The Conundrum Box: Tall Tales

This was our first Conundrum Box, so we were not quite sure what to expect. I must admit, we were a little disappointed when we first opened the gorgeous box and saw how little was inside it. (It does seem like it could ship in an envelope.) However, we were amazed at how much fun puzzling they packed in there! It took us 1 hour and 47 minutes as 2 experienced players going at a casual pace. The storyline was a lot of fun (things got crazy at the end!) and introduced us to some cool American folklore. While there were some parts of it that didn’t entirely make sense (like why the characters wanted us to solve puzzles for them), the puzzles themselves were very thematic and nicely tied to the specific character that they were associated with. If you are not into story, you could also largely skip the reading, as they kindly bolded the actual clues necessary to direct you towards the next puzzle. For us, the time flew by, and we really enjoyed the experience. The addition of the playlist (which fit the theme perfectly) really set the mood and enhanced the immersion of the game, and the inclusion of the recipes is a super fun idea as well. They really set up the idea of making a whole evening experience around your game, which is fantastic. The one miss for us on the efforts to improve immersion was the audio recordings of the story, which seemed to be computer-generated and really did not match the tone of the game. We do love that they have an audio option, though, and I think getting a real person to read them would be great. That was a minor thing, however. In all, we were really impressed with Tall Tales and are definitely looking forward to playing some more Conundrum Boxes in the future!