Why You Can Trust CNET Buy 1 print-at-home escape room kit, get 1 free
Great family fun for $29 and a wonderful alternative to yet another game of Monopoly.
These print-at-home escape room kits are great for quarantined families.
Have you finished all the jigsaw puzzles? Played all the board games? If your family is desperately seeking a new, fun activity, I've got just the thing. For a limited time, Cheapskate readers can get two print-at-home escape room kits for $29. That's normally what you'd pay for just one.
You're familiar with escape rooms, right? (They're awesome; I love them.) Similar idea here, except everything is condensed down to a tabletop experience. You'll still need to work together to solve a variety of puzzles, all of them provided on colorful, professional-looking printables.
The bundle includes two games. The Lost Mummy is a teen-friendly adventure designed for teams of two to four players. (Here's a thought: You could set up a Zoom meeting with friends, cousins, classmates or the like and have everyone compete to see which team finishes first.)
The second, Envy, is a 1920's-themed murder mystery, again for teams of two to four. For each game, you simply print out all the materials on plain paper. There may be a little cutting and/or folding as part of the setup, but nothing more involved than that.
Here's what I find especially cool: Each game also includes a designer's kit in the form of a PowerPoint version of the game, meaning you can edit and customize the clues, instructions and so on.
These are genuinely fun games, a great alternative to yet another round of Monopoly and a solid deal at this price.
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Originally published earlier this year. Updated to reflect new availability. Removed expired bonus deals.
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