How To Play Doctor Esker's Notebook
Doctor Esker's Notebook Game Rules (PDF Instructions)
1+
Players
13+
Ages
45 MIN
Play Time
$15
Price
Want to have your own mini escape room experience in the comfort of your own home? Doctor Esker's Notebook is a very cleverly created card game that will have you scratching your head and thinking like you never have before in an attempt to solve all nine puzzles. Each puzzle is different than the others and is completely unique.
Doctor Esker's Notebook is great for parties or get-togethers where people want to work together and solve some riddles. Can you find the missing clues and advance to the end? Give Doctor Esker's Notebook card game a try today. This is a lot of fun to share with others.
Board Game Capital's Review:
(2019-02-17)
An escape room style card game that we can play from home - we were intrigued. After the first puzzle that we solved pretty quickly we were hooked. But sadly, after the first puzzle was over and we were on to the next, we were stuck. We got close but couldn't quite figure it out. We heeded the game's council to set a time limit and head for the hints if we didn't make it on time. Honestly, we couldn't figure out any of the last eight riddles.
Talk about some tricky in depth and creative puzzles! We were more excited to see what the solution was with the help of the hints than we were to play. Each puzzle got more and more difficult and the last challenge just made us all laugh. There was no way in heck we were going to get this one on our own. While we can't claim we are the smartest detectives in the world, we can say this is an amazing card game with some really clever twists (some even literal twists).
We loved the card game quality, we loved the simple and unique artwork on the cards and we loved how the same solution cards were used over and over to help you advance to the next puzzle. The only thing that might be obvious that is a little sad about the game is you can only play it once. After you know all the answers, playing again is pointless. You can, however, keep it for another group and you can act as a live hint for them.
The clues on the website are very good and allow you plenty of opportunity to figure it out on your own. The website was a little small for a mobile device but worked great. With most all games, we worry that those hints will eventually disappear from the internet leaving game owners stranded. We would have liked to see the hints and solutions included as a set of cards with the deck. After seeing that there are sequels to the game, we can see there is some future play if you like the first game.
If you want a murder mystery/escape room style card game then this is the game for you. Plenty of strategy and thinking. A great group problem solving experience. We loved it!
This game should come with the following components. These are based off of the original game and don't include components from any expansion packs or different editions. Depeding how when your game was released, it might contain slightly different items than those listed below.Doctor Esker's Notebook is great for parties or get-togethers where people want to work together and solve some riddles. Can you find the missing clues and advance to the end? Give Doctor Esker's Notebook card game a try today. This is a lot of fun to share with others.
Board Game Capital's Review:
(2019-02-17)
An escape room style card game that we can play from home - we were intrigued. After the first puzzle that we solved pretty quickly we were hooked. But sadly, after the first puzzle was over and we were on to the next, we were stuck. We got close but couldn't quite figure it out. We heeded the game's council to set a time limit and head for the hints if we didn't make it on time. Honestly, we couldn't figure out any of the last eight riddles.Talk about some tricky in depth and creative puzzles! We were more excited to see what the solution was with the help of the hints than we were to play. Each puzzle got more and more difficult and the last challenge just made us all laugh. There was no way in heck we were going to get this one on our own. While we can't claim we are the smartest detectives in the world, we can say this is an amazing card game with some really clever twists (some even literal twists).
We loved the card game quality, we loved the simple and unique artwork on the cards and we loved how the same solution cards were used over and over to help you advance to the next puzzle. The only thing that might be obvious that is a little sad about the game is you can only play it once. After you know all the answers, playing again is pointless. You can, however, keep it for another group and you can act as a live hint for them.
The clues on the website are very good and allow you plenty of opportunity to figure it out on your own. The website was a little small for a mobile device but worked great. With most all games, we worry that those hints will eventually disappear from the internet leaving game owners stranded. We would have liked to see the hints and solutions included as a set of cards with the deck. After seeing that there are sequels to the game, we can see there is some future play if you like the first game.
If you want a murder mystery/escape room style card game then this is the game for you. Plenty of strategy and thinking. A great group problem solving experience. We loved it!
- Included Are 73 Cards
- Official Doctor Esker's Notebook Game Rules And Instructions
Solve all nine riddles.
Please keep in mind that the official Doctor Esker's Notebook PDF rules listed below could be different depending on the game version you have. These instructions are some of the exact directions that came in the original packaging and will teach you how to play. Download them to view now or print them for later use. No need to worry if you've lost your copy or if you need a quick refresher course.
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