Escape from the Asylum is a thrilling escape room experience in the form of a co-operative board game. The game is divided into two parts, and each part is a collection of five stories. In each story, you assume a role of a character trying to escape the North Oaks asylum. To accomplish that, you will have to solve puzzles and make life-changing decisions. Reveal more and more of the backstory and watch the stories intertwine as you play.
This is a fully-cooperative game for 1-6 players and actually consists of 5 stories per part and 2 parts. That is 10 stories total and each story will take an hour or more to play. With 10+ hours of content and scalable from 1-6 players this "escape room" style game brings some truly unique elements to the genre and is intended for players aged 12 and up.
How To Play:
You can check out the very simple 2-page rulebook HERE. The rules are quite simple but it is a hard thing to get into the details of game play without giving away too much of the game. Check out these videos for overall gameplay and theme / story without spoilers:
What's In The Box?
Check out this unboxing video but careful for some inadvertent but mild spoilers in this unboxing:
We can't show you all the components as it would spoil the game!
There are over 300 cards in the game along with 29 location envelopes, 2 floor plans, 6 scoring cards, 6 hint/solution books, 40+ challenges in various forms, a couple of postcard sized "locker cards" and a bunch of other components that we can't tell you about for fear of spoiling the game for you. We can tell you the game is 9.25 X 6.29 X 3.78 inches and weighs in at over 2.5 pounds (40 ounces!). This game is packed with content!
Reviews
There are many reviews out there from all the different languages this has already been released in but most of those are not in English and many of the more detailed reviews contain spoilers, so we have selected just a few to present here. Here is one 2024 review.
Full Walk Through (SPOILERS GALORE!)
Please do consider this video carefully as it is a very detailed walk-through of the game and includes massive spoilers. We advise you to watch the very beginning and perhaps the last 5 minutes where the game is discussed if you are worried about spoilers.
This video is also a walk-through so it will contain spoilers and ruin the game for you. We advise you NOT to watch it but the first few minutes are ok for you to get a feel for the game we think?
Weight: 2.5 pounds
UPC: 759126998844
SKU: SKS-0346
Dimensions: 9.25 X 6.29 X 3.78 Inches
Mayday Games Frequently Asked Questions
EU & UK Orders:
If you are in the UK or EU and want to purchase card sleeves we cannot sell to you from this website. Doing so would require us to remit VAT taxes to all EU countries and the UK and it just isn't practical for us to do that. Instead you can order from maydaygames.eu and we will ship directly from our warehouse in the UK. Please do not try to check out on any shipments to the EU or the UK from our website as we will only have to refund you for the order and ask you to order from our EU website.
Here are a few frequently asked questions about game card sleeves.
1. What Is the Purpose of Card Sleeves?
Card sleeves protect your cards from damage and wear.
2. Do Sleeves Scratch Cards?
No, card sleeves are specifically designed to prevent scratches and other damage to your cards.
3. How Important is Double Sleeving?
Double sleeving is extremely important. The added protection will keep your cards dust-free and protect them from water.
4. How Do You Properly Sleeve Cards?
You put your card into the sleeve from bottom to top. If you are double sleeving, the inner sleeve is put into the outer from top to bottom, effectively sealing it in.
5. How Do You Flatten Sleeves on Cards?
Usually, card sleeves flatten over time and use. Some people will use binders to flatten them faster. You can also just put them under a heavy book to "press" them flatter. We recommend One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez, it is a doozy.
If you have any additional questions about our sleeves, contact us.
We now have an app for that! Yes just click HERE to bookmark our sleeve finder database on your phone. This works for iOS & Android. More enhancements to the app are coming every day and we are working to keep this database of more than 4,000 games current and welcome your comments on the google sheet below if you want to add a game or find an error.
When you first open the app it provides instructions on how to save the app right to your phone's apps, just hit that "share" button and then select "Save To Homescreen". You may need to scroll right on your IOS device on the black and white options shown to find the "Save To Homescreen" button.
Not wanting the app just now? No problem, use CTRL+F (PC) or CMD+F (on a Mac) to search for your game below if you prefer that to using the app.
Notice: In order to leave comments on the spreadsheet, you must open this page, and then right+click and "Insert Comment". We appreciate you suggesting changes to our sleeve spreadsheet. In fact, we will love you for it.
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Warehouse Pickup
If you are in Utah and want to pick up your order from us, go ahead and check out on your order and email support@maydaygames.com to let us know you would like to pick up your order. We can arrange for that and refund your shipping when you pick up at our warehouse. Please note our new warehouse address of 3447 North 1340 West, Ste 102, Spanish Fork UT 84660. We are generally there M-F from 9 am to 4 pm Monday-Friday.
If you want to just come in and pick something up rather than order online you are welcome to do that, just come in and ask for Yolanda our warehouse manager. She will be happy to help you and will maybe even knock a little off your purchase price if you're nice to her, plus no shipping cost!
Combined Shipping
If you aren't aware, Mayday Games shares a warehouse with both SwanPanasiaSleeves.com and SleeveKings.com. If you want to order some Mayday products along with products from either of those websites we can easily combine the orders and refund you any shipping across any of these three sites. Please just put in your orders from the same email account and be sure they are both shipping to the same address, then email to support@maydaygames.com with the email subject of "Combined Shipping". Tell us the two order numbers and Curt will combine the two orders in our shipping software and refund you back the difference. Note that sometimes our warehouse is TOO efficient and ships out before we can get the word to combine orders, but if that happens Curt will still refund your shipping.
We also look through orders each morning and automatically combine orders from the same customer/address from all three websites and refund extra shipping without the email to Curt, but you may want to send him an email just to be safe.
Shipping/Processing Speed
Note that on checkout you often can select "Priority" or "First Class" or "UPS" shipping. Priority Mail is 2-3 days from the day we ship it so it is generally the fastest, but it usually takes us 1-2 business days for us to ship your order out. Our warehouse staff is quick but during peak times (like around the holidays and after special promotions) we can take up to 5 business days to get things shipped out.
If you are really in a hurry and want your order shipped out quickly we suggest you order from our Amazon store HERE as we ship those orders out first and those go out within 1 business days, all the time.
Please don't email Curt asking why your order hasn't shipped unless it has been more than 3 business days normally, or 5 business days if it is right after a sale or the holidays.
Yes, we have a MAP POLICY and you can read it HERE. In a nutshell, we do not allow stores/distributors to sell on Amazon.com through the US marketplace. Selling on most other online venues including your own website is acceptable generally.
Store & Distribution:
If you are a store looking to carry our products please refer to our distributor list HERE and see if there is one near you that can supply our products. You can also reach us directly by emailing your request to support@maydaygames.com. You can also check our Store Locator list for customers HERE.
CONTACT US:
Email to support@maydaygames.com or +1(801) 820-8104
Typically orders are shipped the same day if placed before 12PM MST, M-F. However, at high volume times, it may take us up to 5 days to get your order shipped.
EU & UK Orders:
If you are in the UK or EU and want to purchase card sleeves we cannot sell to you from this website. Doing so would require us to remit VAT taxes to all EU countries and the UK and it just isn't practical for us to do that. Instead you can order frommaydaygames.euand we will ship directly from our warehouse in the UK. Please do not try to check out on any shipments to the EU or the UK from our website as we will only have to refund you for the order and ask you to order from our EU website.
USA Shipping
Your order ships directly from our Springville Utah warehouse.
Orders are typically delivered between 2-7 days.
Most items can ship via UPS or the Post Office, you will see the options at checkout with estimated ship times. Note that these times are ESTIMATES and that we have no control over how long the Post Office actually takes to deliver a Priority package to you, for example.
International Shipping
International orders ship either from our Springville Utah warehouse or via our warehouse in China.
When you check out you can select the shipping method which will also include an estimated shipping time with the rate.
Returns
Our goal is to make you 100% happy. If something is wrong with your order, we are going to fix it. If we shipped the wrong thing, we'll happily accept a return.
We reserve the right to simply refund you in full for small items under $5 in some cases as the replacement shipping isn't worth the cost of the item in some cases.
