Thames & Kosmos, the toy and board game publisher known for puzzle and education based board games, has released its 2022 line-up. This year’s catalog includes new entries to the EXIT and Adventure Games series in addition to new series and titles like the Cartaventura line.
Switch & Signal
All Aboard! — The Cooperative Train Game! You begin this cooperative, family-friendly train game controlling just a few trains on the tracks. At first, it’s easy to make them travel where you like. As more trains arrive, you have to plan and coordinate your train schedules. Is the signal green? Where is this train going? Oh no, the switch wasn’t set! If your train heads off in the wrong direction, your goods won’t arrive on time! Only by working together to schedule and move your trains efficiently, will you and your team of conductors be able to win the game. The two different game boards, Central Europe and North America, each bring fun challenges to overcome. AGES 10+ | MSRP: $49.95 | PLAYERS: 2-4 | PLAY TIME: 45 MIN | AVAILABLE NOW
EXIT: ADVENT CALENDAR – The Mystery of The Ice Cave
Your pre-Christmas ski trip definitely hasn’t gone as planned: Just as you are taking a break and enjoying the crystal-clear mountain air, you hear a noise and see a terrifying avalanche crashing down the mountain towards you. Your heart is in your throat, you hastily grab your seven things and race down the slope. With the last of your strength, you throw yourself into a crevice in the rock as everything behind you is buried in snow. Your heart races and you pull yourself together. You can hardly believe it, but you are alive! Only then do you take a look around: is this some kind of cave? This advent calendar is both an EXIT game and an adventure story: in order to free yourself from this predicament, you must open a door of the calendar each day. Behind each door you will find a new and exciting riddle, the solution to which will bring you closer and closer to escaping the cave! Will you solve the mystery of the ice cave and find the exit? AGES 10+ | MSRP: $49.95 | PLAYERS: 1+ | PLAY TIME: 24 DAYS | LEVEL: 2 OF 5 | AVAILABLE AUGUST 2022
EXIT: Advent Calendar – The Hunt for The Golden Book
Oh no! Something terrible has happened: Santa Claus’ golden book has disappeared! It contained a complete list of all the Christmas wishes. If the book isn’t found by Christmas Eve, there will be nothing but sad faces around the tree on Christmas morning. It is up to you to save Christmas – and time is of the essence! The thief’s trail leads you to a remote mountain village. You quickly notice that something strange is afoot here – but what? And where has the golden book gone? You must find it but let me tell you: Behind the doors of this village there are many surprises waiting for you! This advent calendar is an EXIT game and an adventure story all in one. To find the golden book, you must open a little calendar door every day. Behind each, you will find a new exciting puzzle, the solution of which will help you to move onto the next room. Only if you follow the clues and solve all 24 puzzles will you find the thief and the book…and save Christmas. AGES 10+ | MSRP: $49.95 | PLAYERS: 1+ | PLAY TIME: 24 DAYS | LEVEL: 2 OF 5 | AVAILABLE AUGUST 2022
EXIT: Nightfall Manor (INCLUDES 4 PUZZLES)
The old man was well-known for his eerie tales of the dark castle on the edge of the forest. Recently, he set out on his own to find the shadowy lord of the manor, but he hasn’t returned. Fearing the worst, you embark on a quest to find him. You must solve a series of riddles and piece together four jigsaw puzzles to uncover the mystery of Nightfall Manor and save your missing friend. AGES 10+ | MSRP: $27.95 | PLAYERS: 1-4 | PLAY TIME: 2-3 HRS | LEVEL: 2 OF 5 | AVAILABLE APRIL 2022
EXIT: The Lord of the Rings – Shadows Over Middle-Earth
Middle-earth is in grave danger. Frodo and the Fellowship are on their way to Mordor to destroy the One Ring. But they need your help! Make haste and carry out Gandalf’s secret assignments. Can you buy Frodo enough time to reach Mount Doom? AGES 10+ | MSRP: $19.95 | PLAYERS: 1-4 | PLAY TIME: 1-2 HRS | LEVEL: 2 OF 5 | AVAILABLE JUNE 2022
EXIT: The Return to the Abandoned Cabin
One ordinary morning, a police detective rings your doorbell. He asks you to come with him — to a cabin in the woods. You instantly know it’s the same cabin in which the sinister riddle master Dr. Arthur Funbeq locked you up a few years ago. Apparently, he has just escaped from prison. Now you’re headed back to the infamous cabin where it all began to help bring Funbeq down. The adventure begins … again! AGES 12+ | MSRP: $17.95 | PLAYERS: 1-4 | PLAY TIME: 1-2 HRS | DIFFICULTY LEVEL: 3 of 5 | AVAILABLE JUNE 2022
Adventure Games: The Gloom City File
A message tears you away from your bleak, ho-hum existence: three people have been kidnapped! Who is behind this and why is the perpetrator pulling you of all people, four suspended cops, into the matter? Time is of the essence and so you go to the abandoned asylum to start the investigation together. Will you be able to free the hostages and catch the perp? How the thriller ends is entirely up to you! AGES 16+ | MSRP: $19.95 | PLAYERS: 1-4 | PLAY TIME: 5 HRS | AVAILABLE AUGUST 2022
Cartaventura: Lhasa
The search for the explorer and spiritualist Alexandra David-Neel will be a long and arduous journey. Travel through Ceylon and India and across the Himalayas to the forbidden city of Lhasa in Tibet. Up to six players can take part in this collaborative adventure game, deciding together how to proceed at every juncture. Card by card, the team learns how the adventure unfolds, exploring locations, and moving towards one of five possible endings of the game. Let’s go on an adventure! AGES 12+ | MSRP: $14.95 | PLAYERS: 1-6 | PLAY TIME: 60 MIN | AVAILABLE APRIL 2022
Cartaventura: Vinland
Travel the seas with famous vikings! It is the year 1000 and you are following in the footsteps of Viking explorer Erik the Red on an epic journey to the new world. Will you find your way to Vinland? Up to six players can take part in this collaborative adventure game, deciding together how to proceed at every juncture. Card by card, the team learns how the adventure unfolds, exploring locations, and moving towards one of five possible endings of the game. Let’s go on an adventure! AGES 12+ | MSRP: $14.95 | PLAYERS: 1-6 | PLAY TIME: 60 MIN | AVAILABLE APRIL 2022
Catch the Moon
Roll the die – place a ladder – catch the moon! Climb through the clouds and reach for the moon! All it takes is a few cleverly placed ladders, a steady hand, and a bit of imagination. Reach for the moon, but don’t stretch yourself too thin, or you may lose the ladders under your feet. With the right mix of suspense and risk taking, you will ascend to success. AGES 8+ | MSRP: $34.95 | PLAYERS: 1-6 | PLAY TIME: 20 MIN | AVAILABLE JUNE 2022
Karak
The adventure begins …Choose your hero and travel down into the dungeon! Valuable treasures and countless dangers lurk deep beneath the crumbling walls of Karak Castle. Explore the dark labyrinth, arm yourself with powerful weapons and spells, and defeat dangerous monsters in epic dice battles. But only those who collect the most treasures will become the true master of Karak. In the exciting dice adventure game Karak, you have six different heroes to choose from — take on the role of magician, thief, warrior, warlock, swordsman, or oracle and start your journey. Laying out the dungeon tiles piece by piece makes each game unique! AGES 7+ | MSRP: $39.95 | PLAYERS: 2-5 | PLAY TIME: 45 MIN | AVAILABLE JULY 2022
