The Secret Door A Co-Operative Mystery Game from Family Pastimes Reviews

4.1 Rating 21 Reviews

The missing valuables must be found before midnight.Working cooperatively, the players explore the many rooms of the old mansion to find clues, discuss possibilities, and share strategies.Giving their memory a good workout, they'll find out just what's behind the mysterious door. Each game provides a new challenge. For 1 - 8 players. Parents' Choice Gold Award. Ages 5 - 8.Includes:12"" sq. gameboard""Clock"" cards""Valuable"" cardsSecret DoorView our entire line of Cooperative Games & Activities.

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“The concept behind this game is great and my kids like it a lot. I added a second baggie to store the clocks separately from the matching items. It makes game set up a little quicker. I would love to see this game in a bigger size with bigger cards. The tiny cards make it hard if you have a strong exhaler.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“The concept of the game is excellent. It has the potential to be so much fun. But it is so cheaply made that it is useless. The board is too small for kids to sit around. It is barely 12X12". The cards are tiny cardboard things that you punch out of a page. 1X3/4" each card. It is really cheap and I don't think kids could play with it. It is a shame because the idea behind the game is a very good one”

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Posted 9 years ago

“The game wasn't a lot of fun for our seven-year-old. Directions weren't clear...it seemed to be basically a matching game. Game pieces were small and somewhat flimsy.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“This was the second game I purchased for Grandchildren for Christmas. The game pieces were so thin and flimsy that they split and tore just getting them punched out. I was very disappointed and will not buy from this company again.”

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Posted 11 years ago

“My girls (4 and 6) have asked us to play this again and again. The concept is very interesting and the game play involves luck, but also strategy. You play as a team, but since each player has their own turn, it does not get boring for individual kids as some cooperative games do. The rooms and treasures are named in ways that invite imaginative thinking, and we enjoyed the way the directions are written. When have you ever had your kids hanging on every word of game directions??? The playing cards are very flimsy and we had to tape them onto harder cardboard and are considering laminating them ourselves.”

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Posted 11 years ago

“This is the second cooperative game we've played with out 4 and 6 yr old kids. We LOVE it! We've played it over and over trying to beat the clock and guess what's missing. It's a bit challenging even for adults.”

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Posted 11 years ago

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“I ordered this to play with my 5 1/2 nephew. We all loved it. You play together as opposed to in competition, which is such fun. Challenging without being frustrating. Basically a find the matching pair game with a little twist. The age range is right on.”

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Posted 12 years ago

“This is a great game for a 6-7 year old. Memory game and fun at the same time. If your child likes mysteries it was fun to figure out where the matching pieces were but make up great stories along the way.”

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Posted 12 years ago