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2017 Ranked #1,037

Unlock!: Secret Adventures

Three app-assisted cooperative escape rooms spanning a mad inventor, a Wild West train, and the magical land of Oz.

Family Games Cooperative Game Puzzle Exploration Storytelling

Players

1-6

Play time

60 min

Age

10+

Complexity

2.13/5

Rating

7.49

Easier to teach Highly interactive Light strategy
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Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 4.7/5

Easier to teach

Replay value 1.5/5

Lower replayability

Interaction 4.8/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.1/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 3.0/5

Light strategy

Player control 2.8/5

Luck-sensitive

Setup time About 3 min
Teach time About 5 min
Table footprint Compact
Recommended edition Unlock!: Secret Adventures – Space Cowboys / Asmodee English edition (2017)
App required
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How it plays

How does it play?

Solve three cooperative escape-room adventures with a deck of cards, a companion app, and sixty minutes on the clock.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Cooperative Game

Players coordinate their actions toward a shared objective and win or lose together.
Storytelling

Create or extend a narrative in response to prompts or game events.
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Unlock! brings escape-room puzzles to the table with cards and a free companion app. Learn the shared system in the spoiler-free tutorial, then investigate three independent adventures: A Noside Story, Tombstone Express, and The Adventurers of Oz. Search illustrated locations, combine objects, enter codes, and ask the app to operate machines or provide hints while the timer keeps moving. The cards remain unmarked and reusable, although knowing a scenario’s solutions makes each adventure best for a fresh group.

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Type

2
Family Games Thematic Games

Category

6
American West Card Game Exploration Fantasy Novel-based Puzzle

Mechanism

2
Cooperative Game Storytelling

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Asmodee USA

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Editions

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Edition Year Language Publisher / Region
Unlock!: Secret Adventures – Space Cowboys / Asmodee English edition (2017) 2017 English Space Cowboys / Asmodee / US

Game and edition data

All specifications (25)

Play and group

Players
1–6
Play time
60 min
Age
10+
Complexity
2.1/5
App
Required app Source
Player elimination
No Source
Downtime
Low Source

Practicalities

Setup time
About 3 min Source
Teach time
About 5 min Source
Teardown time
About 3 min Source
Table footprint
Compact Source

Campaign and continuity

Group continuity
Flexible Source
Resettable
Fully Resettable Source
Save system
A scenario is intended to be completed in one timed sitting. Source
Consumable components
No components are destroyed; scenario knowledge makes each adventure effectively one-play for a group. Source

Edition and product

Optional extras
Requires the free Unlock! companion app; the included tutorial teaches the shared system without spoiling an adventure. Source
Recommended edition
Unlock!: Secret Adventures – Space Cowboys / Asmodee English edition (2017) Source
Language
English
Region
US
Availability
Current
Current edition
Yes Source
Box weight
850 g Source
Box dimensions
27.5 × 27.5 × 6.0 cm Source
Consumable components
None; Cards Are Not Marked Or Destroyed. Source
Compatibility
Standalone Collection Using The Free Unlock! App. Source

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Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

3
Thomas Cauët Lewis Cheshire Arch Stanton

Artists

3
Arnaud Demaegd Mahulda Jelly Legruth

Publishers

1
Space Cowboys

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