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Company: The Mysterious Package Company
Game: Doomensions: Mystery Manor
Country: Canada 🇨🇦
Language: English
Type of Game: Tabletop Games 📬
Genre: Paranormal Investigation
Date Played: February 3, 2024
Difficulty (based on 2 players): 5/10
Size of Team: 1-4 players (Ages 14+)
Time: Unlimited (Suggested 8-12 Hrs.)
Price: $87.00 USD
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You and your team of paranormal investigators have just been commissioned to unravel the obscurity inside a mystery manor. An artifact has been stolen and it's believed that the thief hid it inside one of the rooms...
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The game arrives in a perfectly packed brown box w/ a "Mysterious Package Company" sticker on it. Once you open it, you will discover a vibrant purple & pinkish colored box with artwork of the "Mystery Manor"! There is no assembly required!
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Once you lift the box lid, the first thing you'll notice is the instruction booklet. There is a QR code for you to scan if you decide to opt for the abridged audio introduction. I definitely recommend doing so! It really sets the tone for the game and enhances the experience. There is also decoder wheel, a hint book, a dossier, and a velvet pouch (containing a magnify glass, pencil, flashlight, and a notepad). Underneath you will find a book with 3 ribbons along the side tied to keep it shut! At the bottom of the box, there is a safe (you'll know when it's time to examine it later on in the experience).
Note: This game has a hint book with a nudging system. If the hints don't lead you to an answer, there's a grid that you can plug the provided coordinates in to find out.
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After reading the instructions and listening to the abridged audio introduction (optional), you are now ready to begin your investigation! For the most part of the game, you are going through the dossier case-by-case and using the pop-up book to gather your 3-digit code which you will align with the decoder wheel.
Opening the dossier, you'll notice 5 case files separated by their tabs and there are 4 puzzles to solve for each marked in alphabetical order. Packed inside are photos, notes, newspaper clippings, and more evidence to sift through.
Setting up the pop-up manor was brilliantly constructed to create your centerpiece. The 3 ribbons that were used to tie the book shut can now be tied to keep it open allowing you investigate each room by simply turning it. Inside the manor, there are over 8 rooms to explore. When we first started, the floor-plan of the manor was a bit confusing. Eventually, we had to put a sticky note up on each room labeling what it was.
This entire experience will definitely last about 8 hours. There is so much backstory and interesting things to explore throughout the manor. One thing to keep in mind is that this entire game can be played without the internet.
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As expected from a pop-up book with so much artwork and attention to detail, there's going to be a lot searching involved in this game (the flashlight provided will definitely come in handy). At first, it's a bit confusing when you open a case file and start to examine all the information as it's scattered all over the place. The puzzles are marked with an alphabet, but figuring out which pieces correlated with the question was a bit challenging.
Other familiar puzzles challenges were cleverly implemented into the dossier allowing your team of investigators to utilize their knowledge from past experiences to solve the case!
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Our reviewers have raved in the past about "NYARLATHOTEP", "HASTUR", "The Buried Puppet", "Post Mortem London Gothic: The Ghost in the Machine", and "Body of Evidence - Best Served Cold", so it was great to experience firsthand the level of quality that The Mysterious Package Company puts into their games! Much like the other Mysterious Package Company games, "Doomensions: Mystery Manor" was beautifully constructed with an insane amount of attention to detail. Throughout the game, there were so many "wow' moments that we literally felt like were exploring different rooms and checking behind closets and cabinets! This reminded us a lot of "The Cursed Dollhouse" by ThinkFun but on a much larger scale! Towards the end, we definitely felt like we were inside of an escape room! Twice we both said to ourselves, "wait, there's more?". "Doomensions: Mystery Manor" is the perfect blend for escape room enthusiasts and tabletop gaming sleuths!
Note: The Mysterious Package Company has provided a "Regifting Kit" for you in case you decide to pay it forward!
(If you do decide to try this game, please remember to let them know that you heard it from"ESCAPETHEROOMers"!)
Disclosure: We thank The Mysterious Package Company for providing us with a sample of their game. Although a complimentary experience was generously provided, it does not impact our opinion on the review whatsoever.
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