Escape from the Asylum is a thrilling escape room experience in the form of a co-operative board game. The game is divided into two parts, and each part is a collection of five stories. In each story, you assume a role of a character trying to escape the North Oaks asylum. To accomplish that, you will have to solve puzzles and make life-changing decisions. Reveal more and more of the backstory and watch the stories intertwine as you play.
This is a fully-cooperative game for 1-6 players and actually consists of 5 stories per part and 2 parts. That is 10 stories total and each story will take an hour or more to play. With 10+ hours of content and scalable from 1-6 players this "escape room" style game brings some truly unique elements to the genre and is intended for players aged 12 and up.
How To Play:
You can check out the very simple 2-page rulebook HERE. The rules are quite simple but it is a hard thing to get into the details of game play without giving away too much of the game. Check out these videos for overall gameplay and theme / story without spoilers:
What's In The Box?
Check out this unboxing video but careful for some inadvertent but mild spoilers in this unboxing:
We can't show you all the components as it would spoil the game!
There are over 300 cards in the game along with 29 location envelopes, 2 floor plans, 6 scoring cards, 6 hint/solution books, 40+ challenges in various forms, a couple of postcard sized "locker cards" and a bunch of other components that we can't tell you about for fear of spoiling the game for you. We can tell you the game is 9.25 X 6.29 X 3.78 inches and weighs in at over 2.5 pounds (40 ounces!). This game is packed with content!
Reviews
There are many reviews out there from all the different languages this has already been released in but most of those are not in English and many of the more detailed reviews contain spoilers, so we have selected just a few to present here. Here is one 2024 review.
Full Walk Through (SPOILERS GALORE!)
Please do consider this video carefully as it is a very detailed walk-through of the game and includes massive spoilers. We advise you to watch the very beginning and perhaps the last 5 minutes where the game is discussed if you are worried about spoilers.
This video is also a walk-through so it will contain spoilers and ruin the game for you. We advise you NOT to watch it but the first few minutes are ok for you to get a feel for the game we think?
Weight: 2.5 pounds
UPC: 759126998844
SKU: SKS-0346
Dimensions: 9.25 X 6.29 X 3.78 Inches
Sleeve Kings Sleeves FAQ
These FAQs can guide your decision on purchasing a set of our quality card sleeves.
EU & UK Orders:
If you are in the UK or EU and want to purchase card sleeves we cannot sell to you from this website. Doing so would require us to remit VAT taxes to all EU countries and the UK and it just isn't practical for us to do that. Instead you can order frommaydaygames.euand we will ship directly from our warehouse in the UK. Please do not try to check out on any shipments to the EU or the UK from our website as we will only have to refund you for the order and ask you to order from our EU website.
What is the purpose of card sleeves?
Card sleeves protect your cards from everyday wear and tear and accidental spills. Card sleeves can also protect your cards from environmental damage caused by sunlight and moisture.
Card sleeves support easy handling as well. If your cards are thin and flimsy, sleeves make shuffling easier. Sleeves also help distinguish your cards from everyone else's.
Do sleeves scratch cards?
Card sleeves do not scratch cards if you follow instructions and confirm that small particles are not trapped in the sleeve prior to insertion.
How important is double sleeving?
Double sleeving is not necessary but is highly recommended to provide extra protection against accidental spills.
How do you properly sleeve cards?
First, inspect your card sleeves for any dust or dirt. Remove particles as necessary. Next, hold your card sleeve between your thumb and index finger and gently slide the back and front sides together to form a small pocket. Slide your card into the pocket and push down until your card is fully covered.
How do you flatten sleeves on cards?
To prevent bubbling, select a sleeve that is very close to your card's exact size. To flatten your sleeved cards, weigh them down on a warm surface with several heavy books.
What are the best strategy board games for adults?
While there are 100s of strategy board games for adults, some of the best ones include:
Settlers of Catan
Risk
Dominion
Pandemic
Terraforming Mars
Splendor
Gloomhaven
These games include cards that should be protected to ensure that they last for a long time.
What games do adults like to play?
Popular adult games are typically easy to learn but challenging to win. Playtime can range from 30 minutes to three hours. Longer games are usually enjoyed by board game enthusiasts. Most of these games feature playing cards that should be sleeved.
Combined Shipping
If you aren't aware, Swan Panasia shares a warehouse in Utah, USA with both MaydayGames.com and SwanPanasiaSleeves.com. If you want to order some Sleeve Kings products along with products from either of those websites we can easily combine the orders and refund you any shipping across any of these three sites. Please just put in your orders from the same email account and be sure they are both shipping to the same address, then email to support@sleevekings.com with the email subject of "Combined Shipping". Tell us the two order numbers and Curt will combine the two orders in our shipping software and refund you back the difference. Note that sometimes our warehouse is TOO efficient and ships out before we can get the word to combine orders, but if that happens Curt will still refund your shipping.
WAREHOUSE PICKUP
If you are in Utah and want to pick up your order from us, go ahead and check out on your order and email support@sleevekings.com to let us know you would like to pick up your order. We can arrange for that and refund your shipping when you pick up at our warehouse. Please note our new warehouse address of 3447 North 1340 West, Ste 102, Spanish Fork UT 84660. We are generally there M-F from 9 am to 4 pm Monday-Friday.
If you want to just come in and pick something up rather than order online you are welcome to do that, just come in and ask for Yolanda our warehouse manager. She will be happy to help you and will maybe even knock a little off your purchase price if you're nice to her, plus no shipping cost!
Map Policy:
Yes we have a MAP POLICY and you can read it HERE. In a nutshell we do NOT allow stores/distributors to sell any of our products online, especially not on Amazon's marketplace.
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