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MindWare Dig It Up! Crack The Crate Board Game for 1 or More Players – Bring The Thrill of Escape Rooms Home – for Adults & Kids 8 & Up

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Brand	MindWare
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Minimum Age Recomendation	96
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CPSIA Cautionary Statement	Choking Hazard - Small Parts

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GAMES THAT TEACH: Dig It Up! Crack the Crate is a great way to strengthen creativity, cooperative play and critical thinking as players work to overcome the challenges, break the curse and save the dragon egg before the Darkness takes over!
INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP PLAY: Work independently or together as a team to crack the code. This one-time-use game brings the excitement of escape rooms right into your classroom or living room!
HOW TO PLAY: Use the contents of this game to unlock the secrets of the dragons and save the baby dragon egg. If players complete the task before the Darkness finds the egg, they win!
WHO CAN PLAY: For 1 or more players ages 8 and older. Approximate game time is 60 minutes or more.
INCLUDES: 3 crates, 1 egg dig, 2 orb digs, 2 digging tools, 10 story cards, 9 challenges, 3 answer cards, mystery treasures, amulet, key, map, solution book and instructions. (Ages 8 and up)

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Product Dimensions

7.87 x 10.5 x 3 inches

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2.71 pounds

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B09JB5YWFS

Item model number

21863

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8 years and up

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Amy

Provided a solid hour of challenging fun

Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2022

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My daughter loved this and really enjoyed solving the puzzles. Some were super easy and other a mor challenging, but it kept her engaged all the way through to the end. You don't end up with much after all is said and done, though, so if you are a parent with a kid that has too much lingering stuff this could be a great gift option, like it was for us. If you are going to do an ROI calculation on what you get out of the dig, you will be disappointed :) the value is in the experience.

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Interesting, but perhaps a bit pricey for what it is

Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2023

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I just did this with my (just) 9 year old son. He has always really liked dig kits and also enjoys looking over my shoulder when I'm playing puzzle/riddle/mystery games on my phone.

This is, in essence two things. A dig kit and a puzzle game. Unfortunately, it doesn't excel in either category - at least not anywhere near where a dedicated set for each would be.

Let's start with the "dig" part because it is the most objective. The only digging involved is 3 eggs you uncover throughout the game in "locked" crates. One egg has one medium item, the next has 5 small items, and the final larger egg has the "prize" item. All the eggs are meant to soak in water before you try to dig into them. It doesn't say how long, but basically it is how long it takes to solve that crate's puzzle. So it may soak 5 minutes, or 30 (or more if you are clue-challenged!).

The first egg split in half pretty quickly and the prize was revealed in just a minute or two. The second egg took about 5 minutes to extract all the items, and the last took a bit longer - likely because it didn't soak up water as much (since it was bigger) and also because the my son got distracted a bit.

All in all, the "digging" in this kit was probably a total of 15 minutes of time and not really a meticulous type of dig. So I would say that as a "dig kit" this is a failure, probably only a 2/3 star.

The puzzle game is what makes this an interesting set. I play a lot of puzzle mobile games (and PC/console in the past), but I have not really done any of these boardgame box type escape/puzzle rooms before. I have done actual escape rooms, but I don't have a lot to directly compare this to.

In short there are 3 crates which need to be opened and 10 clue/story cards that walk you through what you need to solve to open the crates. The puzzle were for the most part incredibly easy for me, I had them solved either instantaneously or it took maybe 1 minute of thinking and then simply following the clue to the answer. There was one that I found a bit nebulous and me and my son talked about it for about 30 minutes (some of that time was me explaining to him why we don't want to cut short our enjoyment by looking at the solution, but we should come back to it later if we can't figure it out now).

But, for an 8/9 year old the puzzles were challenging and I don't know how many he would have solved on his own without at least some guidance. He sometimes makes connections in my games before I see them (even though I might not have been looking there yet), so I know he has some critical skills here. Part of the problem is impatience as the kids want to get to the dig part! I think I could have given him a little less guidance and he would have eventually figured them out, but it might have taken several sessions of thinking over the course of days. Really depends on the tolerance/excitement of the kid.

We probably spend 2.5 hours total over 2 days working on everything involved.
My son enjoyed it and would probably say he would want to do another.
I would be happy to do another with him, but hopefully at a good sale price!

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California Mom

Fabulous fun!

Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2023

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My son loved dig it up kits but has outgrown them. this one is the next level with a story and clues to solve. We had so much fun completing this gift. Highly recommend.

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D. Smith

9yo loved it

Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2022

My 9yo loved it! Took us about an hour and a half. Challenging enough to be fun but there’s a solution book if you get stuck. Great family activity to work together to solve.

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courtney phinney

Fun for 10 year old!

Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2024

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My daughter loves all the dig it up toys. They are challenging enough to keep her engaged and have to work for what’s inside. She loved finding all the surprises. Cons: these can be kinda messy. Not too hard to clean up but does make a bit of a mess.

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Amazon Customer

FUN but MESSY!

Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2022

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I purchased this for my great niece and nephew (10 and 8) for Christmas. They have really gotten into the at-home puzzle experiences and this seemed like a perfect fit. The story was interesting and the puzzles were challenging, but not so hard that they got frustrated or lost interest. The "eggs" held up the game as it took a long time to get into them, so I would recommend having them all soaking at the start of the game so that the game moves along at a more comfortable pace. The components were nice and the kids enjoyed keeping some souveniers from the game. I would definitely buy another game like this from Mindware in the future.

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Elizabeth Archer

Huge Hit!

Reviewed in Canada on December 28, 2023

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My almost 10 year old daughter loved this so much. She tends to like dragons and riddles, and has recently learned about escape rooms, so this was right up her alley! Although it’s a one time use game, and amused us for almost 2 hours, and the puzzles were a good level of challenge. Also, the digging component was substantial and fun. All in all, it was a big Christmas hit, and we wish there were more like this!

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