Aunt Edna's Heirlooms

Your Great Aunt Edna has passed away, leaving a safety deposit box full of codes and enigmas.

Can you solve the puzzle and claim the inheritance?

  • [icon-SafetyDepositBox] Aunt Edna's Heirlooms is an Escape-Room-In-A-Box style game. It is played on a tabletop at home, with no pressure and no time limit. There is only one instance of this game in the world.
  • [icon-Stamp] Designed to be easily and repeatedly shipped.
  • [icon-Diamond2] Thirteen senior-lady-themed enigmas culminate in a final grand lock box.
  • [icon-HeartPlayer] Collaborative team activity, no ‘turns,’ no list of rules. No losers, no 'hot-seat', no pressure.
  • [icon-Timer] Game time: 2 - 4 hours. Recommended to be played in ~2 sessions.
  • [icon-OneTime] Any given player will only want to play it once because after that the solutions to the puzzles are known.
  • [icon-Players] Players: 1 - 4 recommended. Intended for adults (and teens).
  • [icon-Puzzle2] Medium-difficulty enigmas, requiring some dedicated time and concentration.
  • [icon-Hints] Escalating, complete hints provided, thus preventing being 'stuck'.
  • [icon-Pencil2] Some puzzles are code-based cyphers. Paper and pencil are needed. Other puzzles are visual, some are assembly based. Hopefully there is something for everyone.
  • [icon-Bird] Tactile materials involved in all puzzles, as well as unexpected physical reveals.
  • [icon-K8] This game was made by Kate Baldwin for her friends and family to play at their homes. The game is played non-destructively, and then mailed/delivered to the next household to play. Refills of consumable parts are included and can also be refilled by Kate for unlimited future rounds.

"We really liked how many different styles of puzzles there were, and that there were lots of different ‘object’ components rather than just paper."

-Sarah K

"Many details! The intricacy was wild."

-Carrie O

"All pieces of the riddle were great and creative."

-Kelly O

"I don’t think there was anything that we didn’t enjoy"

-Justin M

"Really enjoyed it, awesome game, haven't played anything like it before!"

-Rup C

"Don't overthink puzzles."

-Bryan S

"You can solve the big puzzle even if you don’t get one puzzle!"

-CO Baldwins

Try out the hints page!

-Kate

"CLEVER! Attractive and detailed components. I’ve never played anything like this before. It was great fun!"

-Eunice H

"The whole thing was enjoyable. Have fun, take breaks and enjoy this crafty/creative fox spirited game!"

-Laura H