Deckscape: Escape from Alcatraz (2020)

About this game

Want to get out of prison? In Deckscape: Escape from Alcatraz, players can choose to free (or not!) other prisoners in exchange for help — but is this morally right? And can you really trust these hardened crooks? Deckscape: Escape from Alcatraz is the seventh title in a series of co-operative games inspired by real escape rooms in which a group of people is "trapped" inside a room full of puzzles and odd items. The goal of the game is to solve puzzles, understand the plot of the story, and make intelligent use of the items provided in order to exit from the room as quickly as possible.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 1 to 6. It has a designed solo mode.
• Rules load. At 1.5/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 12 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.