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The Cypher Files: An Escape Room… in a Book! by Dimitris Chassapakis

bexlrose's review

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4.0

Absolutely loved this. Hard enough puzzles that you feel genuinely clever, easy enough that you can actually solve them. Totally recommend.

zannmato's review

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3.0

I've never tried anything like this. My wife and I gave it a go and enjoyed the puzzles. The book conveys an espionage mystery story through multiple pages of puzzles that require the use of your smartphone. The book also requires you to write in it and at times fold or cut the paper (my biggest hang-up and the reason for the lower score) to solve some puzzles.

lauralm97's review

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challenging mysterious fast-paced

3.75

bolotareads's review

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4.0

Super fun! Some of the puzzles were challenging but I think for experts at puzzle solving this is super easy to crack.

unibibliophile's review

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challenging fast-paced

5.0

anton13's review

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

5.0

It was so fun figuring out all the clues and I love this idea. It was really great getting to type in what I thought was the answer and then see if I’m right. And I loved the end. Also just loved getting the story line and towards the end I was so psyched for what was going on cause I was so not expecting it at first and aaahhhh. I wish I could talk about what happens in the book but I do not want to spoil it. If I could I would do it all again!!!!

fede1's review

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1.0

A cinque indovinelli dalla fine ho detto BASTA, non ne potevo più.
L’idea è molto carina ed interessante, però tutto il resto è stato veramente pensato male.
La storia è mediocre, capisco che sia messa lì solo per dare una specie di coerenza a questo insieme di indovinelli, completamente sconnessi tra loro, però è proprio assurda e senza senso.
La parte degli enigmi sarebbe molto interessante, SE fosse possibile risolverli. Ci sono due tipi di enigmi in questo libro: quelli semplicissimi e quelli impossibili. E la maggior parte di quelli impossibili lo sono a causa della stampa del libro.
Molti enigmi si devono risolvere osservando delle immagini, che però risultano sgranate e quindi impossibili da decifrare…
Avendo messo in piedi un sistema basato sull’uso di internet forse sarebbe stato meglio pensare di caricare anche queste immagini sul sito, possibilmente in HD, per aiutare la risoluzione.

jenhal's review

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2.0

Good idea, poor execution. Some puzzles were laughable, and the storyline was hardly the best.

biankamaree's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

caffeinatedghost's review

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adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious medium-paced

5.0

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