DarkPark Zoetermeer: Witchery Spell

By | May 29, 2020

by DarkParkGames (website)

1-4 players

ยฃ43.00 $54.40

๐Ÿ“ฆplay at home
150-180 mins
While playing Witchery Spell you will meet 5 young witches. One of them recently turned 23 and mysteriously disappeared from the face of the earth. What happened to her and does the same horrific fate await the others? As young girls, they performed a ritual from an ancient book they found. Now it turns out that this seemingly innocent childโ€™s play may be their downfall. The problem: only someone who is not a witch himself can lift the spell, but what are the consequences? Are you brave enough to unleash the powerful ancient magic once again?
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based on ratings from 21 users
combined with 3 pro reviews

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Jens (Bruteforce) expert rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Lotsa Locks experienced rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 29 Oct 2022 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
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Wesley Mead expert rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Played: 13 Sep 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 120m Outcome: Successful escape!
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artful dodger rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Played: 5 Feb 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 120 Outcome: Successful escape!
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Simon (The Overthinkers) expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
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Sabrina (The Overthinkers) expert rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
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lareve expert rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Played: 8 May 2021 Team size: 3 Time taken: 1:54 Outcome: Successful escape!
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PuzzleParrot expert rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Anonymous rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
San rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Team size: 2 Time taken: 2 hours

Amazingly immersive for an at-home game. It almost felt like being inside a movie for the evening. Definitely worth getting some refill packs and sharing the cost with friends, especially if shipping internationally.

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This is probably one of the most immersive play at home games we have played so far. It carries a premium price, but I doubt you will find anything else like it out there. We felt like it promised a bit more magic than it actually delivered, but it was still a delight to play.

What makes Witchery Spell such a special game is the sheer high quality of itโ€™s components. However Iโ€™ll caveat that by saying it does come in a very ordinary, and very degradable cardboard box. The box was pretty scuffed up when it arrived in the post *shakes fist at the postal system*, but thankfully the material inside was in tact, packed up tightly with straw.

Witchery Spell stood out from the crowd of play-at-home escape games by combining story, puzzles, and design into a polished, cohesive experience. DarkPark Games didnโ€™t just assemble a box full of themed puzzles that could be found in a magazine. They conjured a self-contained experience that felt magical from start to finish.

Witchery Spell is one of the most immersive puzzle games Iโ€™ve played. The narrative is solid and grips you from the moment you open up the box.

The puzzles are solid, but itโ€™s the storyline and the sense that youโ€™re an active participant in the narrative that will stay with you.

A delightfully immersive narrative weighed down by a few unfortunate mechanical issues. Witchery Spell is an ambitious near-miss.

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