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Articles by Yacine Merzouk

How the Society of Curiosities uses technology to refine and polish their mystery in a box puzzles

June 14, 2020 9:56 pm Published by Yacine Merzouk

The Society of Curiosities offers immersive play-at-home games. That can be difficult to achieve. After all, we’re not there, in person, to aid players and guide gameplay. So how do we ensure our mystery in a box experience is consistent and exceptional? Well, it’s a lot of work! We do a lot of design work… Read more →

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How we calculate mission scores and rank players on our leaderboard

May 16, 2020 8:15 pm Published by Yacine Merzouk

We are launching a new feature this week: a leaderboard! Mission Scores Each player is assigned a mission score upon successfully completing a mission. But how do we calculate missions scores? Hints Requested Whenever a player requests a hint from our online hint system, we take it into consideration for the mission score. If a… Read more →

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A mystery game subscription by award-winning escape room designers. Join the Society to solve mysteries, find lost treasures, and more - all delivered to your door.

Your next case — what's in the box?

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You receive new information that could lead to the discovery of the lost treasure of Captain Edus Madok. Study the artifacts, articles, and expert resources to track down the location of the treasure and dispatch your team to dig it up.

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