Escape Game Adventure #2
Publisher’s Description
Your mission: find and recover the dragon egg from the castle before the spatial-temporal portal closes forever! With the help of Dooz, your faithful robot, you have been teleported to the Middle Ages. In this epoch, King Badking rules; he has stolen the last dragon egg and plans to make an omelet out of it for his son . . . In a few minutes, it will be too late. Choose to solve this challenge on your own or with a friend! Either way, let’s go!
Details
- Title: Escape Game Adventure: The Last Dragon
- Authors: Remi Prieur, Melanie Vives
- Illustrator: Guillaume Poux
- Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd (February 2020)
- Series: Escape Game Adventure, #2
- Reading level: 8 – 12 years
- Illustrations: 48+
- Pages: 48
- ISBN13: 9780764358951
- Binding: paperback
- Take a Look inside
My Thoughts
Your Mission:
Find and recover the dragon egg from the castle before the time-travel portal closes forever!
This is a book that is perfect for those who love to work puzzles. As I was reading it, I could imagine working through the story and puzzles as a joint project with a friend, child, or even grandchild.
What makes this so much more interesting than just a book of puzzles is the story. And the storyline is definitely one that should appeal to young people.
As with any game, there are some instructions at the beginning. One of the first things to note is that Dooz, the robot, has included a toolbox at the back of the book. In it are objects that will be needed to solve some of the puzzles.
The story begins when Dooz transports you inside the castle walls. It seems a powerful magician is imprisoned there. He can tell you how to locate an invisibility potion that you will eventually need. But he is in the dungeon and you have to cross the inner courtyard to get there.
“You can cross the courtyard in any way you want, but be careful: some of the flagstones are booby-trapped . . .
Now here’s an added something that I really love about this book. Not only does it contain a story with puzzles to solve. There are important facts included throughout. They are listed on what looks like small file cards labeled Do You Know?
Included with this first puzzle is information regarding a castle. What the word means and a little bit of history, including what they were typically made of.
This 48-page book is sure to provide lots of entertainment for various age groups.
My thanks to Schiffer Publishing for a copy of the book. This #bookreview is strictly my opinion.
What Concerned Me
Nothing
What I Liked Best
- It will stretch minds and in turn, encourage thinking outside-the-box.
- I love the fact that Escape Game books can easily become group projects.
- This is the perfect book to gift or to pull out for a preteen who is visiting.
About the Authors/Illustrator
Rémi Prieur is a business developer with a long career in social media.
Mélanie Vives is a journalist and co-founder of an independent magazine. She has escaped more than 150 rooms and posts online reviews for France and other countries. Together, they launched escape game.paris and have collaborated with Benjamin Bouwyn on the bestseller Escape Game, an original book for adults.
El Gunto is a French freelance illustrator, currently based in Barcelona, Spain. He has worked on comics and as a concept artist and character designer for the entertainment industry.
