Winter Countdown Escape is a 24-day 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
In Winterwick, clockmaker Hazel Quill has built a Countdown Pyramid, and her ginger cat Nutmeg is in every day's scene. It is a 24-day puzzle adventure gamebook: solve each day's puzzle, and its answer is the page you turn to next.
Don't read it in order. The days lead you page to page, and three secret doors hide in the book as well. It is a short, gentle book that suits one puzzle a day.
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
- 24 days, one puzzle adventure a day
- Three secret doors to find
- Nutmeg the cat in every scene
- Ages 10 to adult; paperback, 66 pages
Books mentioned
Winter Countdown Escape
A puzzle adventure gamebook, paperback, 66 pages. 24 days, one puzzle adventure a day.
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