There is strategy involved by watching the behaviour of other players and potentially risking racing them to them the tile cards if they give away the location of the treasure as well as trying to hide that you are going to the castle. It’s a good game for practicing poker faces.

Exit uses what I call (probably inaccurately) a Double Blind solution system. When attempting to solve a puzzle, you are told to draw a card. Sometimes the card is a simply “X” which means the solution was incorrect or it may direct you to draw a second card appropriate to the puzzle you are solving. This effectively eliminates any accidental spoilers from any incorrect guesses. Before gameplay commences, the scene is set by a king wanting to find an heir to the throne, as in his old age he has borne no children. Through the years, he has heard about the magical and mythical treasures that lie hidden in the Enchanted Forest below his large castle. He therefore proclaims that whoever finds three of these treasures for him will succeed him. From here on in, gameplay begins. Do not worry too much if you cannot find the treasure called for at the castle at any given time. It is more important to remember the location of those which you do find.The Exit series of games from Kosmos (designed by Inka & Marcus Brand) know how to integrate a theme into an escape room in a box. From piloting an out of control plane, travelling across middle earth, or escaping from a haunted mansion every game in the series feels unique and directly linked to the story. I was very excited when I opened Exit: The Enchanted Forest as I love a good Fairy Tale and the box cover alone promised a talking tree and a frog prince. But did the game make me happy ever after or leave a nasty taste in the mouth like a rotten apple presented by an old witch…read on to find out. (By the way this is obviously a spoiler free review) If You Go Down To The Woods Today

Enchanted Forest comes with two variant gameplays, a beginner friendly game and the so-called ‘Classic Play’ for a longer game with more competition and strategy apparently. To win both versions you need to be the first player to collect three treasure tiles.Change the face-up treasure tile by mixing up all the treasure tiles, replacing them face-down, and turning the top treasure tile face-up. If the same treasure tile turns face-up again, it remains face-up. The Enchanted Forest game can be played by 2 to 6 players which I like because so many family games are for only 4 players. I also like that other than the trees everything is wood/ paper based. Not knowing off the top of my head what board games came out in 1982, due to the fact that I wasn’t alive yet, I can’t necessarily say that the Enchanted Forest didn’t deserve the award but I can confidently say that the game would never have won the award today. It might be a finalist in the Kinderspiel Des Jahres (Children’s Game of the Year), but I don’t think it would win that award either if it was released today. I think that is mostly because while the game did some really interesting things for its’ time, the game feels kind of outdated at this time. Carefully peek under the tree you think has that treasure without letting the other players see. Does the treasure under the tree match the face-up treasure tile at the castle?