An abandoned house, haunted by spirits and occult mysteries. A submarine trapped at the bottom of the sea, quickly running out of breathable air. A pirate treasure, buried somewhere on Tonipal Isle. Three new adventures are coming to the Unlock! line of escape room games from Space Cowboys: The House on the Hill, The Nautilus’ Traps, and The Tonipal’s Treasure.

~ Locked in a Room ~

Like the three previous adventures in the Unlock! series, each of these three new adventures begins the same way. Players are trapped in a room, surrounded by strange and esoteric objects, without any immediate hope of escape. What’s worse, their time is running out as the seconds tick away. During an Unlock! game, the players must rely on their own logic and deductive prowess to progress through the adventure, thinking their way past a series of interconnected puzzles.

First, however, the players must scour the room that they find themselves in. Every room card, like the one in which the players begin the game, features an assortment of numbers and letters that correspond to cards in the deck. Some of these symbols are in plain sight, whereas others are cunningly hidden, but either way, as soon as the players find them, they can take the corresponding cards from the deck.

The cards that players find are primarily split into three types: objects, machines, and codes. Red and blue objects can be combined, and if it’s the right combination the players are able to gain new cards and insight and advance. As a simple example, the players might combine a locked cabinet (a red object) with a key (a blue object)! Of course, the puzzles within the adventures are far more difficult, forcing the players to think outside the box to find the solution. And what’s more, if players combine two objects incorrectly, the consequences could be a significant loss of time.

Other cards that you find in the deck include machines that players must manipulate in order to progress. Starting with these three adventures, the Unlock! app has been updated to allow players to interact with machines through the app, giving them a new and intuitive interface to solve the machine cards that come across their path.

The final card type found in an Unlock! deck is a code card, which requires players to input a four-digit code. This code must be discovered from the objects and clues around you, and if you enter the wrong code you’ll lose even more of your precious time! All codes are entered into the Unlock! app, and in addition to providing a platform to interact with machines and input codes, the app can also provide hints when necessary and track the players’ rapidly dwindling time.

~ Three New Adventures ~

Whether your players are veterans of previous Unlock! adventures or just getting started, these three new Unlock! adventures are perfect for them.

At the beginning of The House on the Hill adventure, strange, paranormal activities have surrounded an abandoned house for the past three days. When an investigation uncovers that these occult occurrences began when a passage was read from “The Book of the Dead”, you and your companions are tasked to enter the house and stop the curse.

Whereas The House on the Hill surrounds you with the atmosphere of a horror story, The Nautilus’ Traps brings you to the crushing pressure at the bottom of the sea. When a sea monster attacks your submarine at the outset of the adventure, it’s up to you to make your way through the depths and back to the surface if you’re going to escape… before your oxygen runs out!

The third adventure, The Tonipal’s Treasure, sets you at the start of a hunt for the treasure of Captain Smith, hidden somewhere on Tonipal Island. As your adventure begins, you’ve been arrested by the Governor and thrown into prison — you’ll need to escape quickly, especially since Johnson, a famous treasure hunter, is also on his way to Tonipal in search of the very treasure you seek!

~ ESCAPE! ~

Time is limited — but a thrilling adventure is about to open. Three new adventures for Unlock! — The House on the Hill, The Nautilus’ Traps, and The Tonipal’s Treasure — are coming soon from Space Cowboys in the fourth quarter of 2017.