We just finished the last episode, after a bit of a delay in receiving it (it was lost in the mail, but Paul was a hero in resolving it, great customer service).
This whole series has been fantastic. The storyline is fun and well presented - and if it's cheesy or showing its low budget in spots, that only adds to the charm!
My wife and I play quite a few puzzle based games together, finding them to be of varying quality. Across the whole Family Secrets series, there's been only very few frustrations or rough spots - a remarkably high hit rate for this sort of game. A ton of variety on types and themes of puzzles too. The clever props, the different types of papers and envelopes, the tactile experience... So much thought and passion has gone into the entire production.
Overall we've been hugely impressed, and are looking forward to picking up the Shackleton series, and whatever Escape Mail does next :)
Woohoo! Glad we were able to finally get a copy of episode 12 to you! :)
Happy to heat you enjoyed this series, and I can't wait to hear what you think of the Shackleton Series! :)
Thanks for playing!
My wife and I have done all the episodes from 1 to 12 and they were fantastic. Loved the story line with the twists and turns and, of course, the escape room like puzzles. Would highly recommend to anyone that likes the at-home escape room experiences
Hey Mike,
Thanks so much for playing the Family Secrets Series!
If you enjoyed this series, be sure to check out The Shackleton Series next :)
Glad to hear you and your wife enjoyed the puzzling!
Overly complicated. Got really boring by the 12th episode and juat ended up looking up solutions and still couldn't see how they were the answer. The first few were fun but by the end I was over it.
Hi there, thank you for sharing your feedback.
I'm sorry to hear that you found Episode 12 overly complicated.
We appreciate your honesty and will use it to improve. If you have any suggestions or need assistance, feel free to reach out.
My husband and I play a lot of escape games, and this was the best we've ever done. It was fun and engaging and the puzzles were the perfect amount of challenging. Keep it coming!
Pretty tough one to end the story! But it was so fun!!!
Is there a way to have the answer to the post-episode puzzle though (letter + maze and P.S. section)? I try entering an answer, but nothing happens when I click submit.
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My husband and I play a lot of escape games, and this was the best we've ever done. It was fun and engaging and the puzzles were the perfect amount of challenging. Keep it coming!
Pretty tough one to end the story! But it was so fun!!!
Is there a way to have the answer to the post-episode puzzle though (letter + maze and P.S. section)? I try entering an answer, but nothing happens when I click submit.
Was excited to finish up the last chapter of this adventure. Puzzles were very well thought out and interesting. Every episode was fun and unique!
You did it! You've stepped foot where few have trodden ;) congratulations!!! Thanks for playing Candace!!!
We enjoyed the episodes and had fun solving them together.
Perfect! Silly JJ....
Thank you! Escape mail has really made this pandemic go by faster! This episode was a great length and the perfect difficulty for us. Glad we watched to the very end of the video!! :)
Really hard but so well done love the mind challenge
Very fun! Wonderful experience especially during covid!
Great activity to do from home!!
We had a lot of fun deciphering things on episode 3, but myth 4 proved too complicated and even when we looked up the answer (thank goodness for that!), we barely understood it. Everything else was lots of fun to figure out!
My husband and son really enjoy figuring these out together! They are so well done.
The subscription option is awesome.
Super fun to do!!
I have to say the whole family is enthusiastic and was riddling with it, it's just great. We're already looking forward to the next letter and can hardly wait. The kids were eagerly involved ( 13, 11 and 6 years) I can only recommend the whole thing. Keep it up!
Very nice game!
I have subscribed for a year. Please, for the love of god, stop emailing me every month to review it.
Yes another super fun episode you have to watch carefully be smart and you will be taken well into the story
Love it! My husband and I look forward to it every month.
I got the one year subscription for my daughter for her 12th birthday. I usually get her a magazine subscription but this looked even better because she loves escape rooms. We've been having a great time doing these together every month. It's such a fun activity that really makes us think and work together. It's a brilliant product idea. And the links to hints, videos and a playlist make it feel like we're in an real escape room. I didn't get this because of Covid but it's been a great activity for us to do throughout. Highly recommended.
Every time I am curious what is in the envelope this time and that is always something completely different. Beautiful design. Very nice that change per episode with which the puzzles are different every time. Episode 5 and 6 just played. Also very nice! Not too complicated; It's nice to spend some time figuring it out and doing puzzles. Excellent!!
I really liked the idea of combining physical mail and the internet. Nice story so far and the puzzles are not to hard, but not too easy‚ a very nice balance as some of them take a little while to figure out, but not to the point of frustration. Just finished episode 2 and can't wait to see where the story goes. Really nice job with the videos - well done. They feel nicely blog/FaceTime style and the choice of the main character was nicely done.
I recive my first envelope and i like it.
We have played 3 episodes so far and really enjoyed them. We are keeping the rest of the series to play with our kids when we get to see them
The challenge was just the right degree of challenge and fun. All the pieces worked well together. These envelopes are so much fun to receive!
Loved the puzzles. This was a Christmas present for my son. We've steadily been working through them. We've been challenged each time to think outside the box. We've had a great time!
It was fun, but REALLY hard. And we got the regular challenge level. We had to look up so many hints!
Bought as a gift during the months of COVID isolation. The recipients loved it and looked forward to the envelope every month. Great discussions as a family about the clues and a wonderful variety of clues every time. Always something different.
I really hope you will do this again next year.
Still playing these, and they have been a lot of fun. Especially during a pandemic with multiple lockdowns. Very creative way to stay entertained.
This past weekend our family has enjoyed our 6th episode of the escape adventure. We play two teams of 3 ("girls" against the "boys" - all adults of course). Everyone enjoys the challenge and it has become our go to evening event when the whole family gathers. The games allow us great family time and the challenges are at a good level with hints available if necessary. Unfortunately, at this time, the "girls" team is behind but we expect to especially ace chapter 10!
Thank you so much for providing these games. They are engaging and lighthearted fun to work together and laugh together.
Beth R.
Great fun! The puzzles are unique and diverse, and the amount of different ideas they fit inside a standard size envelope is very impressive - plus there are online interactive elements and story videos too. Each episode is completely different and really tests our puzzle solving skills. Give it a try!
This has been a lot of fun, about half way through the series and its always exciting to see the next one show up in the mail.
So creative and well thought out! Highly recommend.
This has been a pandemic stay at home source of joy for us. We eagerly wait for the next episode after we finish the current release. We are always so impressed with the creativity, freshness and challenge of the puzzles.
We look forward to getting an envelope every month and have had so much fun completing these puzzles!
I am enjoying working through the various episodes. It is so satisfying when you figure it out to the end!