Escape the Jungle Step Pyramid is a puzzle adventure gamebook, so do not read it in order. You solve a puzzle, and the answer in the door brick is the page you turn to next.
The story
A stepped pyramid stands deep in the jungle, and you climb it from the river landing to the Summit Temple with Tiko the coati. There are 45 chambers, five on each terrace, and each terrace is a little harder than the one before.
Every door carries a carved glyph, and a chamber always tells you in words which glyph to look for next. Six optional jade rooms hide off the main route; find them all and they fill a pyramid of their own.
How it plays
Every chamber is one page: a short story beat, a puzzle, and a Next Door box. Solve the puzzle, find the number in the door brick, and turn to that page. A wrong answer sends you to a dead end that tells you which brick to recheck, so a slip costs you a minute and not the whole game.
A look inside
At a glance
- 45 chambers on nine terraces
- Six optional jade rooms to find
- A new lock called the Mirror Pool, where some numbers only show in a reflection
- Ages 10 to adult; paperback, 136 pages
Books mentioned
Escape the Jungle Step Pyramid
A puzzle adventure gamebook, paperback, 136 pages. 45 chambers on nine terraces.
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