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Escape from Zyzzlvaria

Escape from Zyzzlvaria

The Evil Midnight Bombers What Bomb at Midnight · 2009
4180 min0+ yrs1.5/5 complexity5.7 BGG6Kids
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Escape from Zyzzlvaria is a board game whose existence was first announced at the 2002 MIT Mystery Hunt in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and then debuted seven years later at ZyzzlCon during the 2009 MIT Mystery Hunt.

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Escape from Zyzzlvaria box art
official art · The Evil Midnight Bombers What Bomb at Midnight

Escape from Zyzzlvaria is a board game whose existence was first announced at the 2002 MIT Mystery Hunt in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and then debuted seven years later at ZyzzlCon during the 2009 MIT Mystery Hunt. Only 75 production copies were printed.

The game features a board, 12 polyhedral dice, a deck of 16 cards, 8 pawns, 8 escape pods, 370 dollar bucks, a Moon Counter, and a Wheel of Death. The object of the game is to get as many members of the crew of the Brass Rat out of Zyzzlvaria before the moon counter reaches Eclipse!

The game's primary designer is Foggy Brume, based on concepts from a puzzle by Dan Katz.

http://escapefromzyzzlvaria.com/

http://www.mit.edu/~puzzle/09/puzzles/The_Board_Game/

game anatomy
Complexity1.5 / 5
BGG rating5.7 / 10
Vibe
Kids
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
180 min
Players
4
Recommended age
0+ yrs
from Trișache · verified

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Q3How do you play Escape from Zyzzlvaria?
Escape from Zyzzlvaria is a puzzle game, for 4 players, taking ~180 minutes, featuring roll / spin and move. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Escape from Zyzzlvaria — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Escape from Zyzzlvaria support?
Escape from Zyzzlvaria is played by 4 players.
Q5How long does a game of Escape from Zyzzlvaria take?
A game of Escape from Zyzzlvaria takes about 180 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Escape from Zyzzlvaria for?
Escape from Zyzzlvaria is recommended from age 0.
Q7How complex is Escape from Zyzzlvaria?
Escape from Zyzzlvaria has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.5 out of 5.
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