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Writer's pictureChikako Omura

The Blue Coconut - "Circus of Secrets"

Updated: Apr 24


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Company: The Blue Coconut

Game: Circus of Secrets

Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧

Language: English

Type of Game: DIY Escape Kits 🖨️✂

Genre: Circus

Date Played: November 1, 2023

Difficulty (based on 1 player): 5/10

Size of Team: Unlimited

Time: Approximately 50 Mins.

Price: £7.20 (Print at home), £10.00 (by mail)


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Luna Runeheart, a mysterious fortune teller of the Mystic Manor Circus, has locked the artifact of unparalleled power in a Cryptex Puzzle Box and hid it somewhere in this circus. Luna has chosen you as a seeker of the artifact to gain its tremendous power for good. But you are not the only one who seeks this powerful relic. The evil ‘Crystal Pirate’ is also after this artifact for something malicious. Your job is to identify who ‘Crystal Pirate’ is, find where the artifact is, and decipher the codes to open the Cryptex Puzzle Box. Are you up for this challenge?


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I loved the whole artwork for this game. All the pictures suited well to its story and created a wonderful atmosphere of the mysterious circus to enhance the immersive feeling greatly.

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I played the printable version of the game. Once you purchase the game via the website, you can download and print out the content to play the game. Although printing the files is recommended, you can still view the files digitally and play the game without printing. If you decide to print the files, read the instructions before you print because some files are better to print double-sided.


Photo above is property of The Blue Coconut


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The artwork of this game was fantastic. With the narrative and the attractive images, I was immersed in this game. The puzzles themselves were simple. The challenging part was to figure out which pieces of information were needed to obtain the answers. Once I figured that out, it was straightforward. Although I loved how they presented the atmosphere of this peculiar circus just by the pictures and stories on the pieces of paper, I felt there was a lot of information for such simple puzzles. Some might be misleading or unnecessary. It was helpful that what I needed to answer was clearly stated in the prologue. I also appreciated that hints and solutions were available on the website. I could check my answer as I moved forward. It might be more fulfilling and complete if they provided an ending story after the game since the introductory part was alluring.


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"Circus of Secrets" was a fun puzzle game with an attractive narrative and charming pictures. It was easy to print out and play at home. Even though the game was played at home, I was visually drawn into the world of this mysterious circus because of the images that this game had. The puzzles themselves were straightforward. This is a game for those who care about the decor of the game or those who love a fun game night with friends and family. So, when you want to have fun with your friends and family, why don't you get involved in this mysterious circus?

 

(If you do decide to try this game, give us a shoutout or tag us on social media so we know you heard it from "ESCAPETHEROOMers"!)


Disclosure: We thank The Blue Coconut for providing us with a sample of this game. Although complimentary experience was generously provided, it does not impact our opinion on the review whatsoever.


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