Break In Alcatraz by PlayMonster

While the box tilt may bug the OCD in you, unleashing and unlimber the secrets layer by layer will make you want to escape to this line!

Hi guys, reading and watching reviews of this game I think it is awesome, but still have not played it. HELP PLEASE, I got this game for my birthday but all in German language, rules, cards, etc. If someone would scan or take photos of cards so I can print it to play it would be great, I have only found rules in English online, but cant find cards anywhere.. HELP me play it, thanks

This game is very fun and engaging for my family of four. We had a blast playing it the other night, although I'd give it more of 3-4 out of 5 for difficulty. We had to use the hint cards a few times. The best part of the game was this new concept of breaking in, as opposed to escaping, and followed a story arc, almost like being within a drama. I loved that it's a new style, and I hope there are follow-ups that stay in this vein. I saw that others had a hard time with the puzzles, and we did have to focus on the clues the whole time--about 3 hours--even to answer some of the later puzzles. That's probably why I'd say it's more of a 3-4 out of 5 for difficulty. Overall though, a very immersive and fun take on the escape room genre!

This game was FABULOUS once we figured out how to play. Before that we almost threw it into the trash! You have to forget about other escape rooms in a box and carefully read the instructions. It is a little confusing but one you get the hang of it the game was exciting, engaging, fun, creative, puzzling, dynamic and really quite wonderful. So glad we perservered! We played with two games, one in NYC and the other in Maryland. Then we used the Portal to play together. It worked GREAT! Because it wasn't timed those with processing issues were able to enjoy it as well. We spent 3 hours playing but it didn't feel like 3 hours! A real bang for your buck! It worked so well that we have already purchased the other game - Breakin to Area 51! Can't wait for them to arrive! You really can not go wrong with buying this game.

A bit complicated to set up but very fun game!

We hosted a family game night to play this game and thank goodness I made plenty of snacks because it did take a while to solve! Definitely harder than it looks! But it was fun to work as a team to solve the puzzles—it's just like an escape room but in your own home. This would be a perfect activity for a birthday party to entertain guests for a couple hours.

Allow a good amount of time to play. Our game ran well past the projected run time. But yours may not. Still, the puzzles just get more challenging and intense, so you'll want to be ready to play. Or consider playing the game over two or more evenings.

This game is not family friendly! One person ended up doing it while the rest of us sat there bored out of our minds! It was difficult to figure out and the clue pictures were so small you could hardly see them. I would rather sleep than play this game!

I typically love games like this, but this one made no sense. The board is too small to see the details they expect you to find. There is no clear indication of how you are suppose to progress through the game and the puzzles expect you to know what they are looking for without telling you what you need to find. In the end, we tore the game apart to get to the finale because we could not take the frustration and anxiety of the nonsense game anymore. Spoiler Alert: The ending is not fun either. Nothing good about this game - save your money.

Promising concept. Terrible execution. Even after reading hints and watching solutions some puzzles still make no sense as the cards are not drawn to scale. Very wordy clues with lots of useless / irrelevant material. Do not purchase unless you want to spend the rest of your life in prison.