We love these games, however this one was not good. The hints did not help and the puzzles were so random. Hopefully episode 7 is better!
Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback on episode 6. I am sorry to hear you did not enjoy this one.
We try to create variety from one episode to the next and at times, some episodes don't resonate with everyone.
I too hope you enjoy episode 7 as much as you have enjoyed the previous episodes.
We have enjoyed all the episodes up until this point. This one was fun up until the map which was impossible to do and even with the hints it didn't help. We needed to just use the answer to move ahead. And the next puzzles in the portal weren't much better. If this one wasn't needed to advance in the story I would highly recommend skipping. I am now wondering if I had an older version and it has since been fixed or updated. Disappointing episode considering the rest have been good and hoping going forward they are better than this one
Hi Kelly, thanks for reaching out and sorry to hear about the challenges on this one. Was your envelope solid grey? Or did it have a subtle stone texture on it? The solid grey envelopes contain maps with some confusion on the back, which we've tried to clear up by issuing a notice at the very start of the online portal. But if you still had issues and your envelope was grey please let us know what specific part was confusing as we would love to help make the hints section clearer for you and other players as well.
My wife and I love setting aside time together working through the problems. It is interesting how we approach the game from different perspectives. Love the challenges.
Thank you so much! We love that Escape Mail has become a way for you and your wife to spend quali...
This one was pretty rough in comparison to the others, the map was not a fun time. One part had mentioned there was a misprint and instructed us to ignore said misprint, however the part we were instructed not to use was imperative to obtain the clue. An hour wasted on something we were told to ignore but in the end actually needed in the first place. Crazy.
This one was a perfect challenge - each puzzle required a good amount of deduction, the theme was spot on, and each challenge was incredibly fun and fulfilling. I can't wait to continue the adventure!
So Glad you enjoyed it!! Keep the awesome feedback coming :)
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We have enjoyed all the episodes up until this point. This one was fun up until the map which was impossible to do and even with the hints it didn't help. We needed to just use the answer to move ahead. And the next puzzles in the portal weren't much better. If this one wasn't needed to advance in the story I would highly recommend skipping. I am now wondering if I had an older version and it has since been fixed or updated. Disappointing episode considering the rest have been good and hoping going forward they are better than this one
Hi Kelly, thanks for reaching out and sorry to hear about the challenges on this one. Was your envelope solid grey? Or did it have a subtle stone texture on it? The solid grey envelopes contain maps with some confusion on the back, which we've tried to clear up by issuing a notice at the very start of the online portal. But if you still had issues and your envelope was grey please let us know what specific part was confusing as we would love to help make the hints section clearer for you and other players as well.
My wife and I love setting aside time together working through the problems. It is interesting how we approach the game from different perspectives. Love the challenges.
Thank you so much! We love that Escape Mail has become a way for you and your wife to spend quali...
This one was pretty rough in comparison to the others, the map was not a fun time. One part had mentioned there was a misprint and instructed us to ignore said misprint, however the part we were instructed not to use was imperative to obtain the clue. An hour wasted on something we were told to ignore but in the end actually needed in the first place. Crazy.
This one was a perfect challenge - each puzzle required a good amount of deduction, the theme was spot on, and each challenge was incredibly fun and fulfilling. I can't wait to continue the adventure!
So Glad you enjoyed it!! Keep the awesome feedback coming :)
My envolope had Episode 5 Flow card in it instead of Episode 6
Hi Kaleb, our apologies for sending the wrong flow card. Here is a screenshot of the episode 5 flow card
Had a great time until the map. Was confused about the death date. Even upon “reflection” with the hints, still did not understand how we would have to come to that answer naturally. Copied and pasted the death date and enjoyed the rest after.
Had a great time until the map. Very confused with the death date. Even with the hints was confused how we would have ever arrived there naturally, and upon “reflection” didn’t even understand the answer. Copied and pasted the date and then had a good time after that.
I like the episodes and found that I needed minimal help.
This one was not very clear. We have gotten to this point in the series without using any hints, but the map on this was impossible and didn’t really work even with the hints.
Also there is typo in one of the pieces of literature.
Hi Benjamin, as you and some other puzzlers have pointed out, there is a flaw with one of the puzzles in this episode, and we are now taking steps to clarify (Month of Death). Both the hints which area bit vague, as well as an edit to the back of the map which would make this puzzle more clear. Thank you for your feedback and if you could point out any specific typos that would help us a great deal! Thank you, Eric.
Good episode, a bit longer than the others (which is good). However quite a bit tougher too. In fact, one of the puzzle (month of death) I still don't get, even though I read the answer.
Thanks for your comments here Jean-François, you are right and we are taking steps to clarify. Both the hints which area bit vague, as well as an edit to the back of the map which would make this puzzle more clear. Thank you for yourfeedback!
This episode had harder parts even if it was the standard difficulty. We were maybe trying to search further than necessary, especially during the map part. The hints/tips/clues on the website were helpful.
I have not yet received it. I got an email saying it was shipped on 7/31 but not delivered as of 8/21. I have enjoyed the first 5 episodes though
I our family loves escape the Mail. We enjoy it because it have the right amount of technology and disconnect from technology.
It can take an hour or more to do them depending on how good you are at puzzles. It helps us do something more structured and educational than being on a video game.
It’s nice to be able to do these from home, they’re addictive! Will order more for sure
My husband and I are obsessed! Perfect at home day night, can't wait to continue the story!
LOVE this :)
Really hard but so well done love the mind challenge
Very fun! Wonderful experience especially during covid!
We have had three episodes so far and have enjoyed playing them. The first one was hard to figure out what we were suppose to do, but once we figured it out, it was okay. The third one has been our favourite so far! Very imaginative and we look forward to the other episodes!
Thank you for such a great episode as always. I really enjoyed the electric puzzle. And I thought it was so cool in the video when JJ pushes in the buttons on that wooden door, you guys went above and beyond.
Maybe a little tip : a piece of tape for that feather, it's sort of flew away when I open the envelope which is my fault but I was racking my brain trying to solve that riddle which is impossible without the feather that I found days later floating around in my apartment hahah
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.
Some items we could find ourselves but others not at all, we had to use some hints. It was one of the nicer escape rooms, we have done the first 6 now.
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!!