Review of Stolen IQ - 3 years ago
First off, the game itself is great, materials are well thought out and cutting the things out was actually fun an didn't really give anything away. My issue was that it was unclear what things were part of what challenge - we ended up effectively solving the 2nd and 3rd puzzle, and completely missed the 1st, so was totally stuck. If you ask for a clue, the first one is the cutouts, or basically what's related to the current puzzle - doing this first would make the whole experience infinitely better. I get that in a normal escape room you might roam around between different puzzles, but in this format it's pretty linear and doesn't lend itself to that same flow. If it weren't for this issue, it would easily be a 5 star for me.
Husband bought this for my bday gift. Good balance of challenging and solvable! Felt like we were real secret agents.
A nice game - puzzles were either super simple to solve, or so complicated/not obvious that all the hints (or even the solution) was needed. A LOT of cutting needed (I played solo, so cut everything o... more
A really fun activity with an easy set up, the puzzles had a lot of variety and the story was easy to follow, however, it felt more like hardness level 3 than 4
Very good experience, great fun and challenging. The puzzles were just right and got your mind going.
Very good puzzles well coordinated with online videos. engaging for the entire family from ages 10 upwards.