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The Emerald Flame is a narrative tabletop puzzle game told in three parts. Commissioned by an organization shrouded in mystery, players take the role of a historical expert embarking on a quest to piece together the recipe for a fabled elixir by investigating maps, drawings, alchemical diagrams, and mysterious artifacts. Combining history, hand-drawn illustration, vibrant characters, and original puzzles, The Emerald Flame will challenge and engage players of all experience levels. Each installment takes approximately 1.5-3 hours to complete, for a recommended group size of 1-4 people.
From the creator of the “insidiously clever” puzzle adventure The Tale of Ord, The Emerald Flame is a new epic for fans of escape rooms, game nights, and “not just games but…experiences.”
—description from the designer
| Ages | 14+ |
|---|---|
| Players | Solo, 2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players |
| Play Time | 270m – 540m |
| Designer | Rita Orlov |
| Mechanics | Cooperative Game |
| Theme | Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Puzzle, Adventure, Fantasy |
| Publisher | PostCurious |
vaxis2113
Insanely clever. Sometimes overly difficult, but the top-notch hint system is wonderful. It uses puzzles and props in inventive new ways. The story and flavor text is also very compelling, all while serving the puzzles!
Sir_Kay
The quality of the components and the design of the puzzles is absolutely stunning. The story is immersive as well and it really drags you into it, as if you really conduct the reasearch and face the riddles that the box contains. There is a good diversity of the difficulty level, with puzzles that require some effort and leave you with a feeling of fulfillment, after you have solved them, and more difficult ones, that are bound to make you feel stupid, after you have read the solution... But I really am okay with that! I know that my puzzle-solving abilities are not infinite and I am always happy to challenge them to more demanding heights. And challenge them I did, with the adventure presented in this box. Overall, a very laudable production which guarantees many hours of enjoyable brainwork. Really looking forward to knowing more games of the same kind from the creators.
healsdata
Awesome, free-form puzzles that feel more like you're solving a mystery than the card matching mechanics of other escape room / puzzle games. Would be ten stars, but the hand-drawn diagrams occasionally make finding the right answer more difficult than it would have been with precise digital renders.