, once you've played through it the first time you've seen almost all that the game has to offer. There are a few points where you can choose to do one thing or another and I did miss an opportunity to figure out a puzzle before I was blocked from going back, but I think I saw 95% of what the game had to offer in one sitting. I wouldn't want to play it again just for those few alternate choices. Having played it solo, playing with friends after would put me at a massive advantage as to knowing how things will play out.Also, I would avoid playing all 3 chapters in one sitting as it outstayed it's welcome a little bit and had me using the help option a bit more than I probably should have toward the end, but that's not really the fault of the game, rather mine.I passed it on to my niece, who isn't really a board game sort of person, but she and her other half said they really enjoyed it.So, a good game, but bear in mind it's probably a one-and-done.

This was a brilliant game! It has 3 chapters, each of which takes about an hour and a half to two hours to complete. It’s quite complex and requires you to be attentive to follow it, but my family and I really enjoyed playing it. It’s been very well thought through with many different permutations and pathways. Overall, a great fun game and good value for money.

Great fun for 2 to 4 players, the game has interesting art and mechanics and took us about 3 hours to play through. This is a story-driven game, with some interesting choices and a few light riddles and puzzles, an engaging way to spend an evening with friends or family.There is a free helper app that can read the game text for you like an audiobook, and will also teach you the game, ideal for first time players.This specific scenario is set in a medieval fantasy world, you start off trapped in a dungeon that you must escape. You progress through 3 chapters, each with clearly defined goals, and make choices and solve puzzles as you go. There are several possible endings, depending on how well you did and some of your choices.

Not as much fun as the exit games for us but well thought out and good quality. I think for the price it's worth trying to see if you enjoy it. There is replay ability in the fact that you don't destroy any of the materials however I can't imagine you wanting to play it after you've figured the story out.We found this Adventure game limited, there was always an obvious route or answer with no leaps of intuition or puzzle to work out. Yes you need to think and use the correct tools for the job, send the best person etc. But these decisions are pretty obvious to figure out, if you make a mistake you'll immediately work out how to fix it for the rest of the game.We got to the end of level 2 before we gave up as it was all the same stuff and getting repetitive.If you had the same experience as us try the Exit games by the same company which are much more fun.

Having made our way through the kosmos exit games we decided to give this a go. Really enjoyed it. Several hours went buy quickly, lots of twists and turns. And quite a simple idea done really well.I reccomend downloading the app to do the reading parts as was easier than flipping back and forth in the adventure book and adds to the atmosphere.Also reccomend a large table. We kept having to move things around to fit it all on the tableHave ordered the other one too and put it away. Possibly to replay in a year when we have forgotten it all

Incredible work by Thames & Kosmos with this game. For an adventure game to truly work, you want multiple options that span across different story lines whilst also providing an equally stimulating experience. This is clearly an evolution on the last two adventure games and is a much more expanded game and arguably worth double its asking price.If you remotely like board games, puzzle game and role playing game then this is absolutely up your street.I would thoroughly recommend using the helper app to read out the entries with this game, unlike the previous two, the entries here are much larger and you will spend a LOT of time reading. The helper app makes it a bit easier to digest and to focus on the puzzle at hand.

Slightly harder than the others in the series, but highly captivating and lasted 3 hours

Another game in the "Adventure Games" series.The game has 3 chapters, each take aprox. 90 minutes.Each player can play the game 1 time (afterwards you know the answer) but parts are not destroyed during gameplay, so you can gift it to someone else

The game was a mess. The actual writing on the clues was a disaster, sounded like a rough draft. The cards you had to combine were so random, not intuitive at all. By the end we were just confused and had a pile of clues and cards we never even used. Also, the app sucks as they only use one voice so you have no idea who is talking during conversations. We are very experienced with this type of game.

Really enjoyed this one

Completely boring. Unplayable. You are better off banging your head on doors for half an hour than attempting to play this game. Excellent for regifting! Forget about it!. If you put in in the shopping cart...REMOVE now immediately!!!