Le Magasin de Jouets [The Toy Store]

This game is more or less a puzzle-palooza which is my favorite kind! :)

Our game master was extremely friendly and enthusiastic and spoke excellent English. Everything in the room that we needed to read was also in English.

I have a high bar for saying “yes” to this question. But this game was pretty interesting and different! It’s not a theatrical or set-piece extravaganza, but it was clearly built by people who loved what they were doing and care about the player experience.

There are a lot of puzzles; I don’t want to spoil anything, but the majority of the game is nonlinear. This isn’t a game that leads you around by the nose (which I liked about it) but hints are certainly available to whatever extent necessary.

The puzzles have a lot of physical components but the game as a whole feels suitably high tech. You get to use some cool equipment and interact with some very clever puzzles that are fully integrated with the set.

You could play it with fewer, but there is a lot to do and for the most part the room is nonlinear, so you might not finish all the puzzles unless you’re very efficient. With 4 everybody always had something to do. With more than 4 I think the space would be too crowded.

The opposite of scary!

There are a lot of small parts and puzzle assembly steps. Even though the theme seems like it would encourage children, I wouldn’t recommend it.

There is a character with whom you will interact throughout the game, but not a live actor in the traditional sense. We thought this character was played delightfully.

Not accessible. The room is down a steep flight of stairs and the interior spaces are small.