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product_id: 48853560
title: "Exit: The Forbidden Castle | Exit: The Game - A Kosmos Game | Family-Friendly, Card-Based at-Home Escape Room Experience for 1 to 4 Players, Ages 12+"
brand: "thames & kosmos"
price: "€ 25.86"
currency: EUR
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 13
category: "Thames & Kosmos"
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# Unique, one-time puzzle experience 60-120 min immersive play 1-4 players, perfect for family & friends Exit: The Forbidden Castle | Exit: The Game - A Kosmos Game | Family-Friendly, Card-Based at-Home Escape Room Experience for 1 to 4 Players, Ages 12+

**Brand:** thames & kosmos
**Price:** € 25.86
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🏰 Unlock the thrill of the Forbidden Castle — your next unforgettable escape awaits!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Exit: The Forbidden Castle | Exit: The Game - A Kosmos Game | Family-Friendly, Card-Based at-Home Escape Room Experience for 1 to 4 Players, Ages 12+ by thames & kosmos
- **How much does it cost?** € 25.86 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ie](https://www.desertcart.ie/products/48853560-exit-the-forbidden-castle-exit-the-game-a-kosmos-game)

## Best For

- thames & kosmos enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted thames & kosmos brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Award-Winning Design:** Praised for clever, varied puzzles that challenge your creativity and teamwork.
- • **Time-Bound Challenge:** Engage in a focused 60-120 minute puzzle-solving session that keeps adrenaline high.
- • **One-of-a-Kind Gameplay:** Materials are marked and altered during play, ensuring a fresh, unique experience every time.
- • **Perfect Group Dynamics:** Designed for 1 to 4 players, ideal for date nights or family bonding.
- • **Immersive Escape Adventure:** Step into a thrilling medieval castle mystery from your living room.

## Overview

Exit: The Forbidden Castle is a family-friendly, card-based escape room game for 1 to 4 players aged 12 and up. Offering 60 to 120 minutes of immersive puzzle-solving, this single-use game challenges players to work together to escape a mysterious medieval castle. With unique, cleverly designed puzzles and a cooperative format, it delivers an engaging, one-time experience perfect for game nights, date nights, or family fun.

## Description

Finally, a vacation! This year, you're going to an idyllic village in the mountains. Instead of driving, you decide to take the train This time. After a three hour delay, you arrive in your vacation rental, where you find various brochures for local events and attractions — including an impressive castle. The flyer looks quite amateur and self-printed, but you're a Sucker for medieval castles! The next day, you get up and go to the castle. There's no ticket booth. No one else appears to be around. Well, at least you can explore the place in peace! You enter the castle and find yourself in a magnificent throne room. Suddenly the big, wooden door locks behind you and you realize that maybe (again) This was not such a good idea. The castle is full of mysteries. Only if you can solve all of the puzzles together in time will you escape. If not, your creepy host will probably never let you leave again.

Review: Love this series! Very clever - each one different. - Okay - I haven’t played this exact one yet, but please read on: My husband and I have done 2 real escape rooms and loved them both. During the quarantine I wanted to find something non-electronic that we could do together and a cooperative game sounded like just the thing. We started the EXIT series with the Mysterious Museum (a level 2), then Secret Lab (3 1/2). Since then we’ve also played Pharoah’s Tomb (4) and Sunken Treasure (2) and have Forgotten Island (3) and Forbidden Castle (4) waiting in the wings. Having done four of these games so far, this is what I have to say: We are absolutely AMAZED at the cleverness. I’m particularly amazed that although each game follows the same basic format (i.e. once you’ve played one you will know quickly how to play the rest), each one is completely and utterly different in terms of theme and puzzles to solve. We have seen no duplications of anything, though each game does give you more ideas about how to think for the next one. We time each clue and then enjoy going back over what stumped us. Some puzzles took 1-3 minutes, others took 20-30 minutes or more. On the first game my husband felt we were stuck too long at one point so he went for a clue, but I was sorely disappointed that we did that. Since then we tough it out - NO CLUES! Though after we’ve escaped the room it’s fun to go back and read them. Also - these are one and done games. In other words, once you solve it you won’t want to do that again (unless some time has passed and you have a terribly memory) because it’s one solution - one game. There is no variation if you play it again. BUT... for the price - it’s cheaper than two movie tickets (also one and done) and totally worth it for an evening of entertainment. They say you have to cut/tear/bend and while that’s true we managed to keep each of the games in tact and passed them along to friends. Sometimes it SAYS to cut so we cut and just taped back together. If bending was required we used our imagination so as not to deface the game or give clues to the next players. We were able to make it happen each time. So technically you can pass it along if you want to, but even if you didn’t - like I say - cheaper than going to the movies. How many people? One could do it. Two was perfect for us. MAYBE three, but the caveat is that the pieces are small and can only be looked at by a couple people at a time. If you had a group of 4 or 5, someone will be waiting. Two people is great because the ones I got quickly, he wouldn’t have and visa versa. My only complaint: the writing is quite small on some of the pieces making it really difficult for me to read. My younger-eyed husband didn’t have a problem, but if it were just me the tiny print on some of the cards would have taken away some of the joy. So far we’ve had four great date nights and had a blast. The people who aren’t liking this game obviously just bought the wrong game for them. Go into it understanding and accepting the challenge and you will do just fine. The clues are pretty good and are progressive... so lets say you take a clue and you already had figured that out - it won’t count against you and you have two more progressive clues to check if you’d like. So there is no reason you can’t finish or understand the game. Be patient, clever, and think outside the box (or sometimes inside the box, but I digress...) LOVE.THESE.GAMES. !!!
Review: Excellent family game, well put together, varying levels of difficulty - Update: tried a 2 difficulty and it was perfect! Still hard enough we needed a clue and 2 hours to solve, and had to really think on a few of the riddles, but easy enough my 7 year old could solve some without our help too. Such a great series of games. This is excellent. Updating my rating to 5 stars. Original review. I bought this for Christmas for my 7 year old who has been wanting to try an Escape room. Unfortunately I didn’t realize there are different difficulty levels and got a harder one, but our family of 3 eventually solved it after 3 hours, and with quite a bit of help from the clue cards. We already have ordered another one but at a lower difficulty level so hopefully we may be able to solve a little easier. Well thought out game though! Worth the money even though you can only play once (cheaper than a real escape room!)

## Features

- Escape Room Game for the Home
- For 1 to 4 Players
- 60 to 120 minute playing time
- Includes materials for single use.
- This game can be played only once, because you markup, fold, and tear the game materials.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B0742KCMF5 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #69,401 in Toys & Games ( See Top 100 in Toys & Games ) #1,767 in Board Games (Toys & Games) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (1,547) |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 8.8 ounces |
| Item model number | 692698 |
| Language | English |
| Manufacturer | Thames & Kosmos |
| Manufacturer recommended age | 12 years and up |
| Product Dimensions | 1.7 x 5.1 x 7.1 inches |
| Release date | January 8, 2020 |

## Images

![Exit: The Forbidden Castle | Exit: The Game - A Kosmos Game | Family-Friendly, Card-Based at-Home Escape Room Experience for 1 to 4 Players, Ages 12+ - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81A3K2QGiRL.jpg)

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Love this series! Very clever - each one different.
*by A***M on June 15, 2020*

Okay - I haven’t played this exact one yet, but please read on: My husband and I have done 2 real escape rooms and loved them both. During the quarantine I wanted to find something non-electronic that we could do together and a cooperative game sounded like just the thing. We started the EXIT series with the Mysterious Museum (a level 2), then Secret Lab (3 1/2). Since then we’ve also played Pharoah’s Tomb (4) and Sunken Treasure (2) and have Forgotten Island (3) and Forbidden Castle (4) waiting in the wings. Having done four of these games so far, this is what I have to say: We are absolutely AMAZED at the cleverness. I’m particularly amazed that although each game follows the same basic format (i.e. once you’ve played one you will know quickly how to play the rest), each one is completely and utterly different in terms of theme and puzzles to solve. We have seen no duplications of anything, though each game does give you more ideas about how to think for the next one. We time each clue and then enjoy going back over what stumped us. Some puzzles took 1-3 minutes, others took 20-30 minutes or more. On the first game my husband felt we were stuck too long at one point so he went for a clue, but I was sorely disappointed that we did that. Since then we tough it out - NO CLUES! Though after we’ve escaped the room it’s fun to go back and read them. Also - these are one and done games. In other words, once you solve it you won’t want to do that again (unless some time has passed and you have a terribly memory) because it’s one solution - one game. There is no variation if you play it again. BUT... for the price - it’s cheaper than two movie tickets (also one and done) and totally worth it for an evening of entertainment. They say you have to cut/tear/bend and while that’s true we managed to keep each of the games in tact and passed them along to friends. Sometimes it SAYS to cut so we cut and just taped back together. If bending was required we used our imagination so as not to deface the game or give clues to the next players. We were able to make it happen each time. So technically you can pass it along if you want to, but even if you didn’t - like I say - cheaper than going to the movies. How many people? One could do it. Two was perfect for us. MAYBE three, but the caveat is that the pieces are small and can only be looked at by a couple people at a time. If you had a group of 4 or 5, someone will be waiting. Two people is great because the ones I got quickly, he wouldn’t have and visa versa. My only complaint: the writing is quite small on some of the pieces making it really difficult for me to read. My younger-eyed husband didn’t have a problem, but if it were just me the tiny print on some of the cards would have taken away some of the joy. So far we’ve had four great date nights and had a blast. The people who aren’t liking this game obviously just bought the wrong game for them. Go into it understanding and accepting the challenge and you will do just fine. The clues are pretty good and are progressive... so lets say you take a clue and you already had figured that out - it won’t count against you and you have two more progressive clues to check if you’d like. So there is no reason you can’t finish or understand the game. Be patient, clever, and think outside the box (or sometimes inside the box, but I digress...) LOVE.THESE.GAMES. !!!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent family game, well put together, varying levels of difficulty
*by M***R on January 13, 2019*

Update: tried a 2 difficulty and it was perfect! Still hard enough we needed a clue and 2 hours to solve, and had to really think on a few of the riddles, but easy enough my 7 year old could solve some without our help too. Such a great series of games. This is excellent. Updating my rating to 5 stars. Original review. I bought this for Christmas for my 7 year old who has been wanting to try an Escape room. Unfortunately I didn’t realize there are different difficulty levels and got a harder one, but our family of 3 eventually solved it after 3 hours, and with quite a bit of help from the clue cards. We already have ordered another one but at a lower difficulty level so hopefully we may be able to solve a little easier. Well thought out game though! Worth the money even though you can only play once (cheaper than a real escape room!)

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fun, Creative Puzzles
*by G***. on February 27, 2024*

Reminds me of old school computer adventure games. Puzzles vary in challenge level but are always satisfying when you get em! Fun for family and/or friends.n

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