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product_id: 72668571
title: "Dead Man on The Orient Express | Exit: The Game - A Kosmos Game | Family-Friendly, Card-Based at-Home Escape Room Experience for 1 to 4 Players, Ages 12+"
brand: "thames & kosmos"
price: "€ 30.90"
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category: "Thames & Kosmos"
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# 4/5 difficulty level 93 unique puzzle cards 1-4 players, ages 12+ Dead Man on The Orient Express | Exit: The Game - A Kosmos Game | Family-Friendly, Card-Based at-Home Escape Room Experience for 1 to 4 Players, Ages 12+

**Brand:** thames & kosmos
**Price:** € 30.90
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🚂 Crack the case before the train stops—only the sharpest sleuths survive!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Dead Man on The Orient Express | Exit: The Game - A Kosmos Game | Family-Friendly, Card-Based at-Home Escape Room Experience for 1 to 4 Players, Ages 12+ by thames & kosmos
- **How much does it cost?** € 30.90 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hr](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/72668571-dead-man-on-the-orient-express-exit-the-game-kosmos)

## Best For

- thames & kosmos enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted thames & kosmos brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **No Apps, Pure Puzzle:** Fully card-based gameplay means zero tech distractions—just pure brain-teasing fun for your game night.
- • **Smart Timer & Hints App:** Optional companion app enhances immersion with ambient sounds and pause/resume functionality for flexible play.
- • **Solo or Squad Challenge:** Perfectly designed for 1 to 4 players, making it ideal for intimate family nights or focused solo play.
- • **Immersive Classic Mystery:** Step into the iconic murder tale aboard the Orient Express and race against time to catch the culprit.
- • **One-Time Intense Experience:** Every puzzle demands your full attention—cut, fold, and mark your way through a single unforgettable escape.

## Overview

Dead Man on The Orient Express is a highly rated, family-friendly card-based escape room game by Thames & Kosmos. Designed for 1-4 players aged 12 and up, it offers a challenging 4/5 difficulty level with 93 unique puzzle cards. This one-time-play experience requires players to physically interact with game materials—cutting, folding, and marking—to solve a classic murder mystery. The optional companion app provides immersive sounds and a smart timer, making it perfect for game nights or solo puzzle enthusiasts craving a deep, logical challenge.

## Description

A classic tale of murder on the Orient express, reimagined. The culprit of a grisly crime is still on board your train. It's a race against time to piece the clues together before the train reaches its destination. The case is perplexing, and you must solve it quickly so the assailant does not escape. Difficulty level: 4 of 5.

Review: A Tough But Fun Challenge! - This is my first Exit escape game and I played it solo. I have played other company’s escape games but so far this is the best one at least for me. I am a big mystery fan so the title appealed to me. However, I would recommend you playing a different Exit scenario first. This game was very challenging. I should have headed that advice from the other reviews. Still I had a great time. In the end I failed to solve the crime. I took almost 2 hours to complete the game and I achieved sadly 2 stars. But I really enjoyed the game. I’m not sure large groups would have fun with this. It’s a great solo puzzle or perhaps a 2 player challenge. I see many reviewers play with their kids so that makes sense but I usually play games with 5 adults and based on other Escape games, I can tell you only one or two people seem to take over and the rest of us watch and contribute here or there. Since the price for this game was cheaper I wanted to experience it on my own. I took my mug of coffee went down into the man cave and spread everything out on the table. It was a fun if frustrating ride. I would also like to say I loved the ap for this game. The timer and ambient sounds were great to help me immerse myself in the game. And I recommend watching the tutorial in the ap. It’s the same as the rule book but watching the examples made it easier to understand how to play. Please heed the follow tips: First off, this is a one shot game. I thought if I cut everything neatly or tried to be careful I could conserve the game so others could play it. I was also hoping maybe I could use the game as the basis for a murder mystery party. Because I tried to be too careful I blew the first set of puzzles. I had to resort to the hint cards. I saw the lines where it said to cut a certain card but tried to do it without cutting. Big mistake. One I realized you will cut tear write on and bend almost everything in the game I had an easier time of it. So be warned you will do things you never would do in a normal board game. Second. Make sure you give yourself a few hours to play and you have a big table. You will be laying out a few piles of cards and need space to take notes and brain storm. I also started late in the evening and I actually had to pause the game and finish it the next day. (This is another reason why I love the ap it saves the time that you paused the game and you can pick up where you left off. (Yes I played fair and didn’t look at anything when I stopped for the night). Also when I say give yourself time I mean it especially with this game. At the end for the last puzzle you actually have to attempt to solve the crime and check alibis and clues. I will admit I didn’t really take the time and kind of rushed it. That wasn’t the way to do it. WARNING: once you give your answer in the final puzzle the game ends so you only get one shot to identify the culprit. Unlike the rest of the puzzles in the game you can’t go back and rethink so make sure you’re 100% confident in your answer. I will admit I rushed it but the real solution was fair play and all the clues are in the game. A final tip. Yes you will mark up fold and cut all these pretty things in the box however Do NOT cut anything until you are 100% sure you have to. There is once puzzle in the game that seems to need to be cut out but actually only certain parts are cut. Remember your grammar school training and only cut on the dotted lines. I cut up pieces to one puzzle and couldn’t solve it and had to rely on the hint cards. Don’t get me wrong, they warned me in the clue itself but I think I was over eager. The plot is a fun puzzle game take on Muder on the Orient Express. The game materials are well designed and the puzzles excellent. A lot of the negative reviews seem to state how the solutions don’t make sense but trust me from someone who didn’t solve the case when I went back over the hints and solutions I was able to see clearly where I made my mistakes. All in all this is a great puzzle challenge. It can only be used once but I thought the price tag was more reasonable than some of the other games out there like this. I’m going to start another Exit game today and I’ve order 4 more. These games are great if you like puzzles and actually give yourself time to sit enjoy it and immerse yourself in the story.
Review: Awesome story, unique variety of puzzles, challenge but MAKES SENSE. One-time play but SO worth it! - Boyfriend and I LOVE escape rooms so we decided to buy this and a triple-game box of Unlock! series as our first introduction to escape room board games. We played the three Unlock! games first (pretty much in a row) and while they were fun to an extent, we found ourselves pretty disappointed as a whole. The hints didn't make sense, puzzles were a stretch, and timer was WAY too short (and distracting). THIS series, however, was. a. BLAST! The puzzles are so varied and unique! The story is AWESOME and makes the game so enjoyable (and story is not something I normally pay attention to). It's difficult enough to keep you engaged; challenging but not to the extent where it's no fun. The puzzles all make sense and can be reasonably thought out (i.e. even though we didn't successfully solve them all without hints, and even needed a full answer to one, we were generally on the right track and the logic made sense once we checked the hints/answer). Yes, it's a one-time use but, 1. It's more expensive for a single movie ticket than this game, and 2. If you've ever played one of the "reusable" escape board games, you'll definitely understand how much more satisfying this one is. I will say I wasn't paying attention to difficulty level when I bought this game (in the Exit series) and it was our first Exit game. I can understand why it's rated high on the scale. It took us over two hours (after the Unlock! game timer stress, we really took our time with this one--had a lot more fun that way), had to use a hints a few times, and did ultimately "fail" (but sooooo close and we could see where we went wrong) but it was still SOOO much fun!! Advice: Take your time! There is a scoring system for super escape room geeks that really want to test their skills (and have the appropriate number of people), but if you're new to the games or have just two or three of you, don't rush it. I promise, it's SO much more fun to meander through it than it is using a bunch of hints to try to hit the best time. I just bought five more Exit games, haha! I'm HOOKED! <3

## Features

- Escape rooms for the home
- Card based; no apps required
- Perfect for game nights and parties

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B07B7S5TCX |
| Age Range Description | 144 months to 300 months |
| Are Batteries Required | No |
| Best Sellers Rank | #46,406 in Toys & Games ( See Top 100 in Toys & Games ) #1,038 in Board Games (Toys & Games) |
| Brand Name | Thames & Kosmos |
| CPSIA Cautionary Statement | Choking Hazard - Small Parts, No Warning Applicable |
| Color | Multicoloured |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (2,679) |
| Edition | Standard Edition |
| Educational Objective | Logical Thinking |
| Genre | Tactical |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00814743013582 |
| Included Components | Riddle cards, answer cards, help cards, strange items, book, decoder disk |
| Is Assembly Required | No |
| Item Dimensions | 5.1 x 1.7 x 7.1 inches |
| Item Type Name | Escape Room Game |
| Item Weight | 0.23 Kilograms |
| Language | English |
| Manufacturer | Thames & Kosmos |
| Manufacturer Maximum Age (MONTHS) | 1188.0 |
| Manufacturer Minimum Age (MONTHS) | 144.0 |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 694029 |
| Manufacturer Warranty Description | 1 year warranty against manufacturer defects |
| Material Type | Paper |
| Minimum Age Recomendation | 144 |
| Model Number | 694029 |
| Number of Items | 93 |
| Number of Players | 4 |
| Operation Mode | manual |
| Set Name | Exit: The Game - Dead Man on The Orient Express |
| Size | Orient Express |
| Subject Character | Dead Man on The Orient Express |
| Theme | classic |
| UPC | 814743013582 |
| Unit Count | 1 Count |

## Images

![Dead Man on The Orient Express | Exit: The Game - A Kosmos Game | Family-Friendly, Card-Based at-Home Escape Room Experience for 1 to 4 Players, Ages 12+ - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81OWvHd6-+L.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Could I use this as a kit to set up an actual escape room?**
A: I dont think so. There is a pamphlet you use in place of a "room", so im not sure how you could do that.

**Q: How does it compare in terms of difficulty with the Abandoned Cabin?**
A: EXIT: Dead Man on the Orient Express is rated 4 our of 5 (5 being most difficult) and EXIT: The Abandoned Cabin is rated 2.5 out of 5. I feel like this is pretty accurate, but every group will answer/react to the riddles differently.

**Q: What is the replay ability of this?  Once you win it once, is the game worthless, or does it have variations?**
A: Thanks for your question. As stated on the box, our EXIT games can be played once, as, in order to solve the diverse style of riddles, game materials are folded, written on, and cut/torn.

**Q: Does it come in different languages?**
A: Thank you for your question. I am happy to confirm that our EXIT games are localized into many languages. To see if it is available in the language you are looking for, we recommend reaching out to kontakt@kosmos.de (Kosmos Games). In your email to them, let them know where you are located, which game you are interested in and what language you are looking for.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Tough But Fun Challenge!
*by D***E on September 28, 2019*

This is my first Exit escape game and I played it solo. I have played other company’s escape games but so far this is the best one at least for me. I am a big mystery fan so the title appealed to me. However, I would recommend you playing a different Exit scenario first. This game was very challenging. I should have headed that advice from the other reviews. Still I had a great time. In the end I failed to solve the crime. I took almost 2 hours to complete the game and I achieved sadly 2 stars. But I really enjoyed the game. I’m not sure large groups would have fun with this. It’s a great solo puzzle or perhaps a 2 player challenge. I see many reviewers play with their kids so that makes sense but I usually play games with 5 adults and based on other Escape games, I can tell you only one or two people seem to take over and the rest of us watch and contribute here or there. Since the price for this game was cheaper I wanted to experience it on my own. I took my mug of coffee went down into the man cave and spread everything out on the table. It was a fun if frustrating ride. I would also like to say I loved the ap for this game. The timer and ambient sounds were great to help me immerse myself in the game. And I recommend watching the tutorial in the ap. It’s the same as the rule book but watching the examples made it easier to understand how to play. Please heed the follow tips: First off, this is a one shot game. I thought if I cut everything neatly or tried to be careful I could conserve the game so others could play it. I was also hoping maybe I could use the game as the basis for a murder mystery party. Because I tried to be too careful I blew the first set of puzzles. I had to resort to the hint cards. I saw the lines where it said to cut a certain card but tried to do it without cutting. Big mistake. One I realized you will cut tear write on and bend almost everything in the game I had an easier time of it. So be warned you will do things you never would do in a normal board game. Second. Make sure you give yourself a few hours to play and you have a big table. You will be laying out a few piles of cards and need space to take notes and brain storm. I also started late in the evening and I actually had to pause the game and finish it the next day. (This is another reason why I love the ap it saves the time that you paused the game and you can pick up where you left off. (Yes I played fair and didn’t look at anything when I stopped for the night). Also when I say give yourself time I mean it especially with this game. At the end for the last puzzle you actually have to attempt to solve the crime and check alibis and clues. I will admit I didn’t really take the time and kind of rushed it. That wasn’t the way to do it. WARNING: once you give your answer in the final puzzle the game ends so you only get one shot to identify the culprit. Unlike the rest of the puzzles in the game you can’t go back and rethink so make sure you’re 100% confident in your answer. I will admit I rushed it but the real solution was fair play and all the clues are in the game. A final tip. Yes you will mark up fold and cut all these pretty things in the box however Do NOT cut anything until you are 100% sure you have to. There is once puzzle in the game that seems to need to be cut out but actually only certain parts are cut. Remember your grammar school training and only cut on the dotted lines. I cut up pieces to one puzzle and couldn’t solve it and had to rely on the hint cards. Don’t get me wrong, they warned me in the clue itself but I think I was over eager. The plot is a fun puzzle game take on Muder on the Orient Express. The game materials are well designed and the puzzles excellent. A lot of the negative reviews seem to state how the solutions don’t make sense but trust me from someone who didn’t solve the case when I went back over the hints and solutions I was able to see clearly where I made my mistakes. All in all this is a great puzzle challenge. It can only be used once but I thought the price tag was more reasonable than some of the other games out there like this. I’m going to start another Exit game today and I’ve order 4 more. These games are great if you like puzzles and actually give yourself time to sit enjoy it and immerse yourself in the story.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Awesome story, unique variety of puzzles, challenge but MAKES SENSE. One-time play but SO worth it!
*by O***K on February 20, 2021*

Boyfriend and I LOVE escape rooms so we decided to buy this and a triple-game box of Unlock! series as our first introduction to escape room board games. We played the three Unlock! games first (pretty much in a row) and while they were fun to an extent, we found ourselves pretty disappointed as a whole. The hints didn't make sense, puzzles were a stretch, and timer was WAY too short (and distracting). THIS series, however, was. a. BLAST! The puzzles are so varied and unique! The story is AWESOME and makes the game so enjoyable (and story is not something I normally pay attention to). It's difficult enough to keep you engaged; challenging but not to the extent where it's no fun. The puzzles all make sense and can be reasonably thought out (i.e. even though we didn't successfully solve them all without hints, and even needed a full answer to one, we were generally on the right track and the logic made sense once we checked the hints/answer). Yes, it's a one-time use but, 1. It's more expensive for a single movie ticket than this game, and 2. If you've ever played one of the "reusable" escape board games, you'll definitely understand how much more satisfying this one is. I will say I wasn't paying attention to difficulty level when I bought this game (in the Exit series) and it was our first Exit game. I can understand why it's rated high on the scale. It took us over two hours (after the Unlock! game timer stress, we really took our time with this one--had a lot more fun that way), had to use a hints a few times, and did ultimately "fail" (but sooooo close and we could see where we went wrong) but it was still SOOO much fun!! Advice: Take your time! There is a scoring system for super escape room geeks that really want to test their skills (and have the appropriate number of people), but if you're new to the games or have just two or three of you, don't rush it. I promise, it's SO much more fun to meander through it than it is using a bunch of hints to try to hit the best time. I just bought five more Exit games, haha! I'm HOOKED! <3

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great Game!
*by E***I on October 2, 2025*

Great game! Well designed and extremely immersive. Me and my boyfriend usually stick to the 3 star difficulty Exit games, but decided to try this 4-star difficulty and found that it was still manageable and fun. We took more time than usual to complete the game, but we were also playing pretty casually and enjoying the ride. Excited to buy more Exit games and see what else there is to explore!

## Frequently Bought Together

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