A talent show with a stolen trophy? This looks like a job for our heroes! Help them solve the case and you might even be rewarded with a trip to the carnival afterwards – w00-hoo!

What Is It?

✨Theme – A talent show and a carnival / Animal heroes solving mysteries
🎯The Goal of the game is to solve the cases
⚙️Cooperative – Players work together
⚙️Escape Room / Puzzle – Players will solve various puzzles/riddles in order to uncover the information needed to solve each case

Who Is It For?

👥1 – 4 Players – I like it at 2, but depending on the ages of players, a full 4 would work too
👥Ages 8 & Up – Simple / approachable rules. Some kids may need help from an adult for some things more than others, but there’s also a helpful hint system; great for families
👥Fans of puzzles and escape room style board games

PROS

🟢Aesthetics – nice art
🟢Components – good quality
🟢Lots of variety in types of puzzles, which is fun; very interactive ones
🟢The little bit of instructions the game has are clear; hints are handy
🟢Fun themes for both cases

CONS

🔴I do worry about games that have required smart device components – will those links always be available?
🔴One-time play because you will cut stuff up, write on things, et cetera

Final Thoughts

I thought the puzzles worked well with the themes and overall were a lot of fun. I love the bits the game gives you for some of the puzzles and how involved all players can be. It’s definitely light, which makes sense, since it is geared at families/kids, but I had fun solving them too! So if you enjoy this type of game, you might as well.

Additional Information:
My Final Rating – 7/10

Designers – Inka Brand, Markus Brand, Emely Brand
Publisher – KOSMOS
MSRP – $31.95
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*I was provided a copy of this game to do this review*

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